Job Titles:
• Account Clerk
• Accounts Receivable Clerk
• Accounts Payable Clerk
• General Ledger Clerk
• Payroll Clerk
• Accounting Computer Specialist:
Spreadsheet/Data Entry
The Computerized
Accounting
program serves high school and adult students who meet age and
grade level requirements. The course introduces and reinforces
the principles and processes involved in double-entry accounting
system. Included are the accounting cycle, including use of
journals, ledgers, and worksheets; preparation of income
statements and balance sheets; and specialized accounting
functions, such as banking, petty cash, and payroll. The course
covers accounting for service and merchandising businesses
organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
Emphasis is placed on analysis of financial data and an expanded
use of computers and calculators. Integrated throughout the
course are career preparation standards, which include basic
academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem
solving, safety, technology, and other employment skills.
Instruction includes
lectures and discussions, demonstrations, individualized
instruction, and hands-on work. Evaluation is competency-based.
All students complete up to 400 hours of classroom instruction.
Eligible students may train for up to 180 hours in community
classroom or CVE sites.
Recommended
Prerequisite:
Students should have
successfully completed at least one semester of keyboarding or
demonstrate an equivalent proficiency of 25 WPM.
