Welcome to Principles Of Accounting II Online Orientation

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Welcome toPrinciples Of Accounting IIOnline
Orientation

• Jim Alston
• Associate Professor

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Course Information

• Entirely online on Blackboard. (If you dont have
  access, contact me or Kristy Walker immediately.)
• 5 Tests (Testing Center), 10 Quizzes (Home), 10
  Optional homeworks
• ALL material has a deadline. (After deadline,
  material will disappear from Website.)
• Also available in class. (Contact me for meeting
  times.)

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Instructor Contact Information

• Room 133-B (Glenns Campus)
• [phone] voice (Direct to my office)
• [phone] (Glenns Switchboard)
• [phone] (Toll Free)
• [phone] fax
• jalston_at_RCC.VCCS.EDU

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Instructor Availability

• Campus Office Hours (Phone, E-mail, Visit)
• Mondays
• 1100 a.m. 1200 noon
• 100 p.m. 200 p.m.
• 400 p.m. 500 p.m.
• Tuesdays
• 1100 a.m. 300 p.m.
• Wednesdays
• 1100 a.m. 200 p.m.
• 400 p.m. 500 p.m.
• Online Hours (E-mail)
• Sundays
• 900 p.m. 1100 p.m.

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Course Materials

• Textbook
• Financial Managerial Accounting, 13th ed.
  By Williams, Haka, Bettner , 2005, McGraw-Hill
  Higher Education
• (Package) ISBN 0-07-294699-7
• (This is the same textbook that was
• used for ACC-211)
• A new workbook will be required.

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Technical Requirements

• Requires keyboarding, computer experience, and
  communicating via e-mail, including attachments.
  Owning your own computer is recommended.

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Dates to Remember

• Add/drop is Monday, January 23. (Last chance to
  get your money back.)
• Withdrawal deadline is Friday, March 24. (Last
  chance to withdraw without grade penalty.
  Cannot get your money back.)

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Course Content Overview

• Presents accounting principles and their
  application to various businesses. Studies
  financial reporting and manufacturing operations
  including analysis of financial statements, cost
  accounting systems, and managerial concepts.
  (Course Credit 4 credit hours. )

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Course Content Overview (Contd.)

• COURSE OBJECTIVES This is the second of a
  two-semester course. Principles of Accounting II
  completes the study of financial accounting begun
  in Principles of Accounting I by focusing on
  stockholders equity, income, retained earnings,
  the statement of cash flows, and financial
  statement analysis. This semester also begins the
  study of managerial accounting with focus on
  manufacturing methods, managerial analysis and
  costing systems. The course has been designed to
  meet the requirements of four-year colleges and
  universities so as to be fully transferable. (Of
  course, transferability may also depend on the
  grade received in the course and the requirements
  of the institution being transferred to.)

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Grading/Evaluation

• Tests 5 _at_ 12 points
  each 60
• Quizzes 10 _at_ 4 points each 40
• End-Of-Chapter
• Material
• (Extra Credit) 10 _at_ 1 point each 10
• Total Possible Points.110

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Testing

• All five tests will be available ONLY online on
  the students Blackboard Website. They must be
  taken in one of the college Testing Centers.
  (Though the tests appear on your Blackboard Web
  site, they are password protected and only
  available to you when the Testing Center proctor
  enters the password.) It is recommended that you
  not wait until the last day to take a test. Tests
  may be taken as many times as you wish until the
  deadline has passed. The final grade awarded will
  be the last test taken. (Test questions are
  selected at random from the test bank. Therefore,
  each time a test is taken, the questions will be
  different.) Once the deadline for a test has
  passed, that test will no longer be available.
  Watch your deadlines carefully! They are listed
  on your Website and in your course outline.

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Testing (contd.)

• Students must get permission from me to have a
  test proctored at a site other than a college
  Testing Center. (Permission is granted only under
  unusual circumstances.) Email the FLO office to
  get the proctor agreement form. Fax or email back
  the proctor information to the FLO office.
• Note Must be done at least two weeks prior
  to the test deadline date

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Getting Started with Assignments

• To get started after registering for the
  course (and buying your textbook if you dont
  already have one), read Chapter 11 and do the
  homework listed on your Website for Chapter 11.

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Evaluation

• Please complete your course evaluation when
  posted on your Blackboard Website near the end of
  the semester.

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Login Help
www.rcc.vccs.edu
Single Log In Page for Blackboard, Email and
Student Information System https//rcc.my.vccs.edu
/
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Email and Blackboard Tips and Tricks

• If using AOL or other broadband internet
  providers, please open another browser such as
  Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.0 or higher.
• Make sure when sending attachments that the
  filename contains no spaces or special characters
  such as hyphens or symbols.
• If you are having trouble with opening blackboard
  or your email, make sure to view the VCCS outage
  page at http//helpnet.utility.vccs.edu/central/Lo
  gs/outagelog.htm.
• If you are typing a long email, you might want to
  type it in word and then cut and paste the
  information into your email message.

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Have a great semester

• Contact me or visit the classroom if you need
  help.