The University of Texas at Dallas

School of Management
AIM-3331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Section 001

Instructor: Mustafa Ciftci

Office: SOM 4.432

E-Mail: mxc012400@utdallas.edu

Course Website: webct.utdallas.edu

Phone #: (972) 883 4742

Office Hours: Tuesday:12:15-13:15, Thursday:12:15-13:15

Pre-requisites: AIM -3320, MATH 1326, MATH 2333

Textbook: Kieso, Weygandt, Warfield

Intermediate Accounting
Eleventh Edition, Volume I

Course Objectives:
Accounting 3331 focuses on the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that guide publicly
available financial reports. The course will cover the basic theoretical concepts, standards, principles
and procedures underlying GAAP. Financial reporting will be explored from the perspective of
financial statement preparers and users. When you have completed this course, you should understand
how to prepare, read and analyze financial statement information and use it how to make business
decisions

Class Procedure:
Class sessions will be a combination of lecture, problem solving and discussion. Students should come
to class having read the assigned chapter material and attempted the suggested problems. The
“SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND EXAMS” lists the assigned material for each class session.
Solutions to the suggested problems will be available on the course website. Also, for each class
session, you should bring to class a printed copy of that day’s lecture notes (available on the course
website prior to the class session). The material covered in class will follow the lecture notes and is
designed to clarify and complement the text material. Students will be asked to participate in class
discussions, so be prepared. If you are having difficulty with a particular issue or topic, please seek
assistance during office hours as soon as possible.
Grading:
The course grade will be based on your performance on examinations. The weights for each exam are
as follows:

Exam 1: 30%
Exam 2: 30%
Exam 3: 30%
Assignments: 10%
Total 100%

UTD Policy on Cheating:

Students are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students who engage in
scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the
course and dismissal from the university. “Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating,
plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole
or part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair
advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts,” Regents Rules and Regulation, Part One,
Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22. Since scholastic dishonesty harms the
individual, all students, and the integrity of the university, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be
strictly enforced.

Examinations:
There are three equally weighted exams in this course. All exams are closed book, in-class exams. The
format of each exam will be a combination of multiple choice questions and problems. The format and
content will be comparable to the sample exams that will be posted on the course website prior to each
exam date. The exams are scheduled in the “SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND EXAMS”. Make-up
exams will be given only under extenuating circumstances arising from verifiable medical or family
emergency to support a make- up exam. I do not guarantee that the level of difficulty of the make-up
exam will be comparable to the exam given at scheduled time.

Class Attendance:
Students are expected to attend classes. Class attendance is not required but strongly suggested.