1. Welcome to AB113 Accounting for Non-Majors
Professor David Levenstam
Unit 1 Seminar
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2. Welcome to AB113 Accounting for Non-Majors
Professor David Levenstam
Unit 1 Seminar
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3. Book, Help & Contact Text Title: Survey of Accounting , 5th Edition
Author: Warren
Tech Support (or free online)
Contact info:
AIM: LFCCEconinstruct (sign up for AIM at
Office Hours: Thursdays 7-9 pm ET
When ing, please include your full name & course number (AB113)
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4. Please Read the Announcements! :-)
Located on the Course Home page
Contain important administrative and accounting material
Please check the announcements and the syllabus first for administrative questions you might have
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5. Please read our Syllabus!
Please download from Doc Sharing
Discussion Board Requirements (professional development activity & weekly discussion boards)
Grade Point Distribution
Late Policy
Extenuating Circumstances
Grading Scale
Grading Rubrics
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6. Assessments
Number
Points
Each
Total
Discussions 9 20
180
Homework Assignments 8 45
360
Professional Development Activity 1 10
Review (Now called Quiz)
160
Seminar/Alternate Quiz 15
135
Final Exam
105
Writing Assignment 50
Total Points
1,000
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7. Discussion Board Grading (applies to professional development activity too)
Quality (40%) of your post will be measured on the following criteria:
All assigned discussion questions were answered completely
Posts were on topic and unique in content
All posts demonstrated analysis of the topic
Participation Guidelines (30%) will be measured on the following criteria:
Initial post no later than Saturday, midnight EST
Posts made to each discussion question on at least 3 different days
The original post to be no less than 100 words
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8. Discussion Board Grading
Clarity and Organization of Writing (20%) of your post will be measured on the following criteria:
 Posts were organized and logical
No spelling or grammatical errors
References were used and cited properly
Professional & Netiquette (10%) in your post will be measured on the following criteria:
 Respect and consideration toward peers/instructors
Appropriate language
Professional use of abbreviations and acronyms
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9. Late Policy For Non-Discussions
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.
Late work must be submitted prior to the last day of the course.
Final projects will not be accepted after the due date established in the course.
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10. Late Policy For Non-Discussions 2
Extenuating Circumstances
Computer issues are NOT extenuating
I Do NOT accept late DBs
No late work accepted after end of Unit 9
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11. Homework Assignments Due last day Units 2 through 9
Worth 45 points each
Submit to Dropbox
Graded by Monday at midnight (the end of Sunday)
We have an Excel template in Doc Sharing for each homework set
Templates show you wrong answers (*) :-)
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12. Quizzes
Weeks 2-9.
8 worth 20 each for a total of 160 (16% of your grade)
10 multiple-choice questions
You can take it only once
You have 1 hour
You can see the results 7 days after a review closes
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13. Final Exam Due in Unit 10 Worth 105 points
35 multiple-choice questions worth 3 points each
You can take it once (but you can’t see your grade until 6 days after the end of the course)
You have 2 hours to complete it
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14. Writing Assignment Worth 50 points Write in Microsoft Word
Use good grammar, spelling and citation
Submit to Dropbox
Unit 10: Reflect on what you’ve learned in the course and how it will affect your career
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15. Grading Scale Grade Points Percentage Grade Point
B – % 3.3
B – % 3.0
B – % 2.7
C – % 2.3
C – % 2.0
C – % 1.7
D – % 1.3
D – % 1.0
F – % 0.0
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16. Kaplan Policies
Extra credit is NOT offered in Kaplan University School of Business courses.
Plagiarism—passing off someone else’s work as your own:
* 1st offense: Failure of the assignment in which the action occurred.
* 2nd offense: Failure of the class in which the action occurred.
* 3rd offense: Expulsion or permanent dismissal from the University.
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17. Questions? :-)
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