College Accounting: A Practical Approach Chapters 1-15 with Study Guide and Working Papers [Paperback]

This text/workbook is part of the Slater, College Accounting, 8/e package. Backed by Jeffrey Slater's 31+ years' teaching experience, College Accounting returns once again in this updated and improved Eighth Edition. This revision retains the renowned Slater approach-presenting material in small, manageable units followed by immediate feedback and includes great features ( The Continuing Problem and Dunkin' Donuts boxes) and new enhancements: new computerized accounting workshops with Peachtree, new Chapter opening boxes, free on-line study guide, new on-line course, and new technology supplements. Slater is the ONLY college accounting text to cover perpetual inventory

What's New in the 8th Edition?

* NEW! Perpetual Inventory and Special Journals: Slater is the only text that covers perpetual inventory as well as periodic. The Eighth Edition has added an appendix to Chapter 9 that provides an introduction to merchandising through general journals for a perpetual inventory system instead of special journals. The 2002 edition completes the merchandise cycle by Chapter 13 and then provides the OPTION to cover perpetual inventory for a merchandise company in the Appendices.
* NEW! Slater e-Notes: Once a month, Jeff Slater will e-mail messages to interested adopting faculty providing teaching tips, including how to integrate the latest technology into the college accounting classroom.
* NEW! Web Site: The new Slater Web site at prenhall/slater provides a rich assortment of technology resources, including:

* FREE Online Study Guide with three Quizzes per chapter, "Hints" available for each question, immediate feedback and scoring, and e-mail capability.
* FREE Faculty Downloads (ISM, PPTs, Excel solutions to Peachtree problems).
* FREE Practice Quizzes (written by Jeff Slater); these are separate from the quizzes on the Companion Web site Study Guide.

* NEW! Software Deals with Peachtree and Simply Accounting

* Peachtree Complete Accounting Software Release 8.0—a $200.00 value—may be shrink-wrapped with new copies of any Slater text for a nominal charge.
* Simply Accounting 8.0 Software may be shrink-wrapped with new copies of any Slater text for a nominal charge.

* NEW! FREE "Getting Started Series" of Modules on Peachtree, QuickBooks 2001 and Simply Accounting
Package your choice of these free 70-page manuals with new student copies of Slater!
* NEW! Computer Workshops with Peachtree Complete Accounting
Slater's College Accounting, Eighth Edition Computer Workshops follow Chapters 3-5, 8, 10, 13, and 16 to show students how to set up the manual procedures covered in the text in a computerized format.
* NEW! On-Line Course available in WebCT, Blackboard, and CourseCompass!

E-Business via the internet is expanding quickly today. Today's accounting students are learning the skills that will help them succeed in business and technology. The eighth edition of College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Jeffrey Slater helps students integrate these skills by infusing the tried-and-true Slater system with real-world applications. Each chapter begins with an E-Business application that introduces students to Internet activities and accounting. A "Continuing Problem" at the end of each chapter lets students apply their skills to a practical case. Throughout the book, students read about real accounting applications in twelve Dunkin' Donuts boxes that feature both local franchise operations and corporate support functions. And students are taught computer accounting skills using Peachtree. Supplements for Quickbooks and Simply Accounting are also available.

THE REAL WORLD

Whether students will keep the books for their own small business or function within a corporation, developing an understanding of how accounting procedures are applied in a business setting is crucial to their success. That is why the eighth edition of College Accounting: A Practical Approach now brings the real world to the classroom through the following NEW features.

NEW CHAPTER OPENERS

To help prepare accounting students in real world applications. This new feature applies accounting theory and procedures to Internet activities.

Based on interviews with members of the accounting department at Dunkin' Donuts corporate headquarters, thirteen boxes have been specially crafted to illustrate how accounting procedures are used at both franchise stores and corporate headquarters. By reading about how useful the worksheet is to a shop owner throughout the year (Chapter 4), or how new IBM point-of-sale terminals help store owners generate more accurate Cash Summaries (Chapter 6), students will see how the skills they learn in class are applied by this well-known company.

The Computer Workshops following Chapters 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13 and 16 have been updated for Peachtree Complete 8.0. This commercial software package is used by small- to medium-sized businesses to keep their books and the Computer Workshops teach students to set up the manual systems they learn in the book in a computerized format. Many businesses use computers in some way to manage their accounting records, so students that possess computer skills are a very valuable asset!

SIMPLY ACCOUNTING

• "Getting Started with Simply Accounting Release 8.0" guidebook may be shrink-wrapped with new copies of any Slater text FREE of charge.
• Simply Accounting Software release 8.0 may be shrink-wrapped with new copies of any Slater text for a nominal cost.

QUICK BOOKS

• "Getting Started with OuickBooks Pro 2001" guidebook may be shrink-wrapped with new copies of any Slater text FREE of charge.

E-NOTES FROM JEEP SLATER

To keep your class as current as possible, Jeff Slater will e-mail articles and insights on e-Business to adopting faculty approximately every 4-6 weeks per semester. Interested faculty will be invited to share their insights as well so that a variety of perspectives can be used to enrich the student's learning environment.

