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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role of the investment accountant for a mutual fund. Students learn about the regulatory environment in which mutual funds operate and the role of the SEC. Students also gain an understanding of the types of transactions handled by a mutual fund accountant and how they affect the daily determination of the fund's net asset value (NAV). Students are placed into teams and do the accounting for their own mutual fund. Finally, students learn about tax implications pertinent to mutual funds. Students study the subchapter M rules relevant to a regulated investment company (RIC) and examine the typical tax issues that a mutual fund shareholder will encounter. Prerequisite: ACCT 204 and ACCT 205. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
The course examines accounting issues that relate to advances in information technology. Students examine internet resources, terms, and applications (including exchange of accounting information, tax research, etc.), internet and computer security and controls, and auditing in the computer environment. This course builds on issues covered in ACCT 330, Accounting Information Systems. These topics will be supported by hands-on computer experience with various internet and accounting business software packages. Prerequisite: ACCT 204, ACCT 205, ACCT 330, and MIS 290. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course involves an in-depth study of accounting for partnerships, bankruptcies, segment and interim reporting, and selected emerging issues in financial reporting, foreign exchange transactions and accounting, and the internet. Attention is given to relevant questions and problems on past CPAand CMA examinations. Prerequisite: ACCT 204, 205, either 308 or 309, and senior standing. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
In this course, emphasis is placed on current problems in accounting theory, auditing, and practice. Discussions are based on individual and group research. Outside readings are assigned from professional journals and students serve as discussants who analyze and critique selected topics. Abstracts, debates, and a short research proposal are required. Must be accounting major in senior year. Prerequisite: ACCT 308 and ACCT 309 and senior standing. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course, developed for the accounting major, provides opportunities to obtain practical experience by applying knowledge gained through classwork in an actual business environment. Students work on projects developed with industry partners and prepare reports on these experiences with their academic and industry supervisors. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. NOTE: This course can only be taken pass/fail as a free elective. This course cannot be used as an accounting elective. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
The student undertakes independent study of significant accounting problems. Atopic, approved by the instructor, is chosen for research, and a written report is required. Discussions as to the progress of the work are held periodically. Prerequisite: Open to qualified students with the permission of the faculty advisor and the head of the Department of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law. Junior or senior standing. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major visual arts—architecture, painting, sculpture—from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Given fall semester every year. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major visual arts—architecture, painting, sculpture—from the Renaissance to the present. Given spring semester every year. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys Western art from antiquity to the present. Although designed primarily for education majors, the course is open to all students. The major media (i.e., painting and prints, sculpture, architecture, and photography) will be addressed, allowing students to familiarize themselves with works from a broad spectrum of Western culture. Assignments include visits to local art collections so that students might acquaint themselves with some of the major museums in the greater-Philadelphia area. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Offered in response to student and/or faculty interest. Varied topics of interest will be selected. Courses may be planned to coincide with special exhibitions in the Greater Philadelphia area, or with the research interests of the instructor. 3 semester hours each
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