1. AC300.01: Seminar Unit 1 November 9, 2011 School of Business and Management

2. Agenda Welcome Syllabus Office Hours Discussion Board Grading Assignments Grading Late Policy Seminar procedures and Polling Questions

3. Seminar Rules by Greg Rose 1.If I type *BREAK* everybody quit typing, OK? Type “OK” if you get this one! 2.When asking questions, please RAISE YOUR HAND (TYPE //). Otherwise you might interrupt a stream of dialogue. 3.Please do NOT start side conversations. 4.Do not interject “I agree” or “good point” because this clutters the seminar. We assume you agree and think the point is good! 5.Don`t worry about typos. Be clear as you can and refrain from smileys and slang – use proper English. Assignments Grading Late Policy Seminar procedures and Polling Questions

4. Syllabus You should thoroughly review the entire Syllabus! It is in Doc Sharing. This is the contract between you and the University

5. 5 Your Syllabus is the greatest tool for our class! Discussion Board Requirements Reviews Textbook Assignments Late Policy

6. Intermediate Accounting I Textbook: Intermediate Accounting, 11th Edition Authors: Nikolai/Bazley/Jones ISBN: 978-1-111-53105-8

7. Textbook Website Has practice quizzes for each chapter Has flash cards for key terms Templates available for assignments Also has a practice final exam http://websites.swlearning.com/cgi- wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&fl ag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780324659139 &disciplinenumber=400 http://websites.swlearning.com/cgi- wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&fl ag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780324659139 &disciplinenumber=400 7

8. Office Hours Thursday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) AIM Name hwatkinsk Outside of office hours: Virtual Office Email

9. Four (4) items make up the Discussion Board grade. Quality Participation Clarity and Organization Professional & Netiquette Discussion Board Grading

10. 40% of your post will be measured on this criteria:  Discussion questions were answered completely  Posts were on topic and unique in content  All posts demonstrated analysis of the topic Quality

11. 30% will be measured on the following criteria:  Initial post by Saturday, midnight EST  Posts made on at least 3 different days  The original post to be no less than 100 words Participation

12. 20% of your post will be measured on these criteria:  Posts were organized and logical  No spelling or grammatical errors  References were used and cited properly Clarity and Organization of Writing

13. 10% in your post will be measured on these criteria:  Respect and consideration toward class  Appropriate language  Professional use of abbreviations and acronyms Professional & Netiquette

14. Be clear about which message Make sure you are adding something new Make your postings clear and easy to follow See others in the Syllabus Discussion Guidelines

15. Use Homework Templates if available Show your work. Submit assignments as attachments in the Dropbox. Separate your work such as 1a, 2b or 3d Assignments

16. 16 Reviews Reviews are 1 hour in length only. Reviews consist of 10 multiple choice or True/False questions from the text and course objectives.

17. Determining Your Grade through the Syllabus and Rubrics! Grade Point Distribution Late Policy Extenuating Circumstances Grading Scale Grading Rubrics

18. 18 GRADING CRITERIA/COURSE EVALUATION AC300 AssessmentsNumberPoints eachTotal Points Discussions815120 Assignments850400 Seminar/Alternate Assignment 915135 Professional Development Activity 130 Review820160 Final Exam1 105 105 Writing Assignment150 Total Points 1000 Points

19. 19 Late Policy Located in Syllabus – Up to 1 week late 20% point reduction – 1 to 2 weeks late 30% deduction in points – No work will be accepted more than two (2) weeks after the due date. Extenuating Circumstances – Computer issues are not extenuating circumstances – Late DBs are not accepted. – Late work must be submitted prior to last day of course.

20. 20 Writing Assignment Unit 10 Worth 50 points Introduced in Unit 9 IMPORTANT: No late submission of Writing Assignment Submit to Dropbox – Start your file name with your last name. Put your name inside of the file too.

21. Late Policy 1 - 7 days late 20% deduction in points 8 - 14 days late 30% deduction in points Extenuating Circumstances You should review all current policies in the Kaplan University Catalog and/or addendum.

22. Seminar We will have a seminar each week. Wednesday at 9:00 PM EST Polling may be used. If you do not attend, a quiz or another assignment is available for points.

23. Questions Thank you for attending this seminar.