ACCT 360 Accounting Information Systems

Yong Choi

School of Business Administration

CSU, Bakersfield

First Announcement

If you have not registered for this class, please leave the

classroom as quiet as possible.

Instructor Name: Yong Choi, PhD Office: BDC 142 (until 9-17, BDC101)Office Hours: on the class websitePhone: (661) 654 - 6691Email: ychoi2@csub.edu No email checking during weekend…

Course MaterialsAccounting Information Systems (9th Edition 2010), by Gelinas, Dull, and Wheeler, South-Western

Quickbooks Pro 2011, by Janet Horne, Prentice Hall

Portable storage device

Course DescriptionDesigned for a student who has minimum computer background.

Industry minimum requirementsCreate and manage database systemDevelop spread sheet based DSSConstruct website

Course Description (con’t)

Best Accounting SWQuickbooks 2011

Lecture, Project, Discussion, and Computer Application Development.

Website for CourseTour of the course website NOW! You can download almost every class material from the

course website…..

http://www.csub.edu/~ychoi2 hyperlink to the course website

Tour of Blackboardhttp://www.csub.edu/els/bb9/You must “SELF-ENROLL” to the course Bb.

Try “How to Enroll in a Blackboard Course” on the university Blackboard website

Take the quiz and submit the assignment/exam through the course Blackboard

Goal of the Course Learn-by-doing Just like “Math”Technical AIS knowledge cannot be

learned by reading

Master essential knowledge of AISRequired for in-class project, assignment,

exams and so forth….

About MIS Lab

DO NOT TRY TO FIX THE COMPUTER!! You will never be penalized because of

technical problems of this classroom. Make sure the Internet connection of your

computer works!

MIS Lab Security PolicyIT and Dean’s office established an official security policy. Students are not allowed to stay in the MIS Lab without a

faculty member present. Students will not be allowed to loan the MIS lab proxy card

under no circumstances.

There are no exceptions to this rule. Contact the Dean’s office if you have questions or suggestions about this policy

Evaluation and GradingPoints scales are subject to change Quiz 30 Points Assignment 100 Points EC Project 20 points Qucikbooks 50 points Midterm 50 points Final Exam 50 points

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 300 points

Submission You must submit the assignment, the project, and the midterm exam through the Blackboard submission link.Otherwise, it will not be accepted.

Submission (con’t)

If you’d like to avoid any type of possible technical problems, please submit using a PC in the school computer lab

And also try to submit at least two days before the due date.

Submission (con’t)

When you turn in the assignment, the file name of your assignment or project must make sense. JohnDoe_assignment_3.docECprjt_1_group_3

Submission (con’t)

When submitting an assignment (or exam), you MUST CLOSE the Microsoft office application (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access) COMPLETELY before you submit a file.

Submission (con’t)

Otherwise, you will receive ZERO POINT…..

because Blackboard cannot process and accept files.

Submission (con’t)

That is, ONLY title of you file will be processed and accepted without including actual contents of your assignment (or exam).

Submission (con’t)

And if an assignment requires submit several files, you must submit all files together at once. That is, you must "UPLOAD" all the assignment files together at once.

Course Guideline Class Attendance is required. More than two absences will significantly

negatively impact your final grade. Notify me first by email prior to the absence. Miss a class because of a documentable illness or

other reasonable cause, I will provide help. Otherwise, I do not repeat any lectures, labs……

The attendance will be checked.

Course Guideline (con’t)

The syllabus should be considered tentative; it is subject to the instructor’s revision.

Alterations in the assignments will be announced in class. Students are responsible for all changes.

Course Guideline (con’t)

The Blackboard email is the ONLY official email Every AIS 360 student is issued a Blackboard email account.

It is the student's responsibility to regularly check his or her

Blackboard email to stay current with MIS 300 course

communications. If you email me using your private

email after 10 days of the first class, I will not reply……..

Course Guideline (con’t)

Microsoft Office is the ONLY official software for our university No “Microsoft Works” allowed.

Any work submitted not using Microsoft Office will not be accepted.

Course Guideline (con’t)

Office hoursPlease DO NOT try to use office

hours to make up for a missed class. You must be able to demonstrate you have already

put a reasonable effort into solving and/or analyzing the problems.

Honor codeClassroom conduct Everyone is equal.

Late WorkIt will not be accepted.

Failure to submit an assignment by the deadline will result in a grade of 0.

A written excuses from the appropriate person such as a medical doctor is the only acceptable form of excuse.

No InterferenceSurfing the web, typing, texting, talking and any other interferences If you have any question, let your instructor know

directly. Do not discuss your questions with your neighbors

Up to 30 % of your total score can be deducted depending on the level of interference.

Bathroom PolicyNeed to go to the bathroom? Stand next to the printer and then wait for my signal.

Best! Wait until the “Break”…

If you violet this policy, minimum 10% (based on total score) will be applied.

Late PolicyAll Students must come to class on time.

If you late more than 20 minutes without any notification (at least 24hours), then it will be considered as “ABSENCE.”

If you violet this policy, minimum 10% (based on total score) will be applied.

CSUB Policy“Faculty have a fundamental responsibility to maintain the integrity of the learning environment. When confronted by unreasonable disruption in the classroom, faculty are expected to initiate actions to correct such conditions. Such actions may result in disciplinary action ranging from removal from the classroom to formal disciplinary sanctions, including probation, suspension, or expulsion.”

Peer Group Evaluation

It is a part of the grading scheme. Your evaluation is 100% confidential. To prevent free riding in the group, the contribution

of each member will be assessed. Each member is expected to submit a peer group

evaluation at the end of the quarter. Please remember that your final grade can be up

or down graded based on the evaluation result.

QuizEach quiz worth 5 points.

In order to pass the quiz, your score must be 32 out of 40 (80%).  That is, if you pass the quiz, you can earn 5

points.  If you fail (less than 80%), you earn nothing

(zero point).

QuizYour are allowed to try the quiz maximum three times.

You must finish the quiz in TWO hours. After two hours, the quiz will be automatically scored

and submitted.

Each quiz due date is available from the class website. 

The quiz is NOT available after the due date. 

QuickbooksUniversal and most popular accounting for small and even medium size firms.

Require to turn in THREE practices. Service Practice Set: Service Business - p.280

Due by end of week 4

Golf Practice Set: Merchandising Business - p.543 Due by end of week 8

Comprehensive practice: Capitol Books - p.705 Due by the final exam date

Group Activity

1st part of EC project: Proposal Establish your own E-Commerce Examples are available on our class web page.

2nd part of EC project Website development based on the proposal You are required to develop your own E-

Commerce website based on your proposal

Submit both proposal and website through Blackboard