Accounting

This introductory level financial accounting course is designed to teach students about the basics of accounting for external users.  Students will gain a fundamental understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.  Students will learn how to create, interpret, and use financial statements.  The course also covers the accounting cycle, internal controls, debits and credits, assets, liabilities, equity, simple accounting transactions, accrual accounting, and payroll.

This introductory level managerial accounting course is designed to take student's knowledge further by teaching how accounting information is used by internal managers for decision-making, planning, controlling, and evaluating performance. The course covers cost-volume-profit analysis, job order costing, cost definition and cost behavior, variance analysis, budgeting, and performance evaluation. Advanced topics in managerial accounting such as contingent liabilities, special purpose cash funds, accounting for fixed assets, and classification of receivables are also covered.

This course develops student skills in creating and maintaining business-oriented spreadsheets. Advanced topics include formulas, functions, graphics, database manipulation, and report generation. Keyboard macros and other productivity enhancements are also presented.

This course will cover financial statement analysis, current and plant assets, and other assets. It will also cover current, long-term, and contingent liabilities, paid-in capital, retained earnings and the cash flows statement.

This course is designed to provide an overview of all aspects of personal financial management, including budgeting, tax planning, retirement planning and personal investments.

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, techniques, and applications of cost accounting within various organizational contexts. Students will investigate cost measurements, analysis, planning, reporting, and control, essential for effective decision-making and performance evaluation in business settings.  Covered concepts include materials control, labor costs, cost estimation and behavior, cost-volume-profit analysis, differential analysis, standard costing, variance analysis, and budgeting.

This course covers small business accounting using QuickBooks software. Topics include creating and maintaining a chart of accounts, recording customer and vendor transactions, processing payroll, maintaining inventory, recording adjustments and year-end procedures, printing reports and graphs, and exporting data to Excel.