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Intro to Accounting & Finance Course

This document provides the topics, reading schedule, and examination dates for the course MOS 1023A: Introduction to Accounting & Finance for the Fall 2023 semester. There will be two midterm exams covering Lessons 1-3 and 4-5, as well as a final exam covering Lessons 6-9 during the exam period in December. Students will also complete two Excel assignments related to the course material. The course introduces fundamental accounting and finance concepts over 15 lessons, including financial statements, the accounting system, managerial accounting, audit and fraud examination, and corporate finance topics such as capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and derivatives.

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Intro to Accounting & Finance Course

This document provides the topics, reading schedule, and examination dates for the course MOS 1023A: Introduction to Accounting & Finance for the Fall 2023 semester. There will be two midterm exams covering Lessons 1-3 and 4-5, as well as a final exam covering Lessons 6-9 during the exam period in December. Students will also complete two Excel assignments related to the course material. The course introduces fundamental accounting and finance concepts over 15 lessons, including financial statements, the accounting system, managerial accounting, audit and fraud examination, and corporate finance topics such as capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and derivatives.

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MOS 1023A: Introduction to Accounting & Finance

Fall 2023
NSC-145; Wednesdays 3:30-6:20PM

Topics and Examination Schedule


SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Date Lesson Chapter Topic Textbook Readings


Sept 13 INTRO Course Introduction
Lesson 1 1 Purpose and Use of Financial Statements Page 2-28

Sept 20 Lesson 2 2 Conceptual Framework Underlying Financial Reporting Pages 59-91


3 A further look at Financial Statements Pages 112-136

Sept 27 Lesson 3 4 The Accounting Information System Pages 166-201

Oct 4 Midterm 1 60 multiple choice & true/false questions. 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Readings and Lesson material
Location(s): To Be Determined Lessons 1-3

Oct 11 Lesson 4 5 Managerial Accounting Pages 241-257


Pages 265-289 (ignore
6 Budgetary Control and Responsibility Accounting Illustration 6.29)

In class only + assigned


Oct 18 Lesson 5 Audit & Tax homework/articles reading

Core Foundation Related to Forensic Accounting and Fraud Pages 324-334 & 343-352
7 Examination
8 Who Commits Fraud and Why ONLY pages 373-379
Oct 25 Midterm 2 60 multiple choice & true/false questions. 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Readings and Lesson material
Location(s): To Be Determined Lessons 4-5

Oct 26 Excel Assignment part 1 available

Nov 1 No class- fall study break

Nov 8 Lesson 6 9 Introduction to Finance Pages 395-414

Nov 10 Excel Assignment part 1 Due at 4:00pm on Nov 10 OWL Assignments tab (grace period to Nov 21 at 4pm- no late penalty as long as handed in before grace period ends.)

Nov 13 Last day to drop a course without academic penalty

Nov 15 Lesson 7 10 How Firms Raise Capital Pages 417-439


11 Dividends, Stock Repurchases & Payout Policy Pages 449-467

Nov 22 Lesson 8 12 Mergers and Acquisitions Pages 473-492


13 International Finance Pages 511-530

Nov 24 Excel Assignment part 2 Due at 4:00pm on Nov 24 OWL Assignments tab (grace period to Dec 5 at 4pm- no late penalty as long as handed in before grace period ends.)

Nov 29 Lesson 9 14 Options Pages 543-569


15 Futures Pages 591-603

Dec 6 Half lecture + Q&A Review lecture for half class + Q&A for second half of class

During exam FINAL EXAM 80 multiple choice and/or TF questions (2.0 hour length) Readings and Lesson material
period
Location(s): To Be Set by Registrar Lessons 6-9
Date set by Registrar in Dec 10 - 22 time frame

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