ACG 2021 Financial Accounting Introduction Syllabus Highlights WebCT, Second Life, Cmap, Meebo, Twitter

What to Expect Part I – learning the concepts of Financial Accounting “Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself” (old Chinese proverb) Part II – applying the concepts “What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing” (Aristotle) This means Homework!

Course Objectives To provide you with a working knowledge of accounting processes and concepts the content of financial statements the framework of accounting theory

Stuff to Keep Dr. Hornik Sane Read your Email: I use both: Registered with UCF WebCourses Read Discussion Boards and ONLY post within appropriate folder READ THE WIKI: Syllabus Course Schedule Technology Page You have 7 Days from a grade being posted to.... Let me know its not there Let me know you disagree You drop the lowest Exam Score so... NO MAKEUP EXAMS

Syllabus Highlights http://webcourses.ucf.edu Dr. Steven Hornik email: shornik@bus.ucf.edu Course Webpages: http://webcourses.ucf.edu http://financialaccounting.wikispaces.com/ Office BA1 432 Phone: 407-823-5739 Yahoo IM: shornik (or meebo me) Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10-12, Thursday 5-6; and by appointment Second Life Office Hours: Wednesday 10-11 PM and Friday 10-11 AM and by appointment

Teaching Assistant & Other Assistants Ling Huang E-mail: ucf0205@yahoo.com Office Hours: TBD Rachel Weisman E-mail: WeismanUCF@yahoo.com Monday and Wednesday 9:00 – 2:00 Anna Dragon Email: Terri Berry E-mail: terri.berry@knights.ucf.edu Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sunday 3:00 - 6:00 PM

Textbook Financial Accounting Harrison & Horngren Third Custom Edition for UCF ISBN: 0-536-55644-X

Other Requirements Get Accounts for: Twitter Used for Extra-Credit Second Life Used for Lectures, Virtual Office Hours, Study Groups, HW Assignments and Instruction of Accounting Concepts Download Software: Or use in Labs on UCF campus Cmap Tools

At Your Convenience Section, What’s that mean? No in-class Lectures Lectures are available on-line: Web-based Via Webcourses or Via http://www.mydebitcredit.com/test-new-page/screencasts/ Second Life 3 locations on Teaching 4 iPod or .wmv Video download (still needs to be implemented) Via Webcourses Class Time will be used for going over End of Chapter Exercises and Problems Class is optional and will be video-taped, with streaming available ~1 hour after class ends. Link to Class-Video is available via WebCourses

Grade Components Requirements Points Concept Maps (5 x 5) 25 MyAccountingLab (20 x 5) 100 Second Life (5 x 10) 50 Exam 1: chapter 1-3 125 Exam 2: chapter 4-5 Exam 3: chapter 6-7 Exam 4: chapter 8-9 Exam 5: Chapter 11-12 Total Points 675

Grading Scale Grade Minimum Points A 607 B+ 587 B 540 C+ 520 C 472 D 405 F < 405

Exams Via WebCourses You MUST log into via WebCourses (NOT myUCF) Testing Lab BA2, 104 Multiple Choice Password may be Required to begin exam If so, I will e-mail you the password prior to the exam If not, you will need to click no when asked to provide a password Tests will occur over multiple days Starting at 7:00 AM Ending at Midnight Multiple versions of the exam will be automatically generated I will NOT be present Do NOT attempt to exit and re-take the exam! NO MAKE-UP Exams will be given Testing Lab Procedures Valid UCF ID card required Allowed Materials Financial Calculator Scratch Paper will be Provided Read All Testing Lab Procedures on Syllabus Reporting Problems Acceptable Use Food & Drink Unauthorized material

Homework Assignments are listed in the Syllabus Graded Assignments: Concept Maps (see syllabus) MyAccountingLab Problems (see syllabus) You have 3 Tries, use them All! Second Life Assignments (see syllabus) HW assigned on class schedule (Exercises) are NOT graded To gauge YOUR understanding of the material To do well in the class requires.... Repetition, Repetition, Repetition HW, HW, HW “Do NOT take professor Hornik! In order to do well on the tests you need to do all the homework, read and MEMORIZE all the chapters, and remember everything from previous tests.” (anonymous, ratemyprofessor.com 12/14/06) Take advantage of the resources provided Cmaps, Second Life, Meebo (communicate with me), My Accounting Lab, TAs and Me!

