Brock University Undergraduate Calendar

COURSES

Aboriginal Education (ABED)

Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education (ABST)

Aboriginal Teacher Education (ABTE)

Accounting (ACTG)

Adult Education (ADED)

Business Administration (ADMI)

Academic English as Subsequent Language (AESL)

Applied Computing (APCO)

Arabic (ARAB)

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Biochemistry (BCHM)

Biology (BIOL)

Biophysics (BPHY)

Biotechnology (BTEC)

Canadian Studies (CANA)

Chemistry (CHEM)

Community Health Sciences (CHSC)

Child and Youth Studies (CHYS)

Classics (CLAS)

Communications Studies (COMM)

Computer Science (COSC)

Dramatic Arts (DART)

Economics (ECON)

Education (EDUC)

English (ENGL)

Entrepreneurial Studies (ENTR)

Earth Sciences (ERSC)

Education Science (ESCI)

Ethics (ETHC)

Film (FILM)

Finance (FNCE)

French (FREN)

Geography (GEOG)

German (GERM)

Greek (GREE)

History (HIST)

Interactive Arts and Science (IASC)

Iberian and Latin American Studies (IBLA)

Intercultural Studies (INTC)

Italian (ITAL)

Information Technology Information Systems (ITIS)

Japanese (JAPA)

Labour Studies (LABR)

Liberal Arts (LART)

Latin (LATI)

Linguistics (LING)

Mandarin Chinese (MAND)

Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MARS)

Mathematics (MATH)

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Marketing (MKTG)

Music (MUSI)

Neuroscience (NEUR)

Nursing (NUSC)

Organizational Behaviour and Human Relations (OBHR)

Oenology and Viticulture (OEVI)

Operations Management (OPER)

Popular Culture (PCUL)

Physical Education and Kinesiology (PEKN)

Philosophy (PHIL)

Physics (PHYS)

Political Science (POLI)

Portuguese (PORT)

Psychology (PSYC)

Recreation and Leisure Studies (RECL)

Russian (RUSS)

Science (SCIE)

Studies in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (SCLC)

Sociology (SOCI)

Spanish (SPAN)

Sport Management (SPMA)

Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC)

Swahili (SWAH)

Tourism and Environment (TREN)

Visual Arts (VISA)

Women's Studies (WISE)

Writing (WRIT)

Accounting Courses

ACTG 0N01

Work Placement I

First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 0N02

Work Placement II

Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 0N03

Work Placement III

Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 0N04

Work Placement IV

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 0N05

Work Placement V

Optional co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 0N90

Co-op Training and Development

Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the Co-op experience goal setting, résumé preparation and interview skills preparation.

Lectures, presentation, site visits, 2 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

ACTG 1P11

Introduction to Accounting I

Nature and role of accounting information for planning, decision making, control and external reporting by businesses and other economic organizations.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors.

Note: enrolment limited to 45 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 1P91.

ACTG 1P12

Introduction to Accounting II

Emphasizing the application of various accounting concepts to generate information for a variety of purposes.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P11.

Note: enrolment limited to 45 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 2P12.

ACTG 1P71

The Legal Environment of Business

Canadian legal system as it affects the modern business environment, in particular the accounting professional. Topics include financial disclosure and audit requirements, corporate finance and securities, corporate capacity and agency and professional liability for negligence and other business torts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors.

Note: enrolment limited to 65 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 2P40.

ACTG 1P91

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Fundamental concepts of financial accounting as related to the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow. Problems of income determination, asset and equity measurements and analysis of financial statements.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB, BTEB, combined Business majors and Business minors until date specified in Registration guide. In Winter Term not open to BBA and BBE majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Note: enrolment limited to 45 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 1P11.

ACTG 2C01

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration I

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 0N90.

Corequisite(s): ACTG 0N01.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

ACTG 2C02

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration II

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 0N90.

Corequisite(s): ACTG 0N02.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

ACTG 2C03

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration III

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 0N90.

Corequisite(s): ACTG 0N03.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

ACTG 2C04

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration IV

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learning in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 0N90.

Corequisite(s): ACTG 0N04.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

ACTG 2C05

Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration V

Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.

Restriction: open to BAcc Co-op students.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 0N90.

Corequisite(s): ACTG 0N05.

Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.

ACTG 2P12

Introduction to Management Accounting

Accounting for managerial decision-making, including identifying relevant data, understanding various cost accounting systems and breakeven analysis.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB, BTEB, combined Business majors and Business minors until date specified in Registration guide. In Winter Term not open to BBA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P91.

Note: enrolment limited to 45 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 1P12.

