ACCT502SyllabusMaster 2020

ACCT502: Financial Accounting 3 units APU MISSION AND PURPOSE STATEMENT Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of God in the world through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional programs of higher education that encourage students to develop a Christian perspective of truth and life. SBM MISSION AND PURPOSE STATEMENT School of Business and Management faculty, staff, and students passionately pursue academic excellence and spiritual enrichment to advance the work of God in business and society around the world. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name ofthe Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit..."Matthew 28:19 "...Let your light so shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father who is in heaven"Matthew 5:16 SYLLABUS POLICIES AND STATEMENTS The following link includes policies and statements that are required to be included in this syllabus by Azusa Pacific University, the Department, and its accreditors:Syllabus Polices and Statements COURSE INFORMATION UNIVERSITY CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION This course introduces the financial accounting model and application of fundamental accounting principles. The corporate form of business serves as the primary model to demonstrate accounting principles for cash, accounts receivable, inventories, operational assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity. Students will interpret company performance by analyzing accounting statements and complete a computer simulation which demonstrates computer applications in accounting. Course Credit Description Following the Azusa Pacific University Credit Hour policy, to meet the identified student learning outcomes of this course, this 3-unit course (delivered over an eight-week term) will approximate 180 contact hours.This represents 45 hours of direct instruction plus 135 hours of out-of-class student work.This comes out to 22.5 hours per week.The direct instruction time includes 5.5 hours of asynchronous on-line discussion forums and interaction with the instructor.In addition, the course includes 17 hours per week of faculty-guided instruction plus learning activities and assignments.