Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Sekolah Bisnis dan Manajemen
Institut Teknologi Bandung
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
School of Business and Management
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Class of 2011 ‐ June 2009
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Table of Contents
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About your Coursework Coordinator 3
Introduction 3
Textbooks 5
Grading 5
Class Schedule 6
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About your Coursework Coordinator
Isrochmani
Isrochmani (Nani for short) received her bachelor degree from Universitas Indonesia and her
Master degree from the University of Oregon, both in the field of accounting. She is a full‐
time instructor at both the MBA and the Undergraduate Program at SBM‐ITB. Her 15 years
of professional experience in the private sector encompasses an extensive range of
vocations; as an auditor in a public accounting firm, as a lecturer of accounting at the
undergraduate level, as Branch Accountant for BHP Steel Building Products Indonesia (an
Australian manufacturing company), and last but not least, as Financial Officer for the
American‐Indonesian Exchange Foundation, a bi‐national commission between the
governments of Indonesia and the United States which administers the Fulbright Scholarship
Program in Indonesia. Hence, she brings to the classroom a comprehensive knowledge of
accounting, as well as a fresh perspective to the way that accounting information is utilized.
Nani can be reached at either nani@sbm.itb.ac.id
Introduction
Without realizing it, you have acquainted yourself with accounting concepts throughout your
daily activity. If you are in Bandung living away from home, you have, willingly or otherwise,
taken on the role of accounting officer and financial consultant (to yourself) combined. How
often do you feel the need to stretch your monthly allowance towards paying for your
meals, rent, and school supplies, without having to forgo the occasional night out with
friends? It is possible that you have given yourself a migraine just by thinking about it. This
is because you may already have a mental picture of what the month‐end will bring should
your funds be depleted before then. To make matters worse, your parents are unwilling to
raise your allowance as a way to teach you financial self‐control. After arriving at a cost
overrun on your expense report, you may find yourself taking some drastic measures, such
as spending wisely to cut down on cost (egad, no!). If you are reluctant to do so, then your
best alternative may be a part‐time job to supplement your dwindling allowance. There are
pros and cons on the merits of taking on a job when you have such a heavy workload at
school, but they are beyond the scope of this coursework. To get back on track, whatever
you decide, your cash‐basis balance sheet will reflect a before‐and‐after snapshot of your
financial position.
Accounting is also useful in your professional career. For some job opportunities, your
knowledge of accounting may mean the difference between successfully landing a job and
being left on the wayside. For those of you who will take the challenging but rewarding path
of self‐employment as entrepreneurs, you will find that the accounting concepts that you
have learned in school play an important role in documenting the pursuit of your objectives;
those of sustainable profit as well as being in a state of cash flow positive.
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All of this will come to pass in the not‐too‐distant future when you have successfully
completed your bachelor degree at the prestigious SBM‐ITB. In the meantime, you will find
ample opportunity where your knowledge of accounting concepts will be useful, namely, in
your Integrative Business Experience (IBE) classes in semesters 4 and 5, as well as in your
finance classes beginning semester 4.
In IBE 1 in semester 4, you will become an unpaid employee in a company that you will have
set up. Your combined effort in the company will go towards preparing a sound loan
proposal, complete with pro‐forma financial statements, which you will submit to a bank
designated by SBM‐ITB in order to obtain a commercial loan.
When you begin your respective business undertakings in IBE 2, you will need to record
transactions pertaining to your company. Upon liquidation of your business venture at
semester‐end, you will submit your financial statements and their supporting documents to
your IBE instructors to be evaluated.
In your finance classes beginning semester 4, you will be taught such diverse topics as
financial performance measurement, security valuation, and bond rating. It is here that you
will appreciate the relevance of forecasting for valuation purposes and for risk
measurement. To this end, you will need to peruse of audited financial statements as a
starting point in projecting a firm’s outlook.
I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce to you an important tool of the trade;
that of computerized accounting software. The advent of computers has made the
accounting process much more expeditious and error‐free. Moreover, some manually
generated documents such as the worksheet is now a thing of the past, because it is all done
by computer. The worksheet is imbedded in the software, but is indiscernible to the naked
eye. What you will get is a set of financial statements based on the journal entries that you
have typed in. Thus, the software will allow you to leave the mundane part of accounting
behind so that you may concentrate on the more exciting element of the subject; that of
interpreting the financial statements.
You may then ask the perfectly legitimate question, “Since I can count on my software to do
the work for me, why should I need to study accounting at all?” The fact is that GIGO
(Garbage In Garbage Out) applies to computers just as it does any other technological tool.
In other words, the software is only as effective as the person using it. Thus, if you err on
your journal entries, so will you err on your reporting.
We will be discussing several topics in the brief period of time that we have together in class.
Although the subjects covered may not be as comprehensive as you would like them to be,
they are nonetheless satisfactory for you in achieving your goal, which is a sound grasp of
basic accounting concepts. They are indicated in detail in the attached Class Schedule.
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In your auditorium sessions, you will be given the theoretical background on the topics being
discussed. Your tutors will then follow these up with end‐of‐chapter problems to keep you
occupied. To ensure that you will have your work done correctly, your tutors will take an
active role in walking you through the exercises. However, please remember that her/his
role is to facilitate in your learning process, not to spoon‐feed you. Therefore, you must take
the initiative in sharpening your inquisitive mind (on the subject of accounting, that is).
Additionally, you will be spending time in the computer lab, where you will be inputting data
into your software.
To keep you on your toes, pop quizzes will be given, both in the auditorium and in your
tutorial classes, so be on the lookout for these entertaining diversions.
Attendance is 10% of your total grade. Additionally, I require an 80% minimum attendance
as a prerequisite to your getting an A in my class; in other words, should you miss more than
20% of class‐time, your total score will be downgraded. Also keep in mind that SBM‐ITB
regulations dictate that you need at least 60% attendance to enable you to take your final
exam.
Please do not sign on the attendance list for anyone but yourself; you are not doing your
classmate any favor by forging her/his signature, as it will bring you both nothing but
trouble. Punctuality is no less important. If you come in late, you will disrupt classroom
activity and be left behind at the same time. Therefore, it is imperative that you arrive
promptly, both for your auditorium and your tutorial sessions.
I hope that my argument for a sound understanding of accounting concepts has been a
convincing one. Let’s work together to make this course productive and fun.
Isrochmani, Coursework Coordinator
Textbooks
• Principles of Accounting, 22nd edition, Reeve, Warren, and Duchac, Southwestern,
Copyright 2007
• Accurate 3: Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Perusahaan, Ali Mahmudi, Grasindo,
Copyright 2005
Grading
Attendance 10%
Pop quizzes 15%
Graded assignment 10%
Midterm exam 35%
Final exam 30%
Total 100%
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Class Schedule
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