GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS
I. Course Course Course
Prefix Number Name Credit Lecture Lab
ACC 253
Practicum 3
1 15
(offered Spring semester only)
II. Prerequisite:
Recommended: ACC
250 and accounting job (at least 15 hours per week) at the time
ACC 253 begins.
III. Course (Catalog) Description:
Course offers cooperative work
experience in accounting field. Part of
course credit earned for participation in supervised cooperative work
experience program, in college-approved training setting. Minimum of 200 hours at work site must be
completed.
IV. Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of
the course each student will have been exposed to and will have had practice
in:
A. Working on a job (in accounting) for at
least 15 hours per week.
B. Evaluating his strong points and problem
areas on the job.
C. Reviewing an entire accounting system
related to the student's own job.
D. Working at least one practice set.
E. Developing and working on a self
development plan re: improvement of job competencies.
F. Exposure to professional development
materials and/or seminars.
G. Becoming familiar with accounting
related software.
V. Academic Integrity:
Students
and employees at
·
cheating,
·
plagiarism
(turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
·
falsification
and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
·
helping
others to cheat,
·
unauthorized
changes on official documents,
·
pretending
to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
·
making
or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
·
any other behavior that violates
academic integrity.
There
are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy.
Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint
is made against you. If you are found to
have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and,
a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the
Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Details
of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.
VI. Outline of Topics:
-In example -
A. Evaluation of training Experience and
Performance
B. Review of Accounting Systems
C. Accounting Practice Set
D. Professionalism on the Job
E. Exposure to professional development
materials and\or seminars
VII. Methods of Instruction:
A. Individual Consultation
B. Lecture and Discussion
C. Cases
D. Outside Speakers
E. Attendance at Meetings of Professional
Organizations
F. Speakers on Accounting Topics
VIII. Course Practices Required:
Students must perform on a
college level, demonstrating a professional attitude, doing reading
assignments, case preparation, and problem solving.
IX. Instructional Materials:
Accounting
papers and other materials to be announced by the instructor.
X. Methods of Evaluating Student
Progress:
A. Employer Evaluation
B. Instructor evaluation of student growth
during the course
C. Grades on assignments
XI. Other Course Information
If
you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability, you may
be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services,
contact the ASSIST office in the
Effective
beginning term Summer 2006 ending
term
(term) (year) (term) (year)
Syllabus
prepared by: Jay Cohen
Reviewed
by Dept/Program chair: Jay Cohen
Approved
by Dean: Bradley P. Wooten May 2006