1c Orientation Quiz (V2)

Best place is our Foothill College Bookstore. You don't know if the edition or bundle of tools are appropriate for our class, if you purchase the textbook at a source other than our bookstore.

I will post a weekly agenda in the home page in your ETUDES course shell (sent also via an announcement on Monday mornings). The weekly agenda lists the due items for the week, it reflects the same info as shown in the class calendar. NOTE: the class calendar controls the due dates and times for all deliverables for the class, unless otherwise announced via ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Syllabus Section SY6 provides you with a general definition of what constitutes a team. However, at times, I override this general rule with a more specific definition, which will be reflected in the instructions to each specific project option - in the class DASHBOARD.

Only 1 submission per team, credit given to names on title or cover page. Each person in team will receive the earned score on the submission.

Note: each team member will receive the same score, unless the contribution rank, as shown on the title/cover page indicates a 50% or 100% reduction. More detail in announcement, later in term.

A minimum of 30% reduction to score earned, if student submits team work individually.

5 quarter units for a class = 5 hours of lecture (or reading) and 10 hours for homework per week.

In a summer session, the 15 total hours double to 30.

Make sure you have enough enough hours in the week to complete all the tasks, including non-graded and graded (deliverables) work. Othewise, it is highly suggested that you consider taking the class in a future term, when you do have the time.

To be fair to those who do submit on time, late submissions are not accepted. Nonetheless, I reserve the right to accept late submissions and apply up to a 0-100% penalty.

The explanation for the given correct answer is that the best way to determine what is due and when is to review the Class Calendar in the syllabus, as well as the listing of deliverables for the week in the WEEKLY AGENDA announcement. It is important to note that the dates on other platforms may not be the same, as the Class Calendar is the controlling document for due dates.

PRIVATE MESSAGES are NOT for chapter/content related questions. Use instead the chapter discussion threads.

The correct answer is 39 and 49, respectively. The question asks for the total units required in the core listing and overall in the major. The core accounting courses listed have a total of 24 units. However, in addition to these core courses, there are additional units required for the major. Therefore, the overall units required in the major is 49.

The statement "Our courses satisfy the unit-requirement to sit for the CPA exam" implies that the courses provided by the institution fulfill the necessary criteria for an individual to be eligible to take the CPA exam. Therefore, the correct answer is True.

No retakes, unless a systemic problems is found to be the issue.

Use your "lowest scores" drops strategically, save them for when you truly need them due to possible personal or technical issues.

All deliverables are submitted in ATS or Online HW/Testing Tool (class activities, however, are submitted as instructed, refer to DASHBOARD for detail for each CA).

ALL work officially runs from Monday through Friday (12 noon). All work should be front-loaded to the early part of the week to then have enough time to ask for and get help (from both instructor, assistants, and classmates) before the weekend.

The deadlines that fall on weekends are for the convenience of those who may find them useful. But please DO NOT rely on help during weekends.

Announcements are a way for the instructor to communicate important information or updates to the entire class. It is a one-way form of communication where the instructor can share any relevant information, such as changes in the schedule, upcoming assignments, or important reminders. This method ensures that all students receive the same information at the same time, making it an efficient way to keep everyone informed.

Private Messages in ETUDES is best, since I am able to keep track of your messages. I receive too much email, most of it junk, which increases the likelihood of your message getting lost. Voicemail is not good either, since I only check messages a couple of times a week. Private Messages is the default communication method, if you are in any of my current classes.

FALSE.... different editions include several differences, including different homework items.

Support only expected for problems submitted for manual scoring (excel, google-docs). Support only required for "non-given" numbers.

0-100% penalty applies for UNSUPPORTED numbers for NON-GIVEN figures in problems (usually in exams).

Very basic use of excel is needed to open and navigate excel handouts for this class entering and submitting answers to problems. The url below includes a lesson on the basics of excel:

http://fgamedia.org/faculty/jnava/notebooks/mods/orientation/orientation_web/pages/7.html

Syllabus Section SY 6

Only you can drop or withdraw from the class. After 75% of the course has elapsed (week 8 in a regular 12 week term), you will not be allowed to withdraw and instructors are not able to do so either.

Make sure to always drop/withdraw from the class officially with the college.

Otherwise, if you stop coming to class without dropping/withdrawing, you will earn whatever grade you would have accumulated by the time you attending coming to class - usually a FAILING grade.

Only you can drop or withdraw from the class. After 75% of the course has elapsed (week 8 in a regular 12 week term), you will not be allowed to withdraw and instructors are not able to do so either.

Make sure to always drop/withdraw from the class officially with the college.

Otherwise, if you stop coming to class without dropping/withdrawing, you will earn whatever grade you would have accumulated by the time you attending coming to class - usually a FAILING grade.

Go to the google-spreadsheet I use to publish the class gradebook. It is linked from the left-hand-side navigation panel. It includes both a summary page (organized by a Randomly-ID-Number that I send to you via a private message by the 3rd week of the quarter) and an individual gradebook that details all your individual scores.

In Textbook Section SY3 in your syllabus.

Questions posted in a week, after the Friday 12 noon cut-off may not receive feedback or the response will be given on the following business day, usually on the following Monday. Remember that once we go past a chapter, we will usually not go back to those topics.

I placed answer keys in the following places (in order of priority):

1. 
   MODULES:  Under the HW Tab, I include many resources, but I only include those that relate to selected hw items.


2. 
   MODULES: I may also upload some additional materials (e.g. excel templates) to the FILE CABINET.


3. 
   RESOURCES in ETUDES: Included here are MOST answer keys (including for UNassigned hw) and misc. handouts. All answer keys are available throughout the quarter and are accessible with a password, if password-protected. Password is given in an announcement at the beginning of the term. Most handouts in RESOURCES are excel-based workbooks/worksheets sourced to the textbook authors. Some handouts in RESOURCES are old, but may still be useful.


4. 
   SUPPLEMENTAL Website: The publisher of your textbook also provides an additional webpage which lists some missing resources at time of printing of your edition of our textbook. This website is listed in section SY3 of your syllabus.