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**Contact Information:** email: Janet_Heath@fivetowns.net phone: (207)236-7800 ext. 223 iCal: http://seneca.fivetowns.net/calendars/Accounting.ics

[|Student Information Form] [|Parent Letter] ** Accounting I Syllabus **

|| Janet Heath, Business Teacher
 * 236-7800 ext 223 ||
 * Janet_Heath@fivetowns.net || http://heath-accounting1.wikispaces.com/ ||

This course is an introduction to accounting. The student will develop a solid foundation for managing personal and economic finances. The course will provide opportunities to enter transaction by hand, followed by automated accounting software. The focus will be on skills, knowledge, accuracy and particularly the attitudes and processes necessary for successful accounting.
 * //Course Description//**

After completing this semester, students should be able to understand accounting for a service business organized as a proprietorship in the following: ü Fundamental Accounting Equation ü Debit/Credit Identification and Analysis ü Journalizing Transactions ü Posting Transactions ü Understanding and Completing Worksheets
 * // Objectives: //**

ü It is strongly suggested to keep all of your work in a large three-ring binder, organized by 9 dividers into chapters. The checklist for each chapter is to be placed at the front of each chapter divider. ü Any work that is turned in must include: **your name, the date and the period** ü Please come prepared with your **//books//**, at least two **//pencils,//** and a calculator for each class! ü ** I do NOT have extra supplies for each student!! **
 * // Organization and Materials //** :


 * // Course Requirements: //**
 * Ø 40% Formative Assessments
 * § class activities, application problems, Quickbooks
 * Ø 60% Summative Assessments
 * § Mastery problems, exams, quizzes

45% - 1st Quarter, 45% - 2nd Quarter, 10% - Final
 * // Overall Grade: //**


 * //__ Classroom Rules & Guidelines __//**

The following are the rules of the classroom.


 * Be on time to class!
 * Come prepared for class (pencils, books, etc)
 * do NOT expect to get pencils from teacher
 * Be professional at all times
 * Respect Others
 * no talking while other are talking
 * be aware of comments
 * Dress should be job appropriate
 * All cellphones and electronic devices OFF during class
 * Do not ask “What are we doing today?”
 * Eating/drinking are permitted, unless classroom cleanliness becomes a problem
 * All trash in trash can...keep room clean!
 * Do NOT doodle/write on desks or chairs
 * Only assignments for this class are done in this classroom, all other work will be taken away.
 * Go to restroom between classes!
 * Lastly...be an active participant in class!!