Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Financial Accounting Course Outline - University of Sargodha

This course intends to introduce students with knowledge of Financial Accounting required to
help them to understand the process of financial management required to develop modern
accounting information systems.
Introduction to Accounting, Accounting Principles, Book Keeping, Basics of Financial
Statements, Adjustments to Financial Statements, The Cash Book, Bank Reconciliation, Control
Accounts, Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE), Accounting Errors, Accounting for
Partnerships, Balance Sheet, Financial Asset, Accounting for inventories. Funds flow statement
and simple cash flow activities.
1.      Introduction to Accounting: Nature, Purpose and Scope of Accounting, Objectives of
Accounting, Users of Accounting Information and Their Respective Needs, Qualities of
Useful Accounting Information, Accounting Principles: Going Concern, Accruals,
Consistency, Prudence, Business Entity, Duality, Monetary Measurement, Substance
Over Form, Realization.
2.      Book Keeping: The Accounting Cycle, Double Entry Book-Keeping and Books of
Original Entry, The Ledgers, Cash Book and the Trial Balance.
3.      Basic Financial Statements: Structure of Financial Statements for a Sole Trader,

Statement of Financial Position (The Balance Sheet) for A Sole Trader.
4.      Adjustments to Financial Statements: Carriage In and Carriage Out, Bad Debts, Bad and
Doubtful Receivables, Bad Debts Recovered, Drawings, Discount Received and
Allowed, Accrued and Prepaid Income and Expenses and Depreciation and Disposal of
Property, Plant and Equipment.
5.      The Cash Book: Two Column Cashbook, Three Column Cashbook, Analytical Cashbook
and The Petty Cashbook.
6.      Expected Learning Outcomes: Purpose of Bank Reconciliation, Causes of Differences
Between Cash and Bank Balances, Bank Reconciliation Process, Bank Overdrafts, and
DishonouredCheques.
7.      Control Accounts: Uses of Control Accounts, Sales and Purchases Ledger Control
Accounts.
8.      Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE): Classification of Long-Term Assets, Accounting
For PPE, Revenue and Capital Expenditure, Relevant Cost of PPE, Methods of
Estimating Depreciation, Revaluation Method, Revaluation of PPE, Exchange of Assets,
Disposal of Assets, Schedule of PPE and Presentation and Disclosure of PPE in the
Financial Statements.
9.      Accounting Errors: Types of Accounting Errors, Errors Not Affecting the Trial Balance
and Errors Affecting the Trial Balance.Adjusted Trial Balance, Closing entries and post-
closing Trial Balance.
10.  Accounting for Partnerships: Introduction to Partnerships, Partnership Agreements,
Appropriation of Profit, Personalaccounts, Partners Loan Accounts.
         Financial & Managerial Accounting by Jan Williams, Sue Haka, Mark Bettner and
Joseph Carcello, McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 16th Edition (2011). ISBN-10: 0078111048
         Fundamental Accounting Principles with Connect Plus by John Wild, Ken Shaw, and
Barbara Chiappetta, McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 20th Edition (December 27, 2010). ISBN-10:
0077505980
         Principles of Managerial Finance by Lawrence J. Gitman and Chad J. Zutter, Prentice
Hall; 13th Edition (2011). ISBN-10: 0136119468
         Accounting Principles by Jack L. Smith, Robert M. Keith and William L. Stephens,
McGraw-Hill Companies, 3rd Edition (1993). ISBN-10: 0070430748
Accounting: A Business Perspective (Irwin/Mcgraw-Hill Series in Principles of
Accounting) by Roger H. Hermanson, James Don Edwards and Michael W. Maher
(1998).ISBN-10: 0075615851



Note: This content is obtained from official documents of University of Sargodha and applied on BS Computer Science for Main Campus, Sub Campuses, and Affiliated Colleges.

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