2020summer-2510 - CourseOutline-Post v3.2
2020summer-2510 - CourseOutline-Post v3.2
2020summer-2510 - CourseOutline-Post v3.2
AP/ADMS2510 3.0
Introduction to Management Accounting
Summer 2020
*This course will have both synchronous and asynchronous elements – please read:
Pre-recorded Lecture and Tutorial videos will be posted on the course Moodle site.
Test-taking will take place on the scheduled dates and will be on either the course’s
Connect site and/or Moodle site.
Weekly virtual meetings via Zoom will be within/during the scheduled course meeting
times; exact start times will be announced on the course Moodle site.
It is important to ensure you keep on top of the announcements posted on Moodle.
Since pre-recorded lecture and tutorial videos will be posted, you have the flexibility and
option of learning the course material by following the schedule in this course outline. It is
recommended to attend the weekly live sessions to help enhance your understanding
and have the opportunity to engage, participate, and ask questions.
Instructor Email**
**Include “ADMS2510” + “Section Letter” at the beginning of the email subject line
Instructor
Contact Keith Yuen keithy@yorku.ca
Info Amy Kwan
(Area Coordinator)
amykwan@yorku.ca
Marcela Porporato porpomar@yorku.ca
(Area Coordinator)
*Students who do not fulfill the pre-requisite requirements will be de-enrolled from the
course during any point of the term, once the Registrar’s Office detects the missing
pre-requisite(s). Students are solely responsible for financial loss or any other losses
as a result of de-enrolment due to lack of prerequisites.
More information regarding your Text Book Options will be covered during your first
class from a representative of the publisher. If you are unsure of the best option for
you, it is advisable to wait until your first class.
Note 1
ADMS2510 is one of the largest enrolment classes on campus (approximately 1,500 students
per year). This regrettably necessitates a very legalistic and inflexible approach to course
administration. This course outline has been designed to provide you in advance with detailed
guidance on every virtually conceivable rule and regulation in the course. It represents a contract
between you as a student and the Course Director, and there should be no deviations from
these rules by either party. There will be no exceptions to assignment requirements,
examination dates, and grade weighting. You should print out this document and keep it
handy for reference throughout the course.
Note 2
When you experience a conflict in your agenda, you may attend any sections. However, you
must write your examinations in your assigned section.
Note 3
From the beginning of the term, you should keep in mind the due dates for Connect LearnSmart
and Assignments. The schedule of the Connect due dates is listed in this course outline under
section heading Connect LearnSmart and Homework Assignments Schedule. The weight from
missed Connect LearnSmart and Assignments cannot be transferred to the midterm examination
and/or final examination. There is no extended deadline for missed Connect LearnSmart
and Assignments, as the solutions will be posted right after the due dates. It would be wise
to review the solutions right after due dates to reinforce learning and to take timely corrective
action on questions not successfully completed. Student’s lowest score of the assigned
LearnSmart chapters as well as their lowest homework assignment score will be dropped when
calculating the final Connect grade.
ENROLMENT DEADLINE
All sections for this course normally fill months in advance so early registration is important. If
you did not get into the course before classes start, your chances of successfully enrolling are
very slim. However, you can request the Receptionist at room 282 Atkinson to add your name to
a list that is maintained with the only purpose of estimating the unsatisfied demand for the
course, but students are not contacted when vacancies occur. The Course Director is not
involved in the registration process in any way and cannot assist you with this process. Due to
the high volume of material covered (five chapters in the first two weeks) and because of early
dates of examinations, no registration is permitted after the “last date to enroll without
permission”.
Be aware of the important dates that apply to this course by checking the following site:
https://registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/su20.
Course Description
This first course in management accounting introduces students to the use of management
accounting information for decision-making, planning and control in a wide range of
organizations. Specifically, students learn the basic techniques of management accounting and,
to a lesser extent, learn to apply those techniques through quantitative methods.
Course Objectives
The overall objectives of the course are to:
1. Meet the academic requirements of an honours level course as part of a business degree
program at university.
2. Meet requirements to be counted by CPA Ontario towards professional certification.
Ongoing
Connect LearnSmart Assignments 5%
Refer to Connect schedule
Ongoing
Connect Homework Assignments 10%
Refer to Connect schedule
Mid Term Test 1** Fri June 12, 2020 10am-1pm 25%
Mid Term Test 2** Fri July 10, 2020 10am-1pm 25%
Final Examination (cumulative) Final Exam Period 35%
Total 100%
**Room locations will be posted on the course website closer to the midterm date.
Lectures
There is a three-hour lecture each week. On-campus sections will have their lecture in the
designated lecture hall at York. Attending class lectures is essential to help you better
understand class materials and provide you chances to ask course directors course-related
questions face to face.
The Connect LearnSmart (5%) and the Connect Homework Assignments (10%) are part of your
course work and are located in Connect, which is an adaptive learning tool that pinpoints critical
concepts you need to learn and maps out a personalized study plan to ensure success.
