Each Weekly Module in Canvas (access through "Modules" on left sidebar or through the "coin" icons on our Home Page) includes the following:

1.       Weekly Steps for Success;

2.       Chapter Objectives and Learning Outcomes;

3.       Weekly Discussion Board (Weeks 1-11);

4.       PowerPoint lecture slides;

5.       Video mini-lecture series;

6.       Outline of key chapter concepts;

7.       Handouts;

8.       Vocabulary terms and definitions;

9.       Homework help tips; and

10.    Connect Homework and EXTRA CREDIT SmartBook.

Please see the Course Schedule and Assignments list on our Canvas Home Page for score weighting and due dates.  There is no reason to not achieve all of the available homework points—numerous resources exist within Canvas and CONNECT to enable your success.

For those of you who would like additional exercises and problems for practice (NO credit), I have made all the CONNECT exercises and problems at the end of each chapter, that aren’t already assigned as homework, available to you. You can rework them as many times as you wish; as soon as you ‘submit' you will see all the answers and detailed solutions. 

Feel free to ask and answer questions amongst your classmates. My philosophy is we are all in this together! It’s important to sign up for the “subscribe” option for our Café Lounge Q & A Discussion Board.  To do this: within the actual Discussion Board Click the “Subscribe” button. The “Subscribe” button will become green when you have successfully subscribed to the discussion topic.  I will monitor the Discussion Board and respond as necessary.  This Café Lounge Q&A however has primarily been set up for students to interact with one another for course and homework related questions, to get to know one another, and to keep in touch.

Use standard netiquette practices.  Be respectful and courteous.  Avoid negative language or critical remarks.  Please see netiquette guidelines under Canvas “Help and Resources/Saddleback College Resources” tab.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Every effort has been made to meet ADA accessibility guidelines.  Please let me know if you have adaptive software and hardware to assist you with taking this course or if you have any other specific needs I should be aware of.  This course meets the requirements set forth in the accessibility checklist and universal design grid provided by Special Services.  The web pages, video presentations, textbooks, and class materials used in this course are accessible to students with disabilities.  Course materials are available in alternate accessible forms upon request.

Saddleback College is committed to providing appropriate and reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities.  Accommodations are provided on an individualized, as-needed basis, determined through appropriate documentation of need.  Please contact the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) office at (949) 582-4885, Room SSC-113, to develop your Accommodations Plan.  If you are a DSPS student, I kindly request that within the first two weeks of the semester you set up an appointment with me via ZOOM to discuss your authorized accommodations so together we can make sure I understand them.  All discussions will remain confidential.  Accommodations are not provided retroactively so it is essential to discuss your needs at the beginning of the semester.

STATEMENT OF DIVERSITY

The entire class will benefit from the wealth of diversity brought by each individual, so students are asked to extend every courtesy and respect that they, in turn, would expect from the class.  Saddleback College is committed to creating a positive and supportive environment that welcomes diversity of opinions and ideas from its students.  There will be no tolerance of race discrimination/harassment, sexual discrimination/harassment, or discrimination/harassment based on age, disability, color, creed, natural origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.

The accounting profession requires a high degree of ethics and that degree of ethics will be expected of every student in the class. Academic dishonesty is defined as: the submission of false academic records; cheating; plagiarism; utilizing ChatGPT or any other automated writing tool/outside source, altering, forging, or misusing a college academic record; acquiring or using test materials without faculty permission; or acting alone or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain dishonest grades, honors, or awards.  ChatGPT, and any other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, are forms of PLAGIARISM and it's considered CHEATING to use them; it will not be tolerated. Any acts of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action and could result in sanctions as described in the Saddleback College Student Code of Conduct. 

Examples of academic dishonesty in an online learning environment include:

· Having a tutor or friend complete a portion of or all of your assignments;

· Having a reviewer make extensive revisions to an assignment;

· Copying work submitted by another student;

· Plagiarism; and

· Sharing or receiving exam questions/answers before the testing window has closed.