Mrs. Hovenkamp's Certifications

Accounting I

(Note:  All assignments are subject to change, due to unforeseen school related activities, or adjustments for student needs.)

Textbook used: Accounting, McGraw Hill, 2016 edition.

SECOND SEMESTER - 2023-24  SCHOOL YEAR

Accounting I - Syllabus

Grading Policy:

Daily:  60%

Tests:  40%


SEMESTER ONE:

1st 9-Week Grading Period:

Chapter 1. YOU AND THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING 

Chapter 2. THE WORLD OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING

Chapter 3. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION 

Chapter 4. TRANSACTIONS THAT AFFECT ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND OWNER’S CAPITAL 

Chapter 5. TRANSACTIONS THAT AFFECT REVENUE, EXPENSES, AND WITHDRAWALS 

Chapter 6. RECORDING TRANSACTIONS IN A GENERAL JOURNAL 

Chapter 7. POSTING JOURNAL ENTRIES TO GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS


2nd 9-Week Grading Period:

Chapter 8. THE SIX-COLUMN WORK SHEET 

Chapter 9. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP 

Chapter 10. COMPLETING THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE FOR A SOLE 

Chapter 11. CASH CONTROLS AND BANKING ACTIVITIES 

Chapter 12. PAYROLL ACCOUNTING 

Chapter 13. PAYROLL LIABILITIES AND TAX RECORDS

Chapter 14. ACCOUNTING FOR SALES AND CASH RECEIPTS

Semester Exam Review

Semester Exam 


SEMESTER TWO:

3rd 9-Week Grading Period:

QuickBooks Online:

Review of Chapter 1:  Getting Started with Quickbooks Online

Review of Chapter 2:  Setting up a New Company File

Review of Chapter 3:  Working with Customers

Review of Chapter 4:  Working with Vendors

Chapter 5:  Banking and Credit Card Transactions

Chapter 6: All in a Day’s Work! (Begin practicing for Online Quickbooks Certification Exam)


4th 9-Week Grading Period:

Chapter 7:  Managing Inventory (Continue practicing for Online Quickbooks Certification Exam)

Chapter 8:  Working with Balance Sheet Accounts and Budgets: (Begin attempting Certification Exam in Certiport)

Chapter 9:  Customizing, Fine-Tuning, and Extending Capabilities (Continue practicing and attempting Certification Exam in Certiport)

Chapter 10: Staying on Track:  The Accounting Cycle, Classes, and Locations (Continue practicing and attempting Certification Exam in Certiport)

Chapter 11: Completing the Accounting Cycle, Closing the Books, and Reviewing Changes (Continue practicing and attempting Certification Exam in Certiport)

Chapter 12: Using Payroll in Quickbooks Online (Continue practicing and attempting Certification Exam in Certiport)

Semester Exam Review

Semester Exam


Academic Integrity Policy:

Westwood High’s Academic Integrity Policy will be enforced in Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance.  A copy of a portion of the language contained in the Academic Integrity Policy follows:


A core value of Westwood High School is to Practice, Promote and Support Honesty. As students and faculty, we work to exemplify this value. Academic integrity is central to ensuring this value is lived, and not merely advertised. The prestige of a Westwood diploma is tied to its reputation that the knowledge and skills of its holders are valid measures of what Westwood's graduates know and can do. All students are asked to complete this form to acknowledge the policies and expectations that inform our commitment to our core value of Practicing, Promoting, and Supporting Honesty.


Academic Integrity Policy:

Westwood High School is a comprehensive learning environment that presents students with a wide range of learning opportunities.  The success of our learning environment depends on the goodwill and serious purpose of students, teachers, administrators, and parents.  Securing the right of all students to learn in an honest environment characterized by academic integrity requires that we clearly define the expectations for honorable behavior and the serious consequences for dishonest academic performance. In addition to this campus-wide policy, each individual teacher will communicate specific expectations for each course.


Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to:

- Copying the work of others or allowing others to copy your work

- Submitting work created by another person or artificial intelligence technology tools such as ChatGPT

- Asking about, sharing, or receiving questions, answers, or other information pertaining to tests or quizzes including the use of electronic and telecommunication devices

- Possession or attempted possession of tests, quizzes, or other teacher materials without permission

- “Cheat sheets” of any type in any form (i.e., answers, formulas, data, or other information that can be used without the teacher’s knowledge during a graded assessment)

- Organized attempts to subvert the goals, purposes, or design of lessons


Consequences of academic dishonesty:

- The student receives a grade penalty. This could be a “0” on the assignment and the student can lose the right to make it up for credit; OR is granted the opportunity to complete an alternative assignment; OR the student receives a grade based on an appropriate portion of the assignment. 

- The teacher notifies parents or guardians and may conduct a conference.

- The student may be required to engage in a reflective learning activity that plans for future course correction.

- The teacher submits a discipline referral to the student’s assistant principal.  The record remains in the student’s school file.


Additional consequences that may be assessed:

- The student may be assigned to Saturday School.

-The student may be denied membership or be declared ineligible for organization activities, put on probation, or expelled from student organizations requiring an Honor Code (such as the National Honor Society, Student Council, etc., as well as student leadership positions).

- Actions that involve collusion and/or theft of tests or teaching materials may result in suspension or other disciplinary actions to be determined by the building principal.

- A pattern of cheating behavior may result in suspension.


Class Rules Specific to Accounting 1: