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Accounting (Associate Degree)

Curriculum Overview | Degree Plan | Course Descriptions

Accounting Curriculum of the ACCT Program

Accreditation :

The Accounting Program at Dammam Community College is accredited by the National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment for the period May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2022 and agrees to uphold the NCAAA Standards for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Higher Education Programs. The NCAAA is an independent body responsible for the accreditation of postsecondary education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Accounting Program mission:

The Accounting program is committed to providing a broad range of accounting skills designed to meet student aspirations and the needs of the business community. This program endeavors to help students attain their educational goals and to provide them with a firm foundation in accounting practices. It attempts to equip students with firm value-based foundation for lifelong learning and a career in accounting.

Accounting Program Goals:

The Associate Degree in Accounting has the following educational goals:

To equip students with valuable knowledge and skills for a career in accounting.
To prepare students to pursue their study for a higher degree.
To produce graduates who are able to maintain high ethical and professional standards.
To enhance graduates' ability to engage in lifelong learning.

Program Learning Outcomes::

Knowledge:

K1 Describe the role of accounting and its activities in the business environment.
K2 Recognize, the accounting information system techniques and procedures used in working environment.

Skills:

S1 Record, analyze and prepare financial statements using the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
S2 Apply management accounting techniques and systems for planning, controlling and decision-making situations.
S3 Use basic quantitative methods in solving accounting problems.
S4 Demonstrate effective written communication and oral presentation skills.

Values:

V1 Demonstrate effective teamwork and leadership skills.
V2 Demonstrate ethical behavior.
V3 Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.

ATTRIBUTES:

SN	Attributes	PLOs	Learning Outcomes
1	Effective Communicator	S4	Demonstrate effective written communication and oral presentation skills.
2	Solution-Oriented	S3	Use quantitative methods in solving accounting problems
3	Professionally and Socially Responsible	V2	Demonstrate ethical behavior
4	Self-Learner	V3	Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning
5	Positively Interactive	V1	Demonstrate effective teamwork and leadership skills.
6	Digitally Enabled	S2	Apply management accounting techniques and systems for planning, controlling and decision-making situations.
7	Globally Aware	S1	Record, analyze and prepare financial statements using the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Professional Occupations:

After completing the program, students may take up any professional accounting occupation such as:

Bookkeeper.

Accounting Assistant.

Payroll Accountant.

Accounting Technician.

Auditing Assistant.

Accounts Payable Administrator

Accounts Receivable Administrator.

Bank Teller

Tax Preparer.

Administrative Assistant.

Cost Accountant/ clerk

Inventory Controller

Program Faculty:

Name

Email@dcc.kfupm.edu.sa

Location

Mr. Ali Abdullah Musabbeh
Lecturer musali C-274-1

Mr. Haider S. Alsaeedi
Lecturer, ACCT Program Coordinator saeedihs C-270-4

Mr. Jassim S. Alyousif
Lecturer jsyousef C-274-4

Curriculum Overview:

Every student graduating with an Associate Degree in Accounting Accounting must complete the following curriculum:

(a) General Courses 13 Credit hours

ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Discourse 3

ENGL 102 Introduction to Report Writing 3

IAS 111 Belief and its Consequences 2

IAS 201 Writing for Professional Needs 2

MATH 115 Finite Mathematics 3

13

(b) Core courses 45 Credit hours

BA101 Introduction to Business 3

BA221 Business Law 3

BA 200 Business Communication 3

ECON103 Introduction to Economics 3

CIT 111 Introduction to Information Systems 3

CIT 142 Introduction to Computer Applications 3

ACCT101 Principles of Accounting I 3

ACCT102 Principles of Accounting II 3

ACCT199 Summer Internship 3

ACCT200 Accounting Information Systems 3

ACCT201 Intermediate Accounting I 3

ACCT202 Intermediate Accounting II 3

ACCT251 Cost Accounting 3

ACCT252 Managerial Accounting 3

ACCT205 Computer Applications in Accounting 3

45

(c) Electives 6 Credit Hours

Choice of two electives, one for the ACCT major and another for other majors

ACCT Electives
3

ACCT245 Introduction to Auditing

ACCT258 Zakat and Tax Accounting

ACCT249 Special Topics in Accounting

Other Electives
3

HRM101 Principles of Human Resource Management

MGT101 Principles of Management

MKT101 Principles of Marketing

SCM125 Principles of Supply Chain Management

CIT243 Introduction to ERP

6

Total number of credit hours required is 64