SOLUSI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

acct 271 – Accounting software packages (3 CR)

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Meting:           T / TH (0915 - 1115HRS)                  Room: Computer Lab 1

Office:                        5 Beithall                                            Cell:    +263774009604

 

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to accounting software packages such as Pastel Accounting. The students will be expected to setup a company in Pastel, create accounts, process journals, processing cash book transactions, extraction of reports ie Financial Statements

 

Course Objectives

1.     To help students have an appreciation of an accounting Software package with hands on experience.

2.     At the end of the course students should be able to use pastel or other software packages to process information using journals cash books, post to the ledger generate reports such as the trial balance, Income statement, Balance Sheet and Age Analysis reports.

3.     Learn Data Integrity and Security features of an accounting software package.

4.     Students should be in a position to create a company based on a Retail, Service, Manufacturing and any other Chart of accounts available in Pastel.

 

1.     COURSE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Each session to begin with a devotion and prayer.
2. All students are encouraged to participate during devotion, e.g by giving testimonies or short sermons that will encourage other students.
3. As stewards of time students are expected to be punctual in all classes and are expected to submit their assignments as they fall due. Late work will not be tolerated.
4. Attendance in all scheduled class appointments is mandatory. Students are expected to be in class all the time.
5. Each student is encouraged to participate in the class activities meaningfully.
6. Students are encouraged to work in small groups, but should refrain from duplicating or photocopying other student’s work. All assignments must reflect each student’s work and ingenuity.
7. Academic DISHONESTY will not be tolerated and may lead to lowering of a letter grade or dismissal from the class.
8. For each topic to be covered, there are videos prepared by the lecturer therefore, students are encouraged to watch them and practise before class.

 

 

Course Content

 

1.     Creating a New Company in Pastel based on either Retail, Service, Manufacturing Chart of accounts  

1.1            Setting up a company

1.2            Using the Pastel Partner setup assistant.

Practice on different company of their own

 

2.     Auto Setup

2.1            Auto setup menu

2.2            Auto setup process

Practice on different company of their own

 

3.     Edit Masterfiles

3.1            Edit General Ledger

3.2            Edit Suppliers

3.3            Edit Inventory

3.4            Edit Customers

Practice on different company of their own

 

4.     Supplier Processing

4.1            Create a purchase order

4.2            Goods received notes

4.3            Supplier invoices

4.4            Return and debit

4.5            Supplier journal

Practice on different company of their own

 

5.     Customer Processing

5.1            Create a quotation

5.2            Sales orders

5.3            Tax invoices

5.4            Credit notes

5.5            Debit notes

5.6            Customer journals

Practice on different company of their own

 

6.     Cash Book Processing

6.1            Settings

6.2            Processing in the cash book

6.3            Inter-Account transfers

Practice on different company of their own

 

7.     Monthly Processing

7.1            Customer monthly processes

7.2            Supplier monthly processes

7.3            Other monthly processes

7.4            Processing in cash book

Practice on different company of their own

 

8.     Take On Balances

8.1            Taking on General Ledger balances

8.2            Taking on Customer balances

8.3            Taking on Supplier balances

8.4            Taking on Inventory balances

Practice on different company of their own

 

9.     Generate, View and Print Financial Statements

9.1            Trial Balance

9.2            Statement of Financial Position

9.3            Statement of Comprehensive Income

Practice on different company of their own

 

10.  Backing up and Restoring data in Pastel

Practical 1 – 3, Project and Final Examination

                       

 

EXAMINATION AND GRADING

1.   There will be a mid-semester practical / project and a comprehensive final examination.  In addition there will be 3 practicals. No make-ups for missed exams

 

2.    The final grade will be based on the following weights:

 

In-class Practicals               20%

Mid Semester / Project        30%

Final Examination               50%

             Total                       100%             

 

3.   The grading scale will be as follows:

Letter Grade	Percentage Grade	Grade Points
A	90 – 100	12.00
A-	80 – 89	11.01
B+	75 – 79	9.99
B	70 – 74	9.00
B-	65 – 69	8.01
C+	60 – 64	6.99
C	50 – 59	6.00
D	45 – 49	3.00
F	0   - 44	0.00

 

Course Assessment

The tests and examination will be done online (moodle).

 

NB: Test dates and Mid Term Examination dates & times are prescribed on moodle platform.

Moodle Class Link: http://moodle.solusi.ac.zw/course/view.php?id=232