Managerial Accounting - ACCT 102 Course Syllabus

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Meet Your Instructor: 

Hi Everyone!

I have been teaching accounting for nearly 20 years, much of that at SAC! I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from CSULA and a Masters in Higher Education Policy and Administration from UCR. I am also a California CPA*.

I started my business career as a financial auditor at Ernst & Young, in the Los Angeles office and spent some time in the tax department as well. After 8 years, I moved on to run my own consulting firm before taking on the full-time faculty position at SAC. I am a published textbook author, including one on Federal Income Taxes. 

I am passionate about my students and teaching! I have two grown children, both are in graduate school! One lives in Boston and the other in Seattle – so I travel a lot!

I am married and my “children” still at home are my two cattle dog mixes named Blue and Juno! They are brother and sister and five years old!

I love yoga, hiking, biking, traveling and trying new restaurants! I spend most weekends with my husband of 28 years doing one of those activities! 😊

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Office Hours:

Office Location & Hours: A107-9 (Caesar Chavez Building)

Tuesday: 9:45 am to 10:15 am and 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm

Wednesdays: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Thursdays: 9:45 am to 10:15 am 

Course Description:  

Managerial accounting for the business administration transfer student. Study of the use and reporting of accounting data for managerial planning, cost control, and decision-making purposes. The course includes broad coverage of concepts, classifications, and behaviors of costs. Topics include cost systems, the analysis and use of cost information, cost-volume-profit analysis, contribution margin, profit planning, standard costs, relevant costs, and capital budgeting.

Textbook Information:  

Textbook:  Introduction to Managerial Accounting – Brewer, Garrison, Noreen 7th edition w/ Connect Plus by McGraw Hill.  ISBN 978-1-260093-39-1 $99.00 Book plus Connect Plus (includes eBook). Alternative option is to purchase the eBook only with Connect Plus for $79. This purchase can be made directly from the Connect site. SAC Bookstore

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Course Learning Objectives: 

• Students will be able to calculate the estimated cost of a product or a service.
• Students will be able to calculate contribution margin and be able to estimate total production costs based upon cost behavior.
• Students will prepare budgets that are used to plan and control an organization