CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITYACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

ACC 208A: Managerial Accounting for Decision Making Activity

SYLLABUSSummer 2010

Professor: Dr. Rose M. Martin PhD, CPA (FL)Office: Building 94, Room 236Telephone: (909) 869-2376E-mail: rmmartin@csupomona.edu

Course Objectives:

The goal of ACC 208A is to have students practice analysis of financial reporting. Specific course objectives include:

1. Using critical thinking skills in the case analysis.

2.  Identifying accounting information.

This course will consist of 4 Projects. Each Project concerns 1 chapter in the Introduction to Managerial Accounting, 5th edition textbook. You will be asked to read the assigned chapter and then do problems relating to this material. To do the problems you will use a website that has been designed by the publisher for this purpose. You must obtain an access code to use this website. You will get 3 tries to complete each Project. The best score that you achieve out of the 3 attempts will become your grade for the assignment. You must complete each Project by the assigned date and time. You will be graded on the Project on the assigned date. After the grading is complete, you will not be able to work any further on the project.

All Activities are Self-Paced:

This is a self-paced, Independent Activity course associated with ACC 208, Managerial Accounting for Decision Making. A passing grade in Acc 208 does not in any way guarantee a passing grade in Acc 208A. These are separate classes and they are graded and evaluated as such.

Course Conduct:

This is an on-line course. There are no face-to-face class meetings.

All assignments are to be done by students individually.

Assignments, Due Dates, & Grades:

Your performance in this course will be evaluated on the basis of the following activities:

Assignments Due Dates Points

Introductory Project 7/12/2010 5Project 1 7/26/2010 40Project 2 8/09/2010 35

Project 3 8/23/2010 20 Total 100

I will use the following scale for determining your course grade.

Percent Course Grade90-100 A89-89.9 A-87-88.9 B+80-86.9 B79-79.9 B-77-78.9 C+70-76.9 C69-69.9 C-67-68.9 D+60-66.9 D59-59.9 D-

Steps to complete assignments:

Step 1. Obtain a Connect access code. You can do this in 2 ways. You can buy the textbook (Introduction to Managerial Accounting, 5th edition) from the bookstore and get the code that is packaged with the textbook. Or you can buy the Connect access code from the publisher’s website (www.mhhe.com/brewer5e). The Connect Plus code costs more money but it includes the e textbook, if you wish to purchase this option you may do so as well.

Step 2. You may use the instructions below to register for the class in Connect.

Access the ACC 208A website at the following URL: (Please remember to use the website that matches your registered 208a section.)

Acc 208A - Section 01http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/r_martin_section_1