Elementary Accounting I
BUSA-40036
Learn the basics in financial accounting theory and practice. Topics include: recording, analyzing and summarizing procedures used to prepare balance sheets and income statements such as payroll, special journals, cash control, receivables and payables, inventory and depreciation.
Course Information
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Connect Access Card for Financial Accounting 6th
by Spiceland
ISBN / ASIN: 9781264580064
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 4/8/2025
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Instructor:
Birgit Heinisch, M.A., CPA
Birgit Heinisch, M.A., CPA, is a summa cum laude graduate from the University of Notre Dame. She is a certified public accountant, with work experience in public accounting and industry. Heinisch has been an instructor at UC San Diego Extension since 2009.
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 4/8/2025
Note:
Schedule:
Instructor:
Julie Hansen
Julie teaches Financial and Managerial accounting and Computer Information Systems. For over 14 years she has been teaching at several local San Diego colleges/universities, including San Diego City College, Mesa College, Miramar College, MiraCosta College, Grossmont College and San Diego State University.
She is a passionate educator and is a leader in utilizing digital tools in her classroom and online courses and enjoys exploring new technology to enhance the student experience. She is certified in Blackboard and Canvas as well the IC3 certification for digital literacy in Microsoft products.
Graduating with a B.A. and M.B.A from Michigan State University, she worked for Arthur Andersen in their Business Consulting Group advising clients on the acquisition and implementation of the latest accounting information systems. Utilizing her technology and project management skills, she moved on to become a product manager for SAP – a German-based ERP company. Her professional career has taken her all over America as well as internationally several times to Germany, Norway, Hong Kong, Australia.
When she’s not teaching or preparing to teach, she enjoys doing CrossFit, hiking, tennis and watching her two soccer goalie sons on the field. In the summer she is planning to tour of as many soccer stadiums in Europe as possible!