3 hours
This capstone course is designed to assist students in integration and critical examination of the various concepts, theories, and procedures learned in accounting. Students will complete the accounting cycle using a business simulation. Even though most businesses now use computerized accounting systems rather than manual ones, the process followed in both systems are similar. The advantage of learning by using a manual system is the greater depth of understanding gained by going through each step in the documentation and recording system. Although computers perform some of these steps internally, accountants must understand the procedures. Through manual preparation you are able to observe the paths of information flow that are unobservable in computerized systems.
Prerequisites: Senior standing is required.