SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BA2223	Principles of Accounting I	Fall	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. FİGEN TÜRÜDÜOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. FİGEN TÜRÜDÜOĞLU Assoc. Prof. HÜMEYRA ADIGÜZEL Prof. Dr. FATMA ÖZKUL
Recommended Optional Program Components:	NONE
Course Objectives:	Accounting principles is a course that introduces students to the fundamentals of financial accounting. Financial accounting is the field of accounting that provides economics and financial information for external users, such as investors and creditors.This course deals mainly with accounting cycle, recording and adjusting process and accounting for merchandising. After completing this course, the students are expected to be able to understand how to use and interpret accounting information.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Can learn to comprehend a new discipline in detail
2. Have a good background in financial matters
3. Have the basic information about financial reporting
4. Learns the effects of financial factors on business performance, in short, to establish cause-effect relationships.
5. Learns the terminology of this discipline in English

Course Content

This course includes the topics:
Accounting and the Business Environment
Recording Business Transactions
The Adjusting Process
Completing the Accounting Cycle
Merchandising Operations
Merchandise Inventory

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Orientation • Course Schedule Review • Expectations
2)	Accounting and Business Environment Accounting profession, accounting concepts and principles, the accounting equation, using financial statement to evaluate business performance Pop QUIZ 1
3)	Recording Business Transactions The account, the journal and the ledger; debits, credits, and doubleentry accounting; steps of the transaction recording process POP QUIZ 2
4)	Recording Business Transactions Journalizing transactions and preparing the trial balance POP QUIZ 3
5)	The Adjusting Process Accrual accounting versus cash basis accounting, adjusting entries POP QUIZ 4
6)	The Adjusting Process The adjusted trial balance and preparing the statements, relationships among the financial statements POP QUIZ 5
7)	Completing the Accounting Cycle Closing the accounts, postclosing trial balance POP QUIZ 6
8)	Completing the Accounting Cycle Classifying assets and liabilities, the classified balance sheet POP QUIZ 7 HOMEWORK 1
9)	Midterm Exam on MyAccountingLab
10)	Merchandising Operations Two types of inventory systems, account for purchase of inventory POP QUIZ 8
11)	Merchandising Operations Account for sale of inventory POP QUIZ 9
12)	Merchandise Inventory Inventory costing methods POP QUIZ 10
13)	Merchandise Inventory Inventory costing methods POP QUIZ 11
14)	Final Review, Problem section HOMEWORK 2

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Horngren’s Accounting, Nobles, Mattison, Matsumura, Financial Chapters, Pearson, 11th Global Edition Other required readings will be uploaded to students via Itslearning.
References:	yok

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	11	% 30
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	70
Homework Assignments	2	4
Quizzes	14	28
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.