Accounting - Associate Degree

Students gain skills that lead to success in college, employment, and life. Students should take this course in their first semester. (Pre-requisite: None.)

All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement. (Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater/equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater/equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater/equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater/equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444).

Accounting principles, financial statements, business transactions, accounting cycles/systems, accounting for cash and receivables for sole proprietorships in service or merchandising businesses.

Creating worksheets; enter data, make modifications, work with formulas and functions, create and enhance charts, manage data, transform data, conditional formatting, importing/exporting data, introduction to PivotTables and PivotCharts.

Use of financial calculator, purchasing, shipping/receiving, A/R, and A/P systems, markups, discounts, credit charges, time value of money, depreciation methods, and inventory methods.

Creating and editing documents, formatting and customizing documents, collaborating with others and working with reports, using tables, columns, and graphics.

Covers working with data tools, advanced formatting techniques, advanced functions, evaluating formulas, collaboration tools, data validation, form controls, macros, working with templates, and collaborating with multiple Excel users. (Pre-req: 10-103-131, MS Excel Intro)

Learners develop knowledge/skills in planning, organizing, writing, editing. Students will also analyze audience/purpose, use elements of research, format documents using standard guidelines, and develop critical reading skills. (Prerequisite: High school GPA greater/equal to 2.6; OR ACT Reading score greater/equal to 16 AND English greater/equal to 18; OR Next Gen Reading score greater/equal to 250 AND Writing score greater/equal to 260; OR "preparatory course(s)", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444)

Course provides an overview of the interconnectedness among careers within Business. Learn how various fields within the broader industry each play an integral role and how a personal brand fits into preparing you for your career choice. (Corequisite: 10-890-101, College 101)

Applying Excel spreadsheet functionality to prepare accounting financial reports, business analysis of financial performance and optimizing accounting processes for evaluation and decision making. (Prerequisites: 10-101-110, Accounting 1; 10-103-132, MS Excel Part 2 )

Inventories, fixed assets, current liabilities including payroll and notes payable, business formations, capital stocks, dividends, bonds, cash flow statements, and financial statement analysis. (Prerequisites: 10-101-110, Accounting 1)

This course introduces the study of diversity from a local to a global perspective using a holistic, interdisciplinary approach that encourages exploration and prepares students to work in a diverse environment. The course introduces basic diversity concepts, examines the impact of bias and power differentials among groups, explores the use of culturally responsive communication strategies, and compares forces that shape diversity in an international context. (Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 250 AND Writing score greater/equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 16 AND English greater/equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a B or better.)

Payroll and personnel records, social security, withholding tax, unemployment compensation, time sheets and time-keeping records, and legal aspects of payroll. (Prerequisite: 10-101-110, Accounting 1)

This course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication. (Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 250 AND Writing score greater/equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 16 AND English score greater/equal to 16; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444)

Learners will be introduced to basic and advanced features of QuickBooks and will apply skills in realistic business simulations including creating accounts, invoicing, budgeting, preparing statements, journalizing and graphing. (Prerequisite: 10-101-110, Accounting 1)

Provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge skills process and understanding of the accounting process, balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, financial statements of U.S. public companies, revenue recognition, cash and receivables, inventory measurement, and the acquisition and utilization of property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets. (Prerequisite: 10-101-120, Accounting 2)

History and research of tax law and regulations; preparation of federal individual income taxes including form 1040 and supporting schedules and forms.

Create professional resume and cover letter, prepare for interviews, understand interviewing techniques, participate in a mock interview, evaluate outcomes of interview, and prepare for Career Experience. (Prerequisites: 10-105-100, Careers in Business OR 10-107-117, Careers in IT OR 10-201-100, Careers In Digital Arts)

This science of psychology course is a survey of multiple aspects of behavior and mental processes. It provides an overview of topics such as research methods, theoretical perspectives, learning, cognition, memory, motivation, emotions, personality, abnormal psychology, physiological factors, social influences, and development.. (Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of 2.6 or greater OR satisfactory reading and writing assessment scores OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing 1 with "B" or better OR Corequisite: 10-831-102, English Comp Prep).

Contemporary cost environments and issues; selecting, analyzing, and tracking costs; production costing methods: job order, process, standard costs, joint and by-product costing. (Prerequisites: 10-103-131, MS Excel Intro; 10-101-110, Accounting 1)

This course is designed to give an overview of how a market-oriented economic system operates, and it surveys the factors which influence national economic policy. Basic concepts and analyses are illustrated by reference to a variety of contemporary problems and public policy issues. Concepts include scarcity, resources, alternative economic systems, growth, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment and global economic issues. (Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 250 AND Writing score greater/equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 16 AND English greater/equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a B or better.)

The role of managerial accounting in contemporary business, activity-based costing concepts, cost-volume-profit relationships, pricing of products and services, relevant costing for decision making, profit planning techniques, performance evaluation, and capital budgeting. (Co-requisite: 10-101-134, Accounting-Cost)

Excel, worksheet applications, vlookups, if statements, data/ratio analysis. Learners will also be developing accounting software skills using Online QuickBooks software which includes the company setup and using a 12-month, project-based transactions of common business source documents to generate information necessary to prepare WI/Fed payroll tax and WI Sales tax reports and accrual-based monthly/yearly financial reports with year-end adjustments. (Prerequisites: 10-101-120, Accounting 2; 10-101-105, Accounting-Computer Ledger; 10-101-189, Accounting-Applying QuickBooks)

Learners will prepare individual income tax returns using a commercial software package. Requires completion of the Accounting-Personal Tax course. (Prerequisite: 10-101-154, Accounting-Personal Tax)

Learners will be introduced to federal tax laws as they apply to business entities and will prepare business income tax returns. (Prerequisite: 10-101-154, Accounting-Personal Tax)

Students can select any hands on experience related to: Internship, Field Research, Service Learning, Capstone, Industry Related or International Experience. Instructor approval required. (Prerequisites: 10-105-103, Career Fundamentals; 10-101-120, Accounting 2)