`Accounting 6135, Advanced Accounting Theory
`Accounting 6135, Advanced Accounting Theory
Arthur G. Hendricks, Ph.D., CPA professor
BU 410 Thursday 7:10 PM to 10:00 PM
Required Texts
1. Scott, W.R., Financial Accounting Theory, 5th edition, Prentice Hall (Pearson
Education Canada, Ltd) 2009 (ISBN 978-0-13-207286-1)
2 Concepts Statement #7, Using Cash Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting
Measurements, FASB, February 2000.
3. Optional; The Wall Street Journal. You are expected to read the financial pages of the news media and to generate discussions on current topics as they develop.
Term: Fall 2009
Contents of this document
Section A:
Contact information
Section B:
Assignment deadlines, policies and course information
Section C:
Detailed schedule for exams, assigned reading, and other items
______________________________________________________________________________
Section A:
Contact Information
E-Mail aghphd@fau.edu
_____________________________________________________________________________
Section B: Assignment deadlines, course policies and course information
General:
Student obligations:
Assignment deadlines: All homework or other weekly assignments are due by the Sunday following the Thursday class. For instance, for the assignment for Sept. 17, 2009 homework Q24 will be due the following Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The syllabus gives precise dates for each week. (There will be different deadlines for exams and term projects. The deadlines are noted on the week by week schedule.) The homework is to be uploaded to the dropbox. During the term of the course, 9 homework questions will be submitted. These will be graded on the basis of acceptable, satisfactory, and unsatisfactory. Additional homework questions are assigned to be answered through online threaded discussions.
You are expected to turn in all assignments on time. Three failures to be timely (including failure to complete assignments) will result in an F in the course.
Reading assignments. You
Arthur G. Hendricks, Ph.D., CPA professor
BU 410 Thursday 7:10 PM to 10:00 PM
Required Texts
1. Scott, W.R., Financial Accounting Theory, 5th edition, Prentice Hall (Pearson
Education Canada, Ltd) 2009 (ISBN 978-0-13-207286-1)
2 Concepts Statement #7, Using Cash Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting
Measurements, FASB, February 2000.
3. Optional; The Wall Street Journal. You are expected to read the financial pages of the news media and to generate discussions on current topics as they develop.
Term: Fall 2009
Contents of this document
Section A:
Contact information
Section B:
Assignment deadlines, policies and course information
Section C:
Detailed schedule for exams, assigned reading, and other items
______________________________________________________________________________
Section A:
Contact Information
E-Mail aghphd@fau.edu
_____________________________________________________________________________
Section B: Assignment deadlines, course policies and course information
General:
Student obligations:
Assignment deadlines: All homework or other weekly assignments are due by the Sunday following the Thursday class. For instance, for the assignment for Sept. 17, 2009 homework Q24 will be due the following Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The syllabus gives precise dates for each week. (There will be different deadlines for exams and term projects. The deadlines are noted on the week by week schedule.) The homework is to be uploaded to the dropbox. During the term of the course, 9 homework questions will be submitted. These will be graded on the basis of acceptable, satisfactory, and unsatisfactory. Additional homework questions are assigned to be answered through online threaded discussions.
You are expected to turn in all assignments on time. Three failures to be timely (including failure to complete assignments) will result in an F in the course.
Reading assignments. You