To register for MyAccountingLabTo log into MyAccountingLabStudents are expected to take all examinations on the scheduled dates. There are no makeup exams in this course.ACG 3301 U01 Accounting for Planning & Control Spring 2012 MM CAMPUS UNIVERSITY PARKWEDNESDAY 8:00 TO 10:45 AM CBC 155fgfgfgfGENERAL INFORMATION Instructor: C DELANO GRAY Phone:305-348-4208 Office: RB 240B Fax: 305-348-2914Office Hours: MONDAY 4-5 PM AT BBC, WEDNESDAY 11 AM TO 12 NOON AT MMC, THURSDAY 5-6 PM AT PINESLink to professor's site: http://business2.fiu.edu/1048733/www E-mail: [email protected] DESCRIPTIONManagerial Accounting refers to a set of information concepts, models and system designsnecessary for effectively planning and controlling a company. Hence, topics covered during thecourse will enable students to analyze and interpret data used by management in carrying onthe company's daily operations, planning for future operations as well as developing the overallbusiness strategies. fgfgfgfCOURSE OBJECTIVESThe overall objective of this course is to provide a framework within which students can develop an understanding of the determinants and uses of accounting data to aid managementin its planning, organizing, and controlling functions.Course Objectives:1. Expose students to the concept of "cost" and how it is applied to business activities. 2. Facilitate student practice - using accounting data in controlling business operations. 3. Facilitate students' application of accounting analysis to business decisions involving planning and control. 4. Expose students to the ethical dimensions of the accountant's professional activities.fgfgfgfMAJOR & CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES TARGETEDThis course will introduce students to accounting concepts and tools needed for planning and control. fgfgfgfTEXTBOOKIntroduction to Managerial AccountingBraun, Karen: Tietz, Wendy and Harrison, Walter Prentice Hall Second Edition ISBN -10-0-13609116-4 Student Link www.pearsonhighered.com/braunHomework manager (online access)MyAccountingLab web access:MyAccountingLab is a dynamic, interactive eLearning program. Your instructor has requested that you have access to this online program.To access your MyAccountingLab online course for the first time, you need to register and log in. Whenever you want to use MyAccountingLab after that, you just need to log in. You can do both from the same starting point, at www.myaccountinglab.com. To register for MyAccountingLabTo register, you will need a student access code and a course ID. If you purchased a new textbook, it should have come with a Student Access Kit that contains a code youcan use to register. If you do not have a Student Access Kit, you can purchase access online with a major credit card.Course ID: XL0Q-Q16I-701Y-7SU2Course Name: ACG 3301 - Fall 2011 - U01 - Gray1. Go to www.myaccountinglab.com and click the Student button, in the Register section. 2. Enter the course ID, XL0Q-Q16I- 701Y-7SU2 and click Next. 3. Choose to register an access code (came with your new book) or purchase access if you don’t have an access kit/code. 4. Click the button to proceed to registration. 5. Follow the instructions to create your account (school zip code required to complete).6. Click the link to login. You’ll be directed to www.myaccountinglab.com, where you can enter theuser name and password you just created. Click the login button. 7. The first time you enter the site, you will need to choose how you will work in MyAccountingLab. Select the " I am taking a course that is using MyAccountingLab, and need toenroll in my instructor's course." option. 8. You’ll be asked to enter a course ID. Re-enter your course ID, XL0Q-Q16I-701Y-7SU2. 9. Be sure to click on the Browser Check link on the Announcements page or in the upper right of the screen the first time you login and anytime you use a new computer. This wizard will walk you through the installation of the software you will need to use the MyAccountingLab resources (such as Flash). Note: the software may already be installed in the school lab, so in that case check first with yourlab administrator. To log into MyAccountingLab1. Go to http://www.myaccountinglab.com 2. Enter your personal user name and password you just created, and click Log In (or hit the enter key). TUTORIAL CLASSES ARE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING IN THE LEARNING ROOM CBC 106fgfgfgfTEACHING METHODOLOGYClass sessions consist of lectures, in-class exercises and exams. The lectures will present aconceptual overview of the material. Participatory teaching methods will be emphasized, a keyteaching strategy being discussion and analysis. Teaching methods will include group and self-directed study, student led discussion, and lectures.You are required to read the relevant chapter(s) before attending class so that we caneffectively use class time to your benefit. Students prepared for class (read the chapters, donethe assigned problems) earn higher grades and learn much more than students that are notprepared. Students are expected to bring the textbook to lecture in order to participateand understand examples.This is a rigorous course. As such, class attendance is vital to the successful completion of thiscourse. You are strongly encouraged to attend every session of the class, come on time andremain until the class adjourns. When you come late, leave early or miss altogether it not onlyinterferes with your learning but with that of others in class. Please see me if you anticipateproblems in class attendance.fgfgfgfCOURSE PREREQUISITESACG 2021 or equivalent with grade of C or better. Students who have not met this prerequisite should not be enrolled and are advised to drop the course through the Office of Registration and Records immediately. Students who believe that they have taken an equivalent course atanother university should have these equivalents approved by the School of Accounting prior tothe end of the Drop/Add period.For more information about prerequisites, click here. fgfgfgfCOMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR- If you have to use email: Email preferred. When contacting the professor via emailplease use your FIU email address otherwise I will not respond to your email. Pleasesend me email at the address above and do NOT email me using the course websiteemail system. In your email to me, please write the course code “ACG3301” in thesubject heading as the prefix to your subject heading.