| Instructor: |
S. Kellogg
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| Objectives: |
To provide the student with basic concepts and an understanding of financial
statements and principles of accounting and cost estimating |
| Prerequisite: |
Calculus I or higher
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| Time/Place: |
T, R 9:35-10:50
CB 205W |
| Ref: |
| OM: |
Ostwald and McLaren, Cost Analysis and Estimating for Engineering and
Management, Prentice Hall, 2004. |
| HR: |
Riggs, Financial and Cost Analysis for Engineering and Technology
Management, Wiley, 1994. |
| SH: |
Shim and Henteleff, What Every Engineer Should Know About
Accounting and Finance, Dekker, 1995. |
| EW: |
Eldenburg and Wolcott, Cost Management, Wiley, 2005. |
| NPC: |
Needles, Powers, and Crosson, Principles of Accounting,
Houghton Mifflin, 2002 |
| MM: |
Meigs, Meigs, Bettner, and Whittington, Accounting: The Basis for
Business Decisions, 10th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1996. |
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| Office: |
CM 320B
394-1271
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| Hours: |
M, W, 10:00-12:00; F 10:00-11:00
by appointment
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| Grading: |
Exams(1) 80%
Attendance 10%
Homeworks 10%
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
Grades of less than C available on request. Homework assigned during a given week will be due on the first class session the
following week except when otherwise noted. Homework that is one week late will be graded at 50%, two weeks late or over will not be graded.
There will be no retesting of exams. Makeup exams will be granted for absences due to school related activities provided it is cleared with the
instructor prior to the exam date. Makeup exams will also be granted for valid medical reasons.
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| Expectations: |
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- This course is in the second year of a 3 year redesign to replace
lectures with classroom activities and in class homework problems.
Material for this course is available online. Students are required to
read online material and conduct online exercises prior to attending class.
Reference material is listed above and is available in the IE student
project office.
- To the extent possible, class work will involve group activities and
problem solving. Consequently, it is important that you read material
beforehand and come to class. Attendance and participation will be
recorded as part of your grade.
- To facilitate group work and team problem solving exercises, it is important that you understand whole brain thinking.
The department has adopted whole brain thinking as the primary typological
criteria. If you do not know your HBDI profile, please contact your
instructor. You are also required to read the short blurb on student
understanding posted to the course site.
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| Policies: |
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- The policy governing academic integrity shall be observed.
- The exam will be open book and closed notes. Programmable
calculators and module calculators are permitted. In order to
receive full credit, you must show your work.
- There will be no rescheduling of exams. Makeup exams may be
available provided arrangements are made with the instructor prior to the
exam date. Students must contact the instructor prior to the exam
for special problems, e.g.; illness, car won't start.
- Required assignments will be due at the beginning of the class period on
the due date. Late assignments will be accepted for 50% credit for
assignments submitted within a week of the due date.
- The instructor reserves the right to make modifications to the schedule
and/or syllabus on an as needed basis.
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| Students with special needs or requiring special accommodations
should contact the instructor and the campus ADA coordinator, Ms. Jolie McCoy,
194-1924, at the earliest opportunity. |
