1. Professor Partica Unit 1 Seminar

2. This course emphasizes how accounting information can be used to aid management in planning business activities, controlling operations, and making decisions that promote profitability and sustainability. Topics covered include financial statement analysis, budgeting, cost behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, variance analysis, balanced scorecard, and relevant cost analysis in the decision-making process.

3. COURSE OUTCOMES TOPTOP Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Categorize costs and cost behaviors. 2. Survey relationships in cost-volume-profit analysis. 3. Recommend actions using cost analysis. 4. Plan master and operating budgets. 5. Examine a balanced scorecard. 6. Analyze financial statement information. General Education Outcomes: In addition, the following General Education outcomes are assessed during this course: 1. Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English. 2. Identify the ethical issues within the field of study

4. Textbook Information Title: Managerial Accounting, 5 th edition Authors: Weygandt, Kimmel, Kieso ISBN: 978-0-470-47714-8

5. Total PointsLetter GradePercentage 930-1000A93-100% 900-929A-90-92% 870-899B+87-89% 830-869B83-86% 800-829B-80-82% 770-799C+77-79% 730-769C73-76% 700-729C-70-72% 670-699D+67-69% 600-669D60-66% 0-599F0-59%

6. Discussion Boards Team Discussion Boards Homework Assignments Quizzes Final Exam

7. The Discussion Board Requirement: Students are to post a minimum of three posts per unit. One initial response and two replies to their classmates Posting on a minimum of three different days, for example: Wednesday, Friday and Monday The first post must be made by Saturday.

8. A Few Rules of Thumb Never post a message that is in all capital letters - - it comes across to the reader as SHOUTING! Always practice good grammar, punctuation, and composition. This shows that you've taken the time to craft your response and that you respect your classmates' work. Be respectful and treat everyone as you would want to be treated yourself. Use spell check!

9. Homework assignments are due on Tuesday at the end of each unit. Excel homework templates are located in doc sharing for your convenience.