When working in Connect, students can also access SmartBook. SmartBook provides an
adaptive reading experience that reinforces what students need to learn and ensures they retain
the information. For another short video on SmartBook and how to improve your performance in
the course, visit www.improveyourgrades.ca.
The Connect due dates are available in this course outlne and in Connect and each assignment
is due at 11:59 pm on the due date which cannot be extended.
Connect LearnSmart (5%) include quiz-type questions for you to self-assess your understanding
after finish reading each chapter. Students have unlimited attempts for LearnSmart questions.
Student’s lowest score of the assigned chapters will be dropped when calculating the final grade.
Connect Homework Assignments (10%) include quantitative and algorithmic questions. Students
are allowed 3 attempts to finish assignments #1 to #10 and only your best attempt will be
recorded by the professor when exporting your Connect Assignment grades. There is no time
limit for each attempt. Students can work on these assignments over time and their work and
progress will be saved. Student’s lowest score of the homework assignments will be dropped
when calculating the final grade. The following feedback will be provided for each attempt:
In order to access the detailed feedback after the due date, you must complete 3 attempts
OR score 100% (remember only your BEST score will be recorded):
1. Click “See Report” next to any submitted assignment
1. On the next screen, find the assignment for which you would like to view feedback
2. Click into your final attempt
3. You should see each question with detailed feedback
Important: Once a midterm test begins, you are considered a sitting writer (your midterm will be
marked and your grade recorded). Your midterm grade is not eligible to be transferred or
If you are unable to attend the regular midterm sitting, then you should make arrangements to
write the alternative sitting, typically the day before. To do so, please email your Course Director
at least two weeks in advance of the midterm test.
If you miss a midterm test, there is no make-up test. The full weight of only one midterm test can
be transferred to the Final Exam. If you miss a second midterm examination, you will need to
write a midterm examination in the next term, this requires written approval of your course
director. The Final can be a maximum of 70% of the course. Please refer to policies and
procedures for missed exams under University Regulations and Procedures for more
information.
Tutorial Sessions
Please refer to the Weekly Tutorial Schedule for details.
Attendance at tutorial sessions is not mandatory. Tutorial sessions are designed to cover a set of
problems and exercises, but beyond them, they are largely unstructured. In general, after the
mandated exercises have been covered during each tutorial session, the TA is available to
address questions you have in person. When the TA is getting multiple questions on a single
theme, this will usually turn into a group teaching moment.
There will be a two-hour weekly tutorial. The TA will go through worked examples of textbook
problems and assist students in areas where they have concerns. Tutorial sessions are
unstructured as there is no prepared agenda beyond the list provided below and TA’s are there
simply to help you with any questions you have on accounting theory, study techniques, and
practice problems. The best feature of these tutorials is that if you wish to get extra help, you are
invited to attend all the sessions offered each week. With 2 hours of tutorials a week, there is no
need to spend money on expensive outside tutors.
Practice Problems
There are lots of practice problems and solutions in your textbook. As you will be tested with
questions comparable to exercises and problems from assigned textbook chapters, all textbook
exercises and problems are good practice for the midterm and final examinations. The formula
for success in a “problems” course such as accounting is always to work as many exercises and
problems as time permits. Whenever a student asks their accounting professor how to improve
their grade, the automatic answer is to work more exercises and problems. You are expected to
spend substantial amount of time on problems. For problems you are still confused after
understanding textbook materials and reviewing solutions, you could seek help by asking your
course director in class, attend tutorial sessions, or email your course director.
CONTACT INFORMATION
All administrative questions, textbook materials, and chapter problems – contact the Course
Director. Course Directors answer all administrative questions and questions related to the
textbook materials and end-of-chapter questions. If you want help with a problem, please email it
to your course director. It is important that your email be properly labeled and show the
calculations you have made. Make sure you send your message from your yorku.ca email
account. For security reasons, we might not respond to Gmail/Hotmail etc. Make sure to include
your name, student number, and section number in all your emails. This course has many
students, it is important for you to follow the email protocol. Messages that do not follow the
above email protocol might be returned to you asking for re-submission or might be recognized
as junk mail and will not be addressed.
Course Website
All course materials are contained on the Moodle website under the course code ADMS2510.
The website has restricted access; you will have to log in with your York Passport account.
Computing Requirements
This course has an extensive computer interface and you will need access to a multi-media
computer with a high-speed Internet connection. The most recent versions of Adobe Reader and
Apple QuickTime are required to view course materials, available by free download from
www.adobe.com and www.quicktime.com, respectively. A computer and speakers (or
headphones) will be required to read and listen to the recorded material that complements the
text. ‘Adobe Reader’ and ‘QuickTime’ are needed to view the multimedia clips that illustrate and
If you miss a midterm test, the weight can be transferred to the Final Exam. An Attending
Physician’s Statement (APS) form is not required for one missed midterm test. The Final can be
a maximum of 70% of the course; therefore, it is not advised to miss both midterm tests.
