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California
  University
  of
 Pennsylvania
 
Guidelines
  for
  New
 Course
 Proposals
 
University
 Course
 Syllabus
 
Approved:
 
Department
 of
 Business
 and
 Economics
 

 
Course
 Name:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Advanced
 Financial
 Accounting
 
Course
 Number:
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
ACC
 401
 
Credits:
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
3.0
 
 
Prerequisites:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
ACC
 301
 
Maximum
 Class
 Size
 (face-­‐-­‐-­‐to-­‐-­‐-­‐face):
 
 
 
 
 
 
35
 
 

 

 

Maximum
 Class
 Size
 (online):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

B.
 
 
 
 Objectives
 of
 the
 Course
 
 

 

Upon
 successful
  completion
  of
 the
 course,
  the
 student
  will:
 

 
 
1.
 Prepare
 basic
 consolidated
 financial
 statements
 as
 required
 under
 varying
 factual
 situations.
 
 
2.
 Translate
 foreign
 currencies
 as
 necessary
 on
 an
 interim
 and
 year-­‐end
 basis
 for
 the
 reporting
 entity.
 
 
3.
 Determine
 appropriate
 choices
 as
 to
 which
 form
 of
 business
 combination
 is
 best,
 given
 existing
 factual
 
circumstances.
 
 
4.
 Apply
 appropriate
 U.S.
 and
 international
 accounting
 standards
 to
 covered
 organizational
 entities.
 
 
5.
 Discuss
 how
 global
 economies
 affect
 applications
 of
 financial
 accounting
 standards.
 
 
6.
 Apply
 appropriate
 accounting
 procedures
 given
 the
 entity
 considered.
 
 
7.
 Distinguish
 differences
 and
 consistencies
 in
 the
 application
 of
 U.S.
 and
 international
 accounting
 standards.
 
 
8.
 Determine
 the
 distinction
 between
 mergers
 and
 consolidations.
 
 
9.
 Determine
 when
 antitrust
 considerations
 adversely
 affect
 proposed
 transactions.
 
 

 

 
 
C.
 
 
 
 Catalog
 Description:
 
 

 
 
Special
 topics
 in
 accounting.
 Mergers
 and
 acquisitions,
 consolidated
 financial
 reports,
 fiduciaries,
 etc.
 

 
D.
 
 
  Outline
 of
 the
 Course:
 
 

 
1.
 Business
 combinations,
 stock
 investments
 
 
2.
 Consolidated
 financial
 statements
 
 
3.
 Intercompany
 profit
 transactions
 
 
4.
 Consolidations
 
 
5.
 Indirect
 and
 mutual
 holdings
 
 
6.
 Subsidiary
 preferred
 stock,
 consolidated
 earnings
 per
 share
 (EPS),
 consolidated
 income
 taxation
 
 
7.
 Consolidation
 theories,
 push-­‐down
 accounting
 and
 corporate
 joint
 ventures
 
 
8.
 Derivatives
 and
 foreign
 currency
 
 
9.
 Accounting
 derivative
 and
 hedging
 activities
 
 
10.
 Partnerships
 formation,
 operation,
 ownership,
 interest
 changes
 and
 liquidation
 
 
11.
 Corporate
 liquidations
 and
 reorganization
 
 

 


 

12.
 Accounting
 for
 state
 and
 local
 governments
 
 
13.
 State
 and
 local
 government
 units
 
 
14.
 Accounting
 for
 not-­‐for-­‐profits
 
 

 
E.
 
 
 
  Teaching
  Methodology:
 

 
1)
 
 
Traditional
 
  Classroom
 
  Methodology
 
  includes,
 
  but
 
  is
 
  not
 
  limited
 
  to:
 
  lecture,
 
  case
 
studies,
 
  in-­‐-­‐-­‐class
 
 discussions,
 
  multi-­‐-­‐-­‐media
 
 presentations,
 
  analysis
 
  of
 
 readings,
 reflections,
 
individual
  projects,
  group
  projects,
  peer
  student
  comments,
  and
  incorporation
  of
  Internet
 
resources.
  Emphasis
  will
  be
  placed
  on
  engaging
  the
  learner
  for
  involvement
  and
  active
 
participation
  in
 the
 learning
  process.
 