Second Life Uses Watch Lectures Interact with 3-D accounting Content Meet in groups to discuss accounting? Meet with me to discuss accounting? Limited to ~40 Avatars at one time Available 24/7 Initially we won’t have a schedule Have Fun!

Steps for using Second Life Join Second Life Pick Avatar Name / Shape Download Viewer Find our Class Land Teaching 4 (59,162,22) Set Home Here Ctrl-H, takes you home from anywhere in SL Join the Class Group (needed to access content) UCFCBA Accounting Search Groups and Join Cost $L0 Let me know what your Second Life Name is Click the Registration board in my office in SL

Second Life Guidelines Linden Lab Policies No Intolerance No Harassment No Assaulting Pushing, Shoving, Shooting No Disclosure Residents are entitled to privacy Me, You and your classmates No Indecency No Disturbing the Peace ACG 2021 Policies Clothing is Mandatory Wear anything you wish Accounting objects will be shared We share space on an Island with others Be respectful of other builds Be respectful of other avatars Scheduled Events Show up on Time

IBM Virtual World Guidelines (subset) Adopted for ACG2021 Engage Explore responsibly Use Good Judgment / Witnessing Inappropriate Behavior There is good and bad in SL, judge whether or not you should proceed Know how to leave (Ctrl-H) Protect the name of UCF You are representatives of UCF Protect others privacy Mine, Yours, your Classmates

Twitter Communication Tool What are you doing now? We’ll use for Extra-credit What’s the first Asset to appear on the Balance Sheet? Steps to use Twitter: Get a twitter account Friend, acg2021 Turn on Notifications if you want messages on your cell phone Let me know what your twitter name is Same place: Second Life registration board

Cmap Concept Map Tool Steps to use Cmap: Download Cmap Watch the How-To Videos Do Cmap#1 due 01/20/09

Meebo Communication Tool Used for sending IM’s May be used for group chats If the need arises Accessible via the class wiki You don’t need an IM account You don’t need a Yahoo account You can IM me or TA’s whenever/wherever as long as you have Internet Access (and one of us is online)

WikiSpace Our WebPage Syllabus Schedule Technology Pages Un-graded Solutions PowerPoint's Use it to watch How-To Videos Use it to view Student Cmaps Use it to IM me via Meebo

Holy *&^% That’s a lot of different Technology “I did not use it because i did not perceive it as being necessary to learn accounting. People in the past have learned accounting just fine without all of these technologies. My view is KISS, keep it simple stupid”. (Fall 2007) Don’t worry it’s all pretty easy If you need help, there are How -To Demo Videos on the Wiki

Extra Credit Many Opportunities throughout the semester One outlet will be Twitter First n students to Tweet the correct answer will get a set amount of points Next n students to Tweet the correct answer will get less points Other vehicles – Research opportunities Paper Concept Maps Must do 1st 5 before doing Extra-Credit Maps Extra-credit Maps are worth 2.5 points each Upload Extra-Credit Maps to Extra-Credit assignment in WebCourseses

To Do... By Monday September 2nd, Read Syllabus Read Course Agreement (ACG2021 Documents) Complete Course Agreement via WebCourses, Due 1/20 Watch Chapter 1 Lectures Cmap #1, Due 01/20 Problem 1-50 and 1-56, Due 01/27 Cmap#2, Due 01/27 Second Life Assignment#1, Due 01/27 Work on End of Chapter Exercises See Class Schedule