Connect assignments and quizzes CANNOT be transferred.
If you have a prolonged illness that prevents you from writing both midterm tests, you need to
submit the APS to the main office within 7 calendar days of the second missed midterm. In such
case, you will have to write a deferred midterm exam in the following term, subject to approval of
your APS(s). Note you cannot defer both your midterm tests and final exam. If this happens,
either your midterm or final exam grade will be recorded as zero.
Deferred Exams
Deferred standing may be granted to students who are unable to write their final examination at
the scheduled time or to submit their outstanding course work on the last day of classes. Details
can be found at http://myacademicrecord.students.yorku.ca/deferred-standing
Any request for deferred standing on medical grounds must include an Attending Physician's
Statement form; a “Doctor’s Note” will not be accepted.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Any request for deferred standing on medical grounds must comply with
University regulations. At the time of writing of this outline, the requirement for APS forms
had been suspended due to COVID-19. If it resumes, the University will inform you of such
resumption, and you would include an Attending Physician's Statement form; a “Doctor’s Note”
will not be accepted. Students who submit a request in compliance with University regulation or
with approved DSA will be able to write their deferred examination during the School's deferred
examination period. No further extensions of deferred exams shall be granted.
Academic Honesty
The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies considers breaches of the Senate Policy on
Academic Honesty to be serious matters. The Senate Policy on Academic Honesty is an
affirmation and clarification for members of the University of the general obligation to maintain
the highest standards of academic honesty. As a clear sense of academic honesty and
responsibility is fundamental to good scholarship, the policy recognizes the general responsibility
of all faculty members to foster acceptable standards of academic conduct and of the student to
be mindful of and abide by such standards. Suspected breaches of academic honesty will be
investigated, and charges shall be laid if reasonable and probable grounds exist.
Students should review the York Academic Honesty policy for themselves at:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=69
Students might also wish to review the interactive on-line Tutorial for students on academic
integrity, at:
https://spark.library.yorku.ca/academic-integrity-what-is-academic-integrity/
Note: Under unusual and/or unforeseeable circumstances which disrupt the academic norm,
instructors are expected to provide grading schemes and academic feedback in the spirit of
these regulations, as soon as possible. For more information on the Grading Scheme and
Feedback Policy, please visit: http://www.yorku.ca/univsec/policies/document.php?document=86
Reappraisals
Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a final grade in a course be
reappraised (which may mean the review of specific pieces of tangible work). Non-academic
grounds are not relevant for grade reappraisals; in such cases, students are advised to petition
Accommodation Procedures
LA&PS students who have experienced a misfortune or who are too ill to attend the final
examination in an ADMS course should not attempt to do so; they must pursue deferred
standing. Other students should contact their home Faculty for information. For further
information, please visit: http://ds.info.yorku.ca/academic-support-accomodations/
Religious Accommodation
York University is committed to respecting the religious beliefs and practices of all members of
the community and making accommodations for observances of special significance to
adherents. For more information on religious accommodation, please visit:
https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/wa/regobs
York’s disabilities offices and the Registrar’s Office work in partnership to support alternate exam
and test accommodation services for students with disabilities at the Keele campus. For more
information on alternate exams and tests please visit http://www.yorku.ca/altexams/
Please alert the Course Director as soon as possible should you require special
accommodations.
When registering in Connect please ensure that your profile includes the following: Where it asks
for last name, type your student number, leave a blank space, and then type your last name.
Where it asks for your first name, only type your first name. For example, if your name on your
YorkU Student ID is John Smith and your Student ID is 999888777, enter “John” for your first
name and “999888777 Smith” for your last name. Should the information not be accurate or
complete, the grade will not be extracted from Connect and merged with your marks. Students
who do not provide their correct YorkU student ID number in their Connect profile may receive a
mark of zero for their final Connect grade.
*If you do not include your YorkU student ID after your last name, we may not be able to properly
identify you and assign a grade to you for the Connect assignments. Please ensure that you
register on Connect using the exact name as you are registered with York, paying attention to
last name and first name order. Failure to enter your correct name and YorkU student ID in the
correct profile boxes may result in a mark of zero for your final Connect grade.
Connect Support
For any questions or issues related to Connect, submit a support ticket with the McGraw-Hill
Care Centre by going to www.mhhe.com/support. You will be issued a case or reference
number. Please keep for your records. Please include in your email, what course you are taking,
your section and course director name, and the email address you used to register for Connect.
June 23-26: No Connect Learn Smart Quizzes or Assignments Due (Reading Week)
Important Notes:
LearnSmart Quizzes are due before the topic is covered in lecture.
Homework Assignments are released after the topic is covered in lecture.
*Exceptions - No due dates before the last day to add the course or during reading week.
11 July 27 Data Analytics and Review Data Analytics: See notes on Moodle
12 Aug 3 Review