 
2)
 
 
Online
 
  Methodology
 
 
  includes,
 
  but
 
  are
 
  not
 
  limited
 
  to:
 
  case
 
  studies,
 
  multi-­‐-­‐-­‐media
 
presentations,
  whole
  class
  threaded
  discussions
  and
  small
  group
  discussions,
  analysis
  of
 
readings,
  reflections,
  individual
  projects,
  group
  projects,
  peer
  student
  comments,
  online
 
 
 
communication
 
 
  strategies
 
 
  (i.e.,
 
 
  email,
 
 
  chat
 
 
  rooms,
 
 
  phone
 
 
  conferences,
 webinars,
 
etc.),
  and
  incorporation
  of
  Internet
  resources.
  Emphasis
  will
  be
  placed
  on
  engaging
  the
 
learner
  for
  involvement
  and
  active
  participation
  in
  the
  learning
  process.
  Quality
  Matters
 
Statement
 –
 The
 online
 course
 follows
 the
 standards
 of
 the
 Quality
 Matters
 rubric.
 

 

 

 
F.
 
  Required
  text
 

 
Fundamentals
 of
 Advanced
 Accounting,
 5th
 Edition
 
ISBN-­‐13:
 
 9780078025396
 
 
Author(s):
 Hoyle,
 Joe
 Ben;
 Schaefer,
 Thomas;
 Doupnik,
 Timothy
 

 
Or
 any
 other
 similar
 standard
  texts.
 

 
G.
 
 
  Assessment
  Activities:
 

 
The
  following
 
 are
  examples
 
 of
  assessment
 
  strategies
 
 that
  may
  be
  used.
  Individual
 
 instructors
 may
 
customize
  different
  activities.
 
When
 taught
 in
 the
 traditional
  classroom
  setting:
 
1.
 
 
Class
 Participation
 
2.
 
 
Written
 assignments
  and
 papers
 
3.
 
 
Exams
 and/or
 quizzes
 
4.
 
 
Individual
  projects
 
5.
 
 
Class
 Participation
 
6.
 
 
Written
 assignments
  and
 papers
 
7.
 
 
Exams
 and/or
 quizzes
 
8.
 
 
Individual
  projects
 
10.
 
 
Group
 projects
 
11.
 
 
Case
 studies
 
12.
 
 
Article/Book
  critiques
 
13.
 
 
Journal
 reflections
 
14.
 
 
Portfolio
  development
 
15.
 
 
Research
  development
 

 


 


 
When
 taught
 online:
 
1.
 
 
 
  Written
 assignments
  and
 reports
 
2.
 
 
 
  Threaded
  online
 discussions
 
3.
 
 
 
  Online
 participation
 
4.
 
 
 
  Exams
 and/or
 quizzes
 
5.
 
 
 
  Individual
  projects
 
6.
 
 
 
  Group
 projects
 
7.
 
 
 
  Case
 studies
 
8.
 
 
 
  Analysis
  of
  student
 work
 samples
 
9.
 
 
 
  Article/Book
  critiques
 
10.
  Journal
 reflections
 
11.
  Portfolio
  development
 
12.
  Research
  development
 

 
H.
 
 
  Accommodations
  for
 Students
  with
 
Disabilities:
 

 
OSD
 

 

 

Revised
 April
 2014
 
STUDENTS
  WITH
 
DISABILITIES
 Students
  with
 
disabilities:
 

  Reserve
 the
 right
 to
 decide
 when
 to
 self-­‐-­‐-­‐identify
 and
 when
 to
 request
 accommodations.
 


 


 


  W ill
 register
 with
 the
 Office
 for
 Students
  with
 Disabilities
  (OSD)
 each
 semester
  to
 receive
 
accommodations.
 

  M ight
 be
 required
  to
 communicate
  with
 faculty
 for
 accommodations
  which
 specifically
  involve
 the
 
faculty.
 


 


 

 


  W ill
 present
 the
 OSD
 Accommodation
  Approval
 Notice
 to
 faculty
 when
 requesting
  accommodations
 
that
 involve
 the
 faculty.
 
