AC330: Managerial Accounting for Business Professionals Professor Alice Everett Unit 1 Seminar

Course Info ACC B Instructor- Alice Everett, CPA Seminar- Sunday, 7pm ET Textbook: Managerial Accounting, 5th edition Author: Weygandt, Kimmel, Kieso ISBN:

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.

By the end of this course, you should be able to: Categorize costs and cost behaviors. Survey relationships in cost-volume-profit analysis. Recommend actions using cost analysis. Plan master and operating budgets. Examine a balanced scorecard.

Announcements The Announcement section of the classroom is where you will be kept abreast of important information including weekly assignments and other “housekeeping” matters. It is important that you regularly access and read the Announcements under Course Home.

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Classroom Policies Review Syllabus & Instructor Information under Course Home – Online Attendance / Seminars – Extra Credit – Late Work Must obtain professor approval 1-7 calendar days late - 20% penalty 8-14 calendar days late – 30% penalty More than 14 calendar days late- 0 points Discussion Board postings will NOT be accepted late – Plagiarism – Grading Criteria

Total PointsLetter GradePercentage A93-100% A-90-92% B+87-89% B83-86% B-80-82% C+77-79% C73-76% C-70-72% D+67-69% D60-66% 0-599F0-59%

Discussion Boards (150 points) Professional Development Activity (30 points) Wiley Homework Assignments (400 points) Quizzes/ Reviews (160 points) Team work (50 points) Final Exam (160 points) Writing Assignments (50 points) Total (1,000 points)

Discussion Board Requirements: Students must post a minimum of 3 posts per unit. 1 initial response and replies to 2 classmates Posting a minimum of 3 different days, for example: Wednesday, Friday and Monday The first post must be made by Saturday (11:59 pm ET) Initial post must be at least 100 words (not including any direct quotes, references)

Specific criteria must be met to earn full credit: - Participation criteria (previous slide) - Quality criteria - Organization criteria - Netiquette criteria Review the discussion board discussion in the Syllabus and under Instructor Information

Assignments All assignments are due TUESDAYS at 11:59pm ET at the end of each unit. You can post and submit some assignments early but the assignments will not be graded early You can post DB responses early; however, you must still participate in the peer to peer discussion during the Unit period to receive full credit

A Few Rules of Thumb Review the Electronic Communications Policy in the most recent Kaplan University Catalog Use appropriate language and be considerate. Avoid posting messages in all capital letters -- it comes across to the reader as SHOUTING! Always practice good grammar, punctuation, and composition. Be respectful and treat everyone as you would want to be treated yourself. Use spell check!

Miscellaneous It is imperative that you keep up and remain current If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing any assignment, contact me immediately Timely communication is key Take advantage of additional resources available to assist you: – Tutoring – Writing Center – Math Centers – Classroom Tutorials (located in each Unit under “Reading” section) – Wileyplus Practice Quizzes (NOT GRADED) – Extra Practice – B &C Problems (DocSharing) – Mastering Chapters (in textbook)

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Contact Information Professor Alice Everett : AIM Screen Name: aeverette999 Office Hours: – Thursday, 9pm-10pm ET – Sunday, 8pm-9pm – By Appointment Tech Support