I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Computerized Accounting Software

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ACCT 2138

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

4. Course Description:

This course is an introduction to computerized accounting software. During the course, students complete the accounting cycle using an up-to-date version of a popular small business accounting software package. By means of a practical, hands-on approach, students apply abstract accounting principles to concrete accounting procedures. Students record cash sales and deposits, prepare invoices, enter bills, write checks, maintain inventory, process payroll, reconcile accounts, generate financial statements and other managerial reports, close the period, and manage vital data lists.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Students need to demonstrate a basic understanding of accounting principles, information systems, and the accounting process.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Century College, ACCT 1030 Computerized Accounting Applications, 3 credits
South Central College, ACCT 1834/1835 Computerized Accounting I & II, 6 credits

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Bookkeeping Certificate
Accountant Diploma
Accountant A.A.S.

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Recognize the procedures necessary to record transactions and produce required reports after reading written instructions.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Identify accounting terms, concepts, principles, and procedures generally applicable to service and merchandising businesses and apply them using integrated accounting software.
Utilize appropriate technology	Use and evaluate software setup, data entry and manipulation, information retrieval, and troubleshooting procedures in a computerized accounting environment.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Identify accounting terms, concepts, principles, and procedures generally applicable to service and merchandising businesses and apply them using integrated accounting software;             
• Demonstrate the general software capabilities of a popular small business computerized accounting software;
• Use and evaluate software setup, data entry and manipulation, information retrieval, and troubleshooting procedures in a computerized accounting environment;                                 
• Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between computerized and manual accounting systems;                                                                                           
• Differentiate between the cash and accrual bases of accounting;
• Recognize the procedures necessary to record transactions and produce required reports after reading written instructions;
• Model the processes and procedures required to manage accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, and payroll in a computerized accounting system;
• Breakdown the steps necessary to reconcile cash accounts in a computerized environment; and
• Explain and demonstrate the purposes of adjusting entries, financial statements, and the closing process.                                                                                                                                                    

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Computerized accounting for service organizations
• Introduction to computerized accounting
• Computerized accounting software basics
• Sales and receivables: service business
• Payables and purchases: service business
• Payroll: service business
• General accounting and end-of-period procedures: service business
• Comprehensive Practice Set
2. Computerized accounting for merchandising organizations
• Sales and receivables: merchandising business
• Payables and purchases: merchandising business
• Payroll: merchandising business
• General accounting and end-of-period procedures: merchandising business
• Comprehensive practice set
3. Creating a company
• Adding people and products
4. Internet activities and/or computerized accounting information system simulation