ACTG 2P21

Cost and Managerial Accounting I

Internal recording systems developed to implement and guide management planning and control emphasizing cost identification, product costing, cost behaviour and cost allocations as well as analysis and communication of relevant information to users in a professional manner.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors, BBA students approved to the accounting concentration and BBE Financial Economics option students until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Term open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 2P31

Accounting for External Reporting I

Topics in theory preparation and analysis of external financial reports under Canadian GAAP. Topics may include the Canadian financial reporting environment, the conceptual framework underlying financial reporting, accounting information systems, revenue recognition, reporting financial performance, financial position and cash flows, and accounting for cash, temporary investments and receivables.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors and BBA students approved to the accounting concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 2P32

Accounting for External Reporting II

Advanced topics in the preparation of external financial reports according to current GAAP. Use, critique and analysis of financial reports. Topics may include accounting for inventory; property, plant and equipment; intangibles; short and long term liabilities; and owners' equity.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors and BBA students approved to the accounting concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Term open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 2P31.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 2P40

Commercial Law

Basic legal considerations for the business organization.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors until date specified in Registration guide. In Spring Term open to BBA Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Note: enrolment limited to 45 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 1P71.

ACTG 3P11

Auditing Concepts

Nature of verification, audit evidence, testing, the elements of effective control structures, the use of statistical sampling and evolution of external, internal and comprehensive auditing.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors and BBA students approved to the accounting concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Term open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P97 (3P22 or MGMT 4P12).

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 3P23

Cost and Managerial Accounting II

Continuation of the study of internal recording systems emphasizing performance evaluation, divisional performance measurement, transfer pricing, behavioural implications of accounting information and current issues including analysis and communication of relevant information to users in a professional manner.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 2P21.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 3P33

Accounting for External Reporting III

Advanced topics in the preparation of external financial reports according to current GAAP. Use, critique and analysis of these reports. Topics may include accounting for long-term investments, leases, income taxes, pensions, error analysis, cash flow statements and ethics.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 2P32.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 3P41

Taxation I

Principles underlying federal income taxation in Canada through an analysis of the Income Tax Act, R.S.C., as amended. Computation of net income for tax purposes.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op students until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 3P97

Accounting Information Systems

Fundamental concepts of accounting information systems emphasizing analysis, design and implementation of information systems and internal controls.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors and BBA students approved to the accounting concentration until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12; ITIS 1P97.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ACTG 3P22.

#ACTG 4P03

Financial Analysis

(also offered as FNCE 4P03)

Importance and use of financial statement information in areas such as analysis of credit, equity investment, industry and competitors, analysis of mergers and acquisitions and the firm's strategy in communicating information to capital markets.

Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc students, BBA students approved to the finance and general management concentrations and BBE financial economics option students until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): FNCE 3P93.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P11

Accounting Theory

Economic, behavioural and ethical foundations of accounting theory including the need for and development of standards, a conceptual framework, alternatives to present accounting models and current issues.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum of 12 overall credits and a 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P33.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P12

Integration and Problem Solving

Incorporates sub disciplines of accounting in the context of a wider view of organizations through the examination of applied and theoretical issues.

Cases, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Fall Term, open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P23 and 3P33.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P34

Accounting for External Reporting IV

Advanced topics in theory, preparation and analysis of external financial reports under Canadian GAAP. Topics may include theory and practice of consolidation procedures, accounting for international operations and financial instruments, and basics of accounting for not-for-profit organizations.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide. In Fall Term not open to BAcc Co-op majors without permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P33.

Note: ACTG 3P33 may be taken concurrently. Enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P40

Tax Strategies for Planning and Decision Making

Principles of individual and corporate taxation emphasizing the effects of federal and sub federal income taxes on decision making in business.

Lectures, discussion, cases, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BBE Financial Economics option students and combined Business majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who hold a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 1P12 or 2P12.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P41

Taxation II

Computation of taxable income and taxes payable for individuals and corporations. Rights and obligations of the taxpayer. Determination of the effects of federal income taxes on decision-making.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P41.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P42

Taxation III

Topics include tax implications of changes in corporate structures, corporate distributions, rollovers and shareholder/manager remuneration, trusts and partnerships.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits and a 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 4P41.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P61

External Auditing I

Financial statement audit including the professional and legal responsibilities of the auditor, generally accepted auditing standards, risk, materiality and the planning and execution of the audit.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors with a minimum of 12.0 overall credits until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits and a 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Spring Session open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide. In Fall Term not open to BAcc co-op majors without permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 3P11.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P62

External Auditing II

Emphasis on the completion of the audit, evaluation of results, audit reports, review engagements and current topics.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc majors until the date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students who have a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. In Fall Term, open to BAcc Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): ACTG 4P61.

Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

ACTG 4P91

Research Topic

Directed intensive study or research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence.

Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member.

Note: to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.

ACTG 4V90-4V99

Topics in Accounting

Courses in specialized areas within the discipline.

Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors.