Financial Accounting
BUS 142-300

Instructor: Professor Lawrence Odelson           
Instructor's Email: Odelson@morainevalley.edu

There WILL be five required trips to campus for the purpose of taking your tests in the testing center.

Course Description:

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Prerequisite: Appropriate score on math placement test or MTH-090. This course introduces the basics of financial accounting with emphasis on accounting as an information system which aids in the decision-making process. The focus is on the analysis and classifying of accounting information necessary for the preparation of external general-purpose financial statements. Topics include transaction analysis, development of financial reports, the accounting cycle, accruals and deferrals, receivables, payables, payroll, promissory notes, inventory costing, plant assets and depreciation methods, corporate equity concepts, bonds payable, and present value. Students with no high school or career accounting background, who believe they need introductory work, should take BUS 107 prior to taking this course. (4 contact hours)Course  

Section 300 is an online course and is taught via the Internet. Successful online students are self-disciplined, posses good study habits, have good time management skills, and are willing to invest the extra time and effort needed to keep up with class assignments on their own. 

Students enrolled in this class should have a working knowledge of personal computer basics, must have a MVCC email account, know how to send and receive attachments, use spell check, and be able to "Copy," "Cut" and "Paste" information from one document to another. Students without these skills are strongly recommended to successfully complete IMS-100 or IMS-101 prior to taking this course. (Visit http://www.morainevalley.edu/ims/GettingStarted.htm for more information on these other courses.) 

The minimum hardware and software requirements needed to take an Internet course can be found on the Online Learning Website in the "First Time Users" section at: http://online.morainevalley.edu/FirstTimeUsers/ComputerRequirements.htm. 

Read the first Chapter prior to the start of class. Students should review the course website, clicking on all the buttons.  There are assignments DUE by the end of the first week!  Details will be provided on the Blackboard course website.  This course has specific due dates for assignments, quizzes and tests. 

A number of resources are available on the Online Learning Web Site at:  http://online.morainevalley.edu.  Students new to Internet learning should consult the materials provided to see if online learning is for you. 

The college provides a free Blackboard Student Prep Course to help students become successful Internet learners.  These workshops are open to any student who would like to learn more about Blackboard. Students can participate in an on-campus training session or self-enroll in an online training course.  More information can be found on the Online Learning Website in the "First Time Users" section at: http://online.morainevalley.edu/FirstTimeUsers/PrepCourse.htm.

This course section will be taught using an online learning management system called Blackboard, which is available via the Internet.  Your course will become available in Blackboard on the official course start date listed on the class schedule. You are expected to login to and participate at that time.

Your username and password for Blackboard is listed on the printed student schedule you receive in the mail. You can retrieve this information electronically using the "Find out your username" and "Find out your password" links available on the Online Learning Website at: http://online.morainevalley.edu.

If you are having difficulties logging in to Blackboard, call the Online Help Desk at (708) 608-4355 to request assistance.

If you have any additional questions about this course please email the instructor, Professor Lawrence Odelson at Odelson@morainevalley.edu.   

If you need technical support, contact the Online Help Desk at (708) 608-4355 or use the online form at http://online.morainevalley.edu/help.htm.