ACCT 1413 General Accounting Syllabus 010 Fall 2025

Credit Hours 3.00 Lecture Hours 3 Clinical/Lab Hours 0
Type of Credit
CIP Code
52.0302
Course Description

The student will demonstrate a knowledge of basic accounting principles and procedures. He or she will be able to maintain basic accounting records for a small business operation. Emphasis will be on service-oriented businesses. (This course will not count toward the accounting requirements of a transfer program or of the Accounting occupational program. Accounting majors should enroll in ACCT 1514.)

General Education Outcomes

General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:

  1. Communication
  2. Critical Thinking

Faculty Contact Information

Faculty Name
Bara Alzoubi
Faculty Email

Course Information

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze and record accounting activity
  2. Understand need and content of financial statements
  3. Complete the accounting cycle
  4. Accomplish payroll records
  5. Complete accounting records and books for a small business
  6. Complete computerized accounting problems
Topical Outline
  1. Accounting the Language of Business
  2. Analyzing Business Transactions
  3. Analyze Business Transactions using T-accounts
  4. The general journal and ledger
  5. Adjustments and the work sheet
  6. Closing entries and the post-closing trial balance
  7. Accounting for sales, accounts receivable, and cash receipts
  8. Accounting for purchases, accounts payable and cash payments
  9. Cash
  10. Payroll computations, records and payment
  11. Payroll taxes, deposits, and reports
  12. Accrual, deferrals and the worksheet
  13. Financial statements and the closing procedures
Academic Division

Business, Technology & Human Services

Dean, Paul Carlson; 815-802-8858; V105; pcarlson@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8650

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