COURSE SYLLABUS

TULANE – UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

UACT 331-01 COST ACCOUNTING

INSTRUCTOR M. T. (Tommy) HUNTSMAN

LOCATION: ELMWOOD FALL SEMESTER

AUG 28 – DEC 11, 2002

TIME: WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM – 8:40 PM

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of the accounting methods and procedures peculiar to manufacturing activities with an emphasis on costing methods and generally accepted accounting principles.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Text, COST ACCOUNTING TRADITIONS & INNOVATIONS, 5^TH Edition, by Barfield, Raiborn, Kinney.

COURSE OBJECTIVE: To provide the students with an understanding of the basic principles of cost accounting and exposure to the major purposes of cost accounting.

TESTING & GRADING PROCEDURES

MID-TERM EXAM 100 PTS

QUIZZES 50 PTS

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS 50 PTS

ATTENDANCE & CLASSROOM

PARTICIPATION 50 PTS

PROJECT 50 PTS

FINAL EXAM 100 PTS

TOTAL PTS 400 PTS

OFFICE HOURS: TO BE ARRANGED

mhuntsma@tulane.edu

thuntsman@hotmail.com

Work: (504) 734-4296

Home: (985) 649-6575

SPECIAL NOTES: 100 % attendance and class participation will be rewarded with 50 points. Homework assignments are due on date shown on assignment schedule. Students must study classroom material before class and be prepared to discuss. Students should be prepared to spend 2 to 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class.

First class assignment. Read and study chapters 1 and be prepared to discuss.

TULANE - UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

COST ACCOUNTING UACT 331-01

ELMWOOD CLASSROOM - ?? AUG 28 – DEC 11, 2002

CLASS SCHEDULE AND OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENTS

DATE CLASSROOM MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT DUE

AUG 28 INTRO & CHAPTER 1 Q1-2. Q1-3, and E1-39

SEP 4 CHAPTERS 2 & 3 Q2-3, 2-5, 3-1, E2-34,

E3-1, 3-2, 3-10 and E3-34

SEP 11 CHAPTERS 5 Q5-2, 5-4, E5 -25, P5-44

SEP 18 CHAPTER 6 Q6-1, 6-4, 6-5, E6-18, P6-35

SEP 25 CHAPTERS 9 Q9-2, 9-7, 9-9, E9-15, 9-39

OCT 2 CHAPTERS 10 Q10-1, 10-6, 10-9, E10-24,

E10-25, P10-44

OCT 9 CHAPTERS 7, 8 & REVIEW Q7-2, E7-19, E7-22,

Q8-3, and Q8-5

OCT 16 MID TERM EXAM (CHAP 1-3, 5-6, 9-10)

(Exclude Chapters 4,7,8)

OCT 23 CHAPTERS 11 & 12 Q11-1, 11-2, E11-25

Q12-1, 12-8, E12-9

OCT 30 CHAPTER 13 Q11-7, 13-12, 13-16, E13-30,

E13-39

NOV 6 CHAPTERS 14 & 15 Q14-1. 14-7. E14-31,

Q 15-1. 15-4, E15-32

NOV 13 CHAPTERS 16 & 17 Q16-1. 16-9. E16-40

Q17-1, 17-8

NOV 20 CHAPTERS 18 & 19 Q18-1, 18-3, E18-40,

Q19-1, 19-5

NOV 27 THANKSGIVING BREAK

DEC 4 PROJECT DUE Case 5-54, Problem 6-45,

Teams Problem 13-2

REVIEW (Select 2)

DEC 11 FINAL EXAM Comprehensive