Computerized Accounting

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
ACCT 1220
Descriptive
Computerized Accounting
Department
Accounting
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
201830
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15 Weeks X 5 Hours Per Week = 75 Hours
Max Class Size
30
Contact Hours
Lecture 2 hours/week Laboratory 3 hours/week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Lab
Learning Activities

Lecture and practical applications, conducted exclusively in a computer lab.

Course Description
This course will introduce the student to the concepts and practices of computerized accounting. This course will build on and apply previously acquired accounting and computer skills. In addition to spreadsheet techniques and applications using Excel, the student will learn ACCPAC for WINDOWS: General Ledger and Financial Reporter, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
Course Content

1.1  Review basic spreadsheet concepts

1.2  Review and apply basic accounting concepts

1.3  Prepare spreadsheets and charts for financial statements, financial analyses, and supporting schedules, including a complete accounting worksheet and financial statement projectLearn appropriate use of spreadsheet formulas and functions as required, such as IF and VLOOKUP

2.1  Introduce ACCPAC for WINDOWS

2.2  Set up databases and activate the General Ledger

2.3  Set up the General Ledger and Chart of Accounts; process day-to-day and adjusting entries

2.4  Print transaction batches and the Trial Balance

2.5  Generate and modify financial statements using the Financial Reporter feature

2.6  Export and import the Chart of Accounts to and from Excel; export the Trial Balance to Excel

2.7  Perform year-end procedures and print the post-closing Trial Balance

2.8  Activate and set up tax and bank services

3.1  Activate and set up the Accounts Receivable module

3.2  Process day-to-day transactions, including invoices, cash receipts and adjustments

3.3  Perform period-end processing, including interest and write-off batches

3.4  Generate reports, including the Aged Trial Balance

4.1  Activate and set up the Accounts Payable module

4.2  Process day-to-day transactions, including invoices and adjustments

4.3  Process payments, both manual and computer generated cheques

4.4  Generate reports, including the Aged Payables Report.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:

  1. Create accounting-related spreadsheets and charts by applying previously acquired accounting skills and expanding on previously acquired computer skills
  2. Set up and use the ACCPAC for WINDOWS General Ledger module and Financial Reporter
  3. Set up and use the ACCPAC for WINDOWS Accounts Receivable module
  4. Set up and use the ACCPAC for WINDOWS Accounts Payable module.
Means of Assessment
Excel    
Assignment(s) and Quiz(zes) - minimum one of each 10%  
Excel examination 20%  
 Total Excel     30%
ACCPAC for Windows    
Assignment(s) and Quiz(zes)-minimum of one in each modue 20%  
General Ledger and Financial Reporter examination 20%  
Accounts Receivable examiniation 15%  
Account Payable examination 15%  
Total ACCPAC     70%
    100%

Students must write all four examinations in order to obtain credit for the course.

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

 

Grauer, Robert T. and Maryann Barber. Exploring Microsoft Excel 2000, latest edition, Pearson Educational.

Zwicker, Brian.  ACCPAC for Windows: SB Series Software, latest edition, Nelson Thomson Learning.

 

ACCT 1110 or ACCT 1235 text or equivalent.

Prerequisites

(ACCT 1110 with a grade of C+ or better OR ACCT 1210 with a grade of C or better OR ACCT 1235 with a grade of C or better) AND CSIS 1110 with a grade of C or better.

Which Prerequisite

ACCT 2310 and ACCT 2320  and ACCT 2410 and ACCT 2420