Course Descriptions
 

ACCOUNTING

ACCT    201 Principles of Accounting I ( 2-2-3 )
Accounting principles and techniques underlying the preparation of the income statement and balance sheet of a business enterprise. An overview of generally accepted accounting principles as they relate to the recognition of revenues and expenses, and the valuation of assets and liabilities. Utilization of basic accounting software packages.
Prerequisites:   Sophomore standing, MIS 101, MATH 132

                                                                  

ACCT  202   Principles of Accounting II   ( 2-2-3 )
Accounting principles and techniques underlying the financial statements of partnerships and corporations. Accounting for stocks and dividends. Accounting for bond issues. Statement of cash flows. General price level adjusted financial statements. Analysis of financial statements. Cost accounting systems for manufacturing concerns. Cost-volume-profit analysis, responsibility accounting, and budgeting. Cost-revenue analysis for decision making. Utilization of basic accounting software packages.
Prerequisite: ACCT 201  

 

ACCT  300 Accounting Information Systems ( 3-0-3 )
Principles and concepts of providing information support for managerial activities in the functional areas of logistics, marketing, personnel, and finance. Internal control in manual and computerized accounting systems. Design and implementation of accounting systems with emphasis on decision support systems, expert systems, and local area networks. Utilization of computerized general ledger packages.
Prerequisite:   MIS 102, ACCT 202  

 

ACCT    301 Intermediate Accounting I   (3-0-3)
Objectives of financial statements, and their preparation. In-depth study of generally accepted accounting principles with concentration on the valuation techniques and procedures underlying the financial statements. Accounting for current assets and current liabilities. Accounting for acquisition and disposition of plant assets including depreciation and depletion. Accounting for intangible assets. Computer applications in financial accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 202  

  

ACCT    302 Intermediate Accounting II (3-0-3)
In-depth study of stockholders' equity including issuance and reacquisition of capital stock, dividends and retained earnings. Accounting for short-term and long-term investments in securities. Advanced study of cash flows, price level adjustments, capital leases, and interpretation and analysis of financial statements. Comprehensive study of ethics in accounting. Advanced computer applications in financial accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 301  

 

ACCT    305  Accounting for Governmental and Non-Profit Entities  (3-0-3)
Basic accounting concepts and techniques for governmental operations including fund accounting. Financial reporting and disclosure problems of governmental and non-profit organizations. Budgetary control procedures for governmental and non-profit entities such as universities, hospitals, and charities. Computer applications in governmental and non-profit accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 301  

 

ACCT    304 International Accounting (3-0-3)
Objectives of international accounting. International accounting standards and organizations. Transnational financial reporting and disclosure problems. Accounting information systems and control for multinational operations. Financial planning for multinational operations. Accounting for foreign currency translation and inflation. Multinational taxation and transfer pricing. Consolidated financial statements for multinational operations. International balance of payments accounting. Accounting and Economic Development. Accounting for multinational corporate responsibility.
Prerequisite: ACCT 302 or Departmental Approval  

 

ACCT    351 Accounting Cooperative Work  ( 0-0-9 )
Twenty-eight (28) weeks of accounting practical training in a selected economic organization. The Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems approves the training program and monitors the student's progress during his coop period. Under the supervision of an accounting faculty member or a faculty member in a related discipline, the student writes an analytical report about his coop experience.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing, ACCT 300, 302, 305, 401, 402, FIN 302  

 

ACCT    401  Cost Accounting  ( 3-0-3 )
Cost accounting and control; general principles of designing cost systems; classification of costs and cost behavior patterns; cost estimation. Product costing systems including job order costing, process costing, and joint products costing in manufacturing and service organizations. Service departments cost allocation methodologies. Standard costing systems including disposition of cost variances; cost variance reports and investigation of cost variances. Product costing and performance evaluation in computerized manufacturing systems. Computer applications in cost accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 202  

 

ACCT 402     Managerial Accounting  ( 3-0-3 )
Behavioral and organizational foundations of managerial accounting. Managerial accounting concepts applicable to planning, controlling, and decision-making. Deterministic and probabilistic models of cost-volume-profit analysis. Budgetary planning and control systems. Relevant cost analysis for decision making. Responsibility accounting and performance evaluation. Transfer pricing. Computer applications in managerial accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 202  

ACCT  403   Advanced Accounting ( 3-0-3 )
Advanced study of accounting principles and procedures related to business combinations. Methods and techniques for preparing consolidated financial statements. Receiverships and statement of affairs. Accounting for formation, operation, and liquidation of partnerships. Accounting for branches, consignments, and joint-ventures. Zakat and Saudi Tax accounting. Computer applications in advanced accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 302  

 

ACCT 404    Auditing  ( 3-0-3 )
Generally accepted auditing standards and procedures used by the external auditor. Professional ethics, professional responsibility, and legal liability of the external auditor. Audit concepts such as auditor's independence, fair presentation, and due professional care. Internal control evaluation and design of audit programs; collection of audit evidence including statistical sampling and analytical review; evaluation of audit evidence; arriving at audit conclusions. Development of working papers and audit reports. Audit of Electronic Data Processing (EDP) systems; uses of the computer as an audit tool. Utilization of generalized audit software packages.
Prerequisite: ACCT 300, ACCT 302  

 

ACCT 405    Accounting Theory & Research ( 3-0-3 )
The development and structure of accounting theory, principles, and practices applicable to business organizations. Objectives of financial reporting and disclosure. Models of income determination and balance sheet valuations including historical cost, replacement cost, exit values, and discounted cash flows. In-depth study of the pronouncements of professional accounting bodies. Study of contemporary issues in financial accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 300 , ACCT 302  

 

ACCT 406    Internal Auditing   ( 3-0-3 )
Scope and objectives of internal auditing. Internal auditing and internal control. Internal auditor's independence. Ethics in internal auditing. Standards of internal auditing. The internal audit process. Financial audits; operational, efficiency, and management audits; compliance audits. Computer applications in internal auditing.
Prerequisite: ACCT 404 or Departmental Approval