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Accounting I (SCP) 722
Unit 1 Introduction to Accounting
TIME FRAME: classes
GRADE: 11-12
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MAP LEVEL: 2
12.0 BUSINESS EDUCATION
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1. How does one evaluate one's skills and interests for clues to future careers and then research different careers?
2. What is an accounting system and why is it needed?
1. Personal skills and interests evaluation.
2. Research different careers and then match those careers to their personal values and lifestyle goals.
3. Career opportunities in accounting.
4. Types of businesses and organizations that hire accountants.
5. The need for financial recordkeeping.
6. Different types of businesses and how are they are organized.
7. The accounting system and how is it used in financial and management decision making.
Students will be able to:
1. Define accounting and explain the purpose of the accounting system.
2. Define the concept of generally accepted accounting principles and ascertain the source of these standards.
3. Explain the advantages/disadvantages of the three forms of business ownership.
4. Describe the management process and the role of managerial accounting in this process.
1. Students will begin thinking about a future career.
2. Students will learn about the different types of businesses and the role of entrepreneurs in our economy.
3. Students will learn how businesses use accounting information in making both financial and managerial decisions.
1. Textbook chapter "Check Your Understanding."
2. Textbook chapter problems.
3. Chapter pretests.
4. Chapter tests.
1. AICPA video "Taking Care of Business."
2. Textbook/workbooks.
3. Teaching and solution transparencies.
4. Computers and printers.
5. Word processing software.