Instructor Contact Information

ACCT116AFinancial Accounting
Fully Online

Roger A. Gee, CPA
Professor of Accounting
Mesa College Office: F215A
Business Phone: 619-388-2265
Office: Mon – Thurs 9:30 – 11:00 am
Instructor's email address : rgee@sdccd.edu

Textbook and Course Material Requirements

Course Material Purchase Options

1. Williams, Financial Accounting, 13th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008, packaged with a Homework Manager access code for $120 (available at the San Diego Mesa College bookstore).  You have a soft-cover textbook plus access to Homework Manager for doing your quizzes, assignments and exams.  You can either go to the bookstore or order it online.  To order online, do the following:
1. Go to www.sdmesa.edu
2. Click on Mesa Bookstore and Buy Textbooks
3. Scroll down and click on OK
4. Select MESA – MESA ONLINE FALL 2007 and click on Go
5. Select Acct – Accounting, 116a, and your CRN
6. Scroll down and complete the purchasing process
2. McGraw-Hill’s Homework ManagerTM PLUS or ONEpass for Financial Accounting for $65.00.  You have an online version of the Williams, Financial Accounting, 13th edition, textbook and the Homework Manager access code.  To order the online textbook, do the following:
1. Go to www.mhhe.com/williamsfinancial13e
2. Click on Register or Purchase Access
3. Click on I do not have a registration code
4. Click on Continue and complete the purchasing process

Software Required for This course

Microsoft Office–Professional 2003 (or 2007) software that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is available for a reduced price at the San Diego Mesa College Bookstore.

Optional

Study Guide for use with Williams, Financial Accounting, 13th, McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Purchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore

Hardware and Software Requirements

Hardware and Software:
To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in WebCT, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.

Course Description

Course Description

This introductory course shows business students what financial accounting is, why it is important, and how it is used by investors and creditors to make decisions.  It covers the accounting information system, the recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the applications of generally accepted accounting principles, the classified financial statements, and statement analysis.  This course also includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation; revenue and expense recognition; cash flows; internal controls; and ethics.  This course is required for an associate degree and for a four-year degree.

Advisory

Mathematics 35 with a grade of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Level M30; and English 50 and 55 each with a grade of “C” or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Level W4 and R4.

Average Hours per Week

This is a learn-by-doing course.  You can plan on spending an average of 12 hours per week taking quizzes, reading the chapters, viewing and hearing the lessons, messaging on the discussion board, doing the homework assignments twice, and taking exams.  Former students, who received the grade of C, indicated that they spent at least that many hours per week in this sixteen-week course.  There are no mandatory on-campus meetings for this course.

Application and Registration Information

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system.
4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration!   Fees and Tuition Information.
5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.
6. After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net/ and login on the first day of class as follows:
   
   Type your WebCT ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
   Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (your birthdate with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)
   
   For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                          06231980 (password for the birthdate June 23, 1980 )
    
7.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a waitlist. If the waitlist is full, you will not be able to add your name to the waitlist.