Office
 for
 Students
  with
 Disabilities
 
Requests
  for
 approval
 for
 reasonable
  accommodations
  should
 be
 directed
 to
 the
 Office
 for
 Students
 
with
 Disabilities
  (OSD).
 Approved
  accommodations
  will
 be
 recorded
  on
 the
 OSD
 Accommodation
 
Approval
  notice
 and
 provided
  to
 the
 student.
 Students
  are
 expected
  to
 adhere
 to
 OSD
 procedures
  for
 
self-­‐-­‐-­‐identifying,
 providing
  documentation
  and
 requesting
  accommodations
  in
  a
  timely
 manner.
 Contact
 
Information:
 


 

 


  Location:
 
 

Azorsky
 Building
 –
  Room
 105
 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Phone:
 
 
Fax:
 
 
Email:
 
 
Web
 Site:
 
 

(724)
 938-­‐-­‐-­‐5781
 
(724)
 938-­‐-­‐-­‐4599
 
osdmail@calu.edu
 
www.calu.edu
  (search
 “disability”)
 

*************************************************************
 

I.
 
  Supportive
  Instructional
  Materials,
  e.g.
 library
 materials,
  web
 sites,
 etc.
 


 

 

 

 

http://www.aicpa.org/Pages/default.aspx
 

Additional
  Information
  for
 Course
 Proposals
 

 

J.
 
  Proposed
  Instructors:
 
Any
 faculty
 deemed
 qualified
  by
 the
 Business
  and
 Economics
  department.
 


 
K.
 
 
  Rationale
  for
 the
 Course:
 

 


 

 


 

The
 role
 of
  accounting
  in
 business
  is
  to
 help
 interested
  parties
 (internal
 and
 external)
  to
 make
 business
 
decisions.
 

L.
 
  Specialized
  Equipment
  or
 Supplies
  Needed:
 
None
 
M.
 
  Answer
 the
 following
  questions
  using
 complete
  sentences:
 


 
1.
 
 
 
  Does
 the
 course
 require
 additional
  human
 resources?
  (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 requires
  no
 additional
  human
 resources.
 
2.
 
 
 
  Does
 the
 course
 require
 additional
  physical
 resources?
  (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 requires
  no
 additional
  physical
 resources.
 
3.
 
 
 
  Does
 the
 course
 change
 the
 requirements
  in
 any
 particular
  major?
 (Please
 explain)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 change
 the
 requirements
  for
 any
 particular
  major.
 
4.
 
 
 
  Does
 the
 course
 replace
 an
 existing
 course?
 (If
 so,
 list
 the
 course)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 replace
 an
 existing
 course.
 
5.
 
 
 
  How
 often
 will
 the
 course
 be
 taught?
 
This
 course
 will
 be
 taught
 every
 other
 semester.
 
6.
 
 
 
  Does
 
  the
 
  course
 
  duplicate
 
  an
 
  existing
 
  course
 
  in
 
  another
 
  Department
 
  or
 
  College?
 
  (If
 
  the
 
possibility
  exists,
 indicate
 course
 discipline,
  number,
 and
 name)
 
This
 course
 does
 not
 duplicate
  an
 existing
 course
 in
 any
 other
 department
  or
 college.
 
7.
 
 
 
  What
 is
  the
 recommended
  maximum
  class
 size
 for
 this
 course?
 
The
 recommended
  maximum
  class
 size
 is
 35
 students
  online
 or
 traditional
  classroom.
 

 
N.
 
 
  If
 
  the
 
  proposed
 
  course
 
  includes
 
  substantial
 
  material
 
  that
 
  is
 
  traditionally
 
  taught
 
  in
 
  another
 
discipline,
  you
  must
  request
  a
  statement
  of
  support
  from
  the
  department
  chair
  that
  houses
  that
 

 

 

discipline.
 
Not
 applicable.
 

 
O.
 
 
  Please
  identify
  if
  you
  are
  proposing
  to
  have
  this
  course
  considered
  as
  a
  menu
  course
  for
  General
 
Education.
  If
 yes,
  justify
  and
  demonstrate
  the
  reasons
  based
  on
 the
  categories
  for
 General
 Education.
 
The
 General
  Education
 Committee
 must
 consider
 and
 approve
 the
 course
  proposal
 before
 consideration
 
by
 the
 UCC.
 

 

 


 

Not
 applicable.
 
P.
 
 
 
 Provide
 Approval
 Form
 (electronically).