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Accounting Principles

Accounting Principles is an introduction to the field of accounting. Fundamental concepts of the accounting process including financial statement preparation, journal entries, posting, adjusting and closing entries. Cash, inventory, receivables, payables, and plant assets including depreciation methods are also covered.

Business Law

Business Law is a survey course which introduces the student to relevant legal issues that affect business today. Students will learn the fundamentals of law from the U.S. Constitution to the Uniform Commercial Code, from Contract Law to Property Law, and will be able to identify the legal basis of various business activities.

Accounting Principles

Accounting Principles is an introduction to the field of accounting. Fundamental concepts of the accounting process including financial statement preparation, journal entries, posting, adjusting and closing entries. Cash, inventory, receivables, payables, and plant assets including depreciation methods are also covered.

Mathematical Reasoning

All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts.

QuickBooks Online

In this course, learners investigate Intuit's cloud-based software. They set up a business and record customer, vendor, inventory, banking, credit card, general ledger, and payroll transactions. Learners generate financial statements and other financial accounting related reports. Upon completion of the course, learners are able to pursue the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User exam.

Accounting Spreadsheet Applications

In this course, learners develop and edit business-related worksheets and charts. They link worksheets and workbooks to each other to create linking of data between them. Learners examine advanced topics such as data tables, GoalSeek, Scenarios, and Solver, and they perform "what if" calculations on data. Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to apply financial functions and macros to worksheet data and to create reports. They will also be prepared to earn the Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert certification

Payroll Accounting

In this course, learners focus on preparing the payroll for a business. Students examine current payroll tax laws and regulations to calculate gross and net pay of employees, determine the employer's liability for payroll taxes, and prepare related journal entries. Students complete a Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax form. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use computerized accounting software to enter and prepare a company's payroll and related reports.

Computers for Professionals

This course introduces students to the use of a PC through hands-on practice. Students explore the fundamentals of using digital technologies to connect, learn, and engage. Students will use the version of Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) in use at Gateway Technical College. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to use MS Office applications.

Income Tax Accounting

In this course, learners explore basic federal and state income tax laws for personal income tax returns. Students will prepare manual and electronic Federal and Wisconsin individual tax returns, including supporting schedules. Students will also examine gross income, deductions, credits, capital gains/losses and other important current tax topics. Upon completion of the course, learner will be able to accurately complete personal income tax returns.

Gateway to Success

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.