Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
General Accounting I ECON107 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BASMA H. I. ALMISSHAL
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BASMA H. I. ALMISSHAL (Güz)
Goals The aim of this course is to teach the financial status of the enterprises, to control, to manage and to inform the managers about the transactions to be made and to record the commercial transactions in order to shed light on the decisions to be taken by the managers. At the end of the course, it is aimed that the student will be able to make accounting records of any commercial transaction.
Course Content Accounting process, the relationship between business activities and accounting, concept of accounting, Basic financial statements, concept of account, account plan and account framework, recording tools in accounting, application related to the accounting process, rules to be followed in accounting records, registration of goods transactions in the mercantile business, Stocks account, the methods used to register goods purchase-sale transactions, value added tax in the purchase and sale of goods.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Students can understand the importance of accounting in a business, for other departments of business and bussiness management as well.
2 Students can explain the active and passive accounts, income table and cost accounts and qualifications, fragmentation, functioning and relations between them.
3 Students can comprehand how accounting process is working in a firm, can express the connection of general accounting and its records with other accounting systems.
4 Students can keep accounting records of any business and/or if required, can reveal accounting-related mistakes by questioning records and can correct the mistakes.
5 Students can analyze the relation between current term accounting transactions with year-end financial structure and profit/loss position of bussiness.
6 Students can read the financial structure of business through financial statements.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Related concepts of business and accounting
2. Week Balance sheet equation and account concept
3. Week Documents and books
4. Week Inventory accounts and periodic inventory system
5. Week Inventory accounts and perpetual inventory system
6. Week Cash and cash equivilants
7. Week Receivables
8. Week MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week Receivables
10. Week Fixed asset
11. Week Liabilities
12. Week End of period transactions
13. Week End of period transactions
14. Week Financial statements
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Know the basic concepts of economics at an advanced level; can abstract the economic decision-making units in households, firms, government agencies, and predict the results of their decision-making mechanisms in different market and competition conditions.
2 Understand the objectives of economies such as growth, employment, productivity, sustainability; may propose solutions to problems such as unemployment, contraction, inflation, high interest rates and similar problems.
3 Capable to make sense of the international interactions of national economies with an international economic perspective.
4 Have knowledge about the historical development of the world economy and its current structure, understand the working process of different economic systems.
5 Can combine economic theory with mathematical, statistical and econometric skills to analyze concrete situations; are experienced in economic data collection and analysis methods by utilyzing technology.
6 Analyze the different sectors of the economy such as agriculture, industry and services through the Production Factors such as Labor, Capital, Natural Resource, Information and Entrepreneurship and evaluate the country economies.
7 Know the current status, historical background, the strengths and weaknesses of Turkish economy in macro and micro scale; can propose solutions, make theoretical and applied studies in this direction as individuals and teams.
8 Know the relations of economics as a social science with other sciences especially with politics, business administration, law, history, mathematics and engineering; reflect the theoretical knowledge in practice and have collaborative working culture.
9 Have the consciousness of lifelong learning, use the education to keep knowledge updated and contribute to the business life.
10 Have the cultural consciousness, know their own history, develop awareness of working with different cultures, respect individual, social and cultural rights.
11 Behave in accordance with ethical values in their works, have the ability of questioning, free thinking with no prejudices.
12 Have the consciousness of fulfilling the given tasks at the right time. In this process, utilize in maximum written, visual, audio sources and information-communication technologies.
13 Have the experience and ability to explain what they learn in written, oral and visual manner.
14 Use the Turkish and English language properly and effectively, and pursue professional readings in double language.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY2 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY3 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY4 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY5 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY6 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY7 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY10 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY12 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY13 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY14 1 1 1 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Genel Muhasebe, İbrahim LAZOL, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2004. Genel Muhasebe, Orhan SEVİLENGÜL, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2003. Genel Muhasebe- İlkeler Uygulamalar, 12.Baskı, Yüksel Koç YALKIN, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2001. Genel Muhasebe, Remzi ÖRTEN, Gazi Üniversitesi İİBF Yayınları, Ankara, 2003
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BASMA H. I. ALMISSHAL Vize 30.00
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BASMA H. I. ALMISSHAL Final 50.00
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BASMA H. I. ALMISSHAL Ödev 20.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 1 3 3
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 1 1 1
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 15 15
Homework 10 2 20
Final 1 25 25
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 106
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0