Course Objective
The objective of this course is to develop the knowledge and understanding of the students regarding the main types of business transactions and their supporting documentation and how these are recorded in an accounting system.
Learning Outcome
After completion of this course students are expected to describe business transactions and demonstrate skills in analyzing and recording these transactions in. On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Describe the different types of business transactions and their supporting documentation;
- Identify the two sides of transactions under the double entry system;
- Describe how cash transactions are reflected in the books of the company and the records of the bank;
- Prepare a sample payroll in the Ethiopian context;
- Describe the different categories of ledger accounts;
- Demonstrate skills in recording sales and credit transactions and purchases and credit transactions;
- Demonstrate skills reconciliation bank and cash records; and
- Prepare a trial balance.
Content
Section One: Types of business transactions and documentation
Section Two: Duality of transactions and the double entry system
Section Three: Ledger Accounting
Section Four: Sales and credit transactions
Section Five: Purchases and credit transactions
Section Six: Cash and bank
Section Seven: Bank system and transactions
Section Eight: Payroll
Course Objective
To develop basic knowledge and skills required to maintain financial records and technical ability in the use of double-entry accounting techniques including the preparation of basic financial statements that are not marred by sophisticated financial reporting standards.
Learning Outcome
After completion of the course students are expected to have the following competence:
- Explain generally accepted accounting principles and concepts
- Outline the principles and process of basic bookkeeping
- Prepare journals and ledger accounts
- Record transactions and events
- Prepare a trial balance (including identifying and correcting errors)
- Reconcile the control accounts and cashbook
- Extend the trial balance, process year-end adjustments and prepare final accounts
- Account for partnerships.
Content
Section One: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Concepts
Section Two: Recording Transactions and Events
Section Three: Reconciliations
Section Four: Preparing Trial Balance and Errors
Section Five: Financial statements and ethical principles
Section Six: Public Sectors Organizations’ Perspective
Course Objective
To develop knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles and concepts relating to financial accounting and technical proficiency in the use of double-entry accounting techniques including the preparation of basic financial statements.
Learning Outcome
After completion of the course students are expected to have the following competence:
- Explain the context and purpose of financial reporting
- Define the qualitative characteristics of financial information
- Demonstrate the use of double-entry and accounting systems
- Record transactions and events
- Prepare a trial balance (including identifying and correcting errors)
- Prepare basic financial statements for incorporated and unincorporated entities.
- Prepare simple consolidated financial statements
- Interpretation of financial statements
Content
Section One: The context and purpose of financial reporting
Section Two: Recording basic transactions and balancing ledger
Section Three: Recording transactions and events
Section Four: Reconciliation
Section Five: The trial balance, errors and suspense accounts
Section Six: Preparing basic financial statements
Section Seven: The consolidated financial statements
Section Eight: Interpretation of Financial Statements
Section Nine: Partnership Accounting
Section Ten: Incomplete Records
Section Eleven: Public Sector Organizations’ Perspective