Accounting Curriculum of the Revised 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