Course Syllabus
ACC-1712: Special Topics: Fundamentals of QuickBooks
Course Description
This course is an introduction to QuickBooks Pro accounting software including setting up a new company and chart of accounts; recording transactions with customers, vendors and employees; managing lists; running and customizing reports; changing forms; and generating letters. Recommended prior learning: Financial Accounting, Office Accounting, or equivalent skills.
Essential Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Compare and contrast online and desktop versions of QuickBooks.
- Describe the benefits of using QuickBooks.
- Learn to set up a QuickBooks accounting system for a new company including chart of accounts, adding customers, adding vendors, adding employees, and customizing invoices.
- Practice writing checks, making deposits, reconciling banks statements, and entering credit card charges using QuickBooks.
- Practice adding customers, adding jobs, recording cash sales, invoicing, printing customer reports, and receiving payment on invoices in QuickBooks.
- Practice paying and entering bills, paying sales tax and payroll taxes, paying employees, and printing both vendor and payroll reports in QuickBooks.
- Review and understand financial reports including balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow statements.
Textbooks & Technology
Required Textbooks:
The required textbook for this course is: Carol Yacht and Matthew Lowenkron, Computer Accounting with QuickBooks Online: A Cloud-Based Approach, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 9781264209033. It can be purchased from the CCV Bookstore.
Modular Topics
- Module 1: New Company Setup (Chapters 1-3 in the Textbook)
- Module 2: Vendors and Inventory & Customers and Sales (Chapters 4-6 in the Textbook)
- Module 3: Analysis and Reports & Entering Transactions (Chapters 7-9 in the Textbook)
- Module 4: End of Quarter Review & Report Customization (Chapters 10-11 in the Textbook)
- Module 5: Connect to Apps & QuickBooks Updates (Case Problem #3 in the Textbook)
Suggested Progression
This is a self-paced asynchronous course which means that students will be starting and progressing at different rates throughout the term. Once you feel like you have a strong handle on the material, and you have completed all of the assignments for the module, you should feel comfortable moving on, regardless of the pace, as long as you complete the course within the term timeframe.
Grading
Your final grade will be based on the following assessments:
| Assignment Category | Grade Weight Percentage |
|---|---|
| Demonstrate Your Learning Forums & Assignments | 10% |
| Assignments | 40% |
| Quizzes | 25% |
| Final Case | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Assignments Overview
Your learning modules will consist of learning resources, demonstrate your learning forums, assignments, quizzes, and a final case project.
Demonstrate Your Learning forums are a part of every learning module and most are post-first discussions which means that you will post your reply before seeing the replies of others. Discussions will be graded based on the following rubric:
| Exceeds Expectations | Meets Expectations | Approaching Expectations | Does Not Meet Expectations | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Comprehensive, in-depth and wide-ranging (5 points) |
Up to date and relevant (4 points) |
Relevant but not comprehensive (3 points) |
Limited superficial knowledge/response (2 points) |
5 points |
| Understanding | Outstanding ability to grasp concepts and relate theory to practice (5 points) |
High level of ability to conceptualize essential ideas and relate theory to practice (4 points) |
Some ability to conceptualize essential ideas and relate theory to practice (3 points) |
Limited ability to draw out concepts and relate theory to practice (2 points) |
5 points |
| Writing Skills | Excellent mechanics, sentence structure, and organization (5 points) |
Significant mechanics, structure and organization (4 points) |
Some grammatical lapses, uses emotional response in lieu of relevant points (3 points) |
Poor grammar, weak communication (2 points) |
5 points |
| Application & Analysis | Grasps inner relationship of concepts. Excellent use of a wide range of supporting material (5 points) |
Demonstrates the ability to analyze and synthesize, independent analysis, good use of a range of supportive material (4 points) |
Informed commentary with some evidence of genuine analysis; some supportive materials used (3 points) |
Lacks evidence of critical analysis, poor use of supportive evidence (2 points) |
5 points |
| Total Points: | 20 points |
Student Support & Policies
Please review the following policies and support services:
Course Summary:
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