THE SLATER SYSTEM

Jeffrey Slater developed his renowned teaching system through 30 years of classroom experience. Broad goals are presented at the start of each chapter. Students are then presented with material in small, manageable units followed by immediate self-checks and feedback. Each chapter is limited to a small number of units, so students review and apply concepts before they move on.

NEW! ON-LINE COURSE

Our FREE on-line course includes:

• On-Line Testing
• Course Management, Page Tracking, & Gradebook
• Communication (Bulletin Board, Chat Rooms, and e-Mail)
• Course Information
• Calendar

Available in your choice of Standard WebCT, Blackboard, or Course Compass.

Textbook Options

You can use the Slater System in several configurations of College Accounting: A Practical Approach:

On the Website (www.prenhall.com/slater) you will find resources for Students and Instructors.

Student Resources will consist of:

An On-line Study Guide containing the following items:
True/False, Multiple Choice, and Essay Questions all with "hints" and scoring. In addition, there will be Internet Exercises that expand the end of chapter Exploring Ebiz exercises in the text. Practice Quizzes will also be available for students to take as an assessment of how well they understand the text material. These Practice Quizzes were written by Jeff Slater and have been class tested for many years. All of these features will include the option to e-mail the results to faculty or other designee. This Study Guide is in addition to the Study Guide available in Print.

Instructor Resources include the following:
Instructor Solutions Manual, PowerPoints, downloadable solutions to the Peachtree Computer Workshops, Solutions to the Who Dun It Bookstore Practice Set. In addition the downloadable solutions to the Getting Started Series may be found here as weld. These resources are password protected and may be accessed using the code available from your Prentice Hall Representative.

EIGHTH EDITION HIGHLIGHTS AND CHANGES

The Slater System - The eighth edition retains the proven pedagogy that has made College Accounting a classic.

New Chapter Opener with new screenshots and chapter opening vignettes introduce student to e-business applications.

Continuing Problem - A Continuing Problem runs through Chapters 1-16, asking students to apply skills to the business scenario set in the Big Picture. It is based on Eldorado Computer Company.

Dunkin' Donuts Boxes - The real-world accounting issues facing franchise owners and corporate staff are presented in boxed features based on research of the nationally known company. Discussion questions tie the boxes to chapter concepts.

Quiz Tips - "Quiz Tips" provide additional guidance to help students complete the self-review activities at the end of each learning unit.

Check Figures - "Check Figures" provide quick feedback for students to monitor progress in all A and B problems.

Coverage of Perpetual Inventory for merchandise inventory and special journals. New appendix in Chapter 9 that uses the general journal approach to teach entries for merchandise company using perpetual inventory. New appendix in Chapter 10 shows how all the special journals in Chapters 9 and 10 would look like in a perpetual system. New appendix in Chapter 12 shows how a worksheet for a merchandise company would look like in a perpetual inventory system.

Peachtree Computer Workshops - These popular workshop activities are updated for Peachtree Complete 8.0.

One-On One Videotapes - These videotapes produced by the author recreate the Self-Review Quizzes at the end of each learning unit.

Real-World Applications - End-of-chapter materials, including "You Make the Call" sections, offer short cases that require critical thinking and cover ethical issues while stressing oral and written communications.

Extensive End-of-Chapter Framework - Each chapter offers extensive learning aides, including:

• Discussion Questions
• Mini Exercises
• Exercises
• Problem sets A and B
• Real World Applications
• New? Exploring E-Biz Internet exercises that put your students on the web.
• Continuing Problem: a cumulative problem that runs through Chapters i-16, asking students to work through the entire business cycle for Eldorado Computer Center.

SUPPLEMENTS

For the Student

• Study Guide and Working Papers, Chs. 1-15 (0-13-091790-7)
• Study Guide and Working Papers, Chs. 16-26 (0-13-091799-0)
• A-1 Photography Practice Set–Manual (013-080310-3)
• A-1 Photography Practice Set–Computerized (0-13-080319-7)
• WhoDun-It Bookstore Practice Set–Manual (0-13-091803-2)
• Runners Corporation Practice Set–Manual (0-13-080316-2)
• Runners Corporation Practice Set–Computerized (0-13080315-4)

For the Instructor

• Instructor's Resource and Solutions Manual, Chs 1-15 (0-13-091811-3)
• Instructor's Resource and Solutions Manual, Chs 16-26 (0-13-091800-8)
• Solutions and Teaching Transparencies, Chapters 1-15 (0-13-092203-X)
• Solutions and Teaching Transparencies, Chapters 16-26 (0-13-091809-1)
• Solutions Manual for Who-Dun-It Bookstore Practice Set (0-13-091801-6)
• Solutions Manual for A-1 Photography/Runners Corporation Practice Sets (0-13-080314-6)
• Test Item File with Achievement Tests, Chs. I-15 (0-13-092002-9)
• Test Item File with Achievement Tests, Chs. 16-26 (0-13-091796-6)
• Windows PH Custom Test (0-13-091808-3)
• Tips on Teaching College Accounting Video (0-13-091806-7)
• Instructors Resource CD-ROM (0-13-091807-5)