1. ACCOUNTING 351 Intermediate Accounting II
Instructor
Heidemarie Lundblad, PhD
Office: BB 3218
Web Page:
Office Phone:
Office Hours: T 16: :45pm; 21:30 (as needed in 1202); TH 13:00 – 13:45pm and by appointment
/HyperNews “office hours”: M, W: 8 -9 pm (or next morning early!).
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2. Meet the Firms’ Night Tuesday, February 10th Odyssee Restaurant
Doors open at 5:30 pm, start: 6 pm
Buy tickets at AA table in front of JH 1117
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3. Application for Accounting Major
Download from the Department webpage: (the form will be available shortly!)
Complete Application
Submit in class or in the Department office check for due date
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4. COURSE - OBJECTIVE: Reinforce skills introduced in 350
Research accounting issues.
Think critically about accounting alternatives
Apply insight gained to practical problems
Master conceptual and technical aspects of GAAP.
Practice problem solving skills.
Structured
Unstructured
Reinforce and Practice communication skills taught in Acct. 351com.
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5. Methods of Instruction
Active Learning
Preparedness is key
E.g., Double entry journals
WebCT quizzes
Approaches in class
Students present homework (cases)
Brief lecture followed by teams working related problem
Discussion of news topics, quizzes, etc.
I will call on you (using a random number approach!)
Warning: This class is very time intensive!! Expect to spend about 12 hours out of class preparing each week.
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6. How to Survive and Succeed
Read the “Success Guide”
Prepare “Time Budget”
Course Sequence to Graduation
Make appointment to meet with me
Bring Time Budget, Course Sequence to your meeting.
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7. Communication Assignments
Objective: critically evaluate and research accounting issues and communicate the results in a professional manner
One group “mini-case”
Research questions
Three individual cases
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8. Communication Assignments are
Joint assignments with Accounting 351com.
Graded For technical content in Acct 351 according to the grading rubric and
Graded for Communication skills in Acct 351com
Submitted on due dates: one copy with attached grading rubric in 351; one copy in 351com
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9. Text and Materials
Spiceland, Sepe, Nelson, Tomassini: Intermediate Accounting, 5th edition
FASB, Financial Accounting Research System (CD Rom)
Materials posted on my Web page:
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10. Grading Three Exams 350 WebCT quizzes 40 Communication assignments 110
Total points
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11. The Web Page: http://www.csun.edu~hfact004
Gateway to all course materials, e.g.:
syllabus, class schedule –Examples, solutions, news
Links to related and required sites
WebCt
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12. WebCt: https://webteach.csun.edu
Quizzes
Calendar
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13. Help you focus on important topics
Double Entry Journals
Purpose:
Help you focus on important topics
Provide opportunity to write Prepare for lecture
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14. Double Entry Journals Content Questions Homework assignments Format
Usage
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15. Important Department Policy Reminder I
A grade of “C” or higher in each upper division business and accounting course is required to graduate with a BS in Accountancy. 
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16. Department Policy Reminder II
If you earn less than a “C”, you may repeat the course only once and only if a seat is available.  There is no guarantee that a student will be able to repeat a class in the semester desired.  State and local fire codes prevent classes from exceeding room capacity.  You must have an assigned seat with desk space (i.e., no students may sit on the floor or in an empty chair)
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17. Important College Policy Reminder
The College is strictly enforcing the following requirement: No business, accounting, or IS major may be enrolled in a 400-level course without having first passed BUS 301 or BUS 302/302L. See the department web page for information about the lab requirement.
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