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AIB General Accounting (AIB-6920)

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Course Information (Textbook Information Below)

General Accounting provides a complete foundation in basic accounting procedures. This course presents the fundamentals of accounting in a practical, up-to-date, and easy-to-comprehend manner. The goal is to provide students with a strong basic knowledge of accounting terms, concepts, and procedures. Emphasis is placed on developing a firm foundation of fundamental procedures with appropriate repetition of content through the use of examples and color-coded illustrations.

Delivery Options

Self-Study, Instructor-Led Online, and In-Person.

Audience

Bank personnel with little or no accounting background at any level.

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this program, you will be able to:

• Understand the basic accounting cycle and define the basic elements used such as asset, liability, owner's equity, revenue, and expense accounts
• List the steps in the accounting cycle; prepare a post-closing trial balance and interim statements
• Understand and perform functions relative to bank accounts and cash funds

• Understand the implications of dealing with employee earnings and deductions, and with employee taxes, payments, and reports

• Prepare a classified income statement and balance sheet, compute working capital and current ratio and journalize closing entries for a business

ACE College Credit Recommendation

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Accounting.

*Applicable to Instructor-Led Online course.

College Accounting, 9^th edition, (© 2008 by Houghton Mifflin Company), provides a foundation in accounting procedures.  The text presents accounting in a practical, easy-to-comprehend manner. Emphasis is placed on developing a firm foundation of fundamental procedures with appropriate repetition of content through the use of examples, exercises, and color-coded illustrations. Each chapter is limited to the presentation of one major concept, amply illustrated with illustrations, term definitions, documentation, and report forms

Features of College Accounting that are helpful to readers include:

• Annotations that summarize key concepts and present pieces of information about current business practice.

• End of chapter review questions, exercises, cases, and problems.

• Web assignments that provide opportunities for readers to do hands-on web browsing with involvement that will sharpen critical thinking, and improve both oral and written communication skills. 

The textbook supports the AIB Online course - General Accounting and may be used to teach General Accounting in the classroom.

College Accounting, 9^th edition, chapters 1-13, Student Set

(includes textbook, Working Papers with Study Guide, and

Your Guide to an A Passkey)

Catalog #3004290

Enrollment Form

Download and print an enrollment form from here, complete and fax to 904-354-1834. www.cft-flsc.org