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Student Survey - ACCT 515
Sherry Mills - Fall 1997
Our goal is to continuously improve Managerial Accounting 515 so that the materials, activities, assignments, and environment facilitate your learning process. Some of your comments can be acted upon quickly (e.g., team assignments). Other comments will take more time (e.g., changing the text). Thank you for your help!!
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I. ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE COURSE
A number of objectives were established for ACCT 515 at the beginning of the semester. For each of the objectives listed below, indicate the degree to which you believe the course achieved the objective by circling the corresponding number for each item.
  Very HIGH
achievement
of objective
 Very LOW
achievement
of objective
This course made me aware of thesignificant role accounting plays in operating a business

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This course developed my ability to:
Understand how product costs are determined

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Understand traditional and activity-based methods of allocating overhead

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Prepare budgeted financial statements and supporting schedules

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Understand the importance of quality in business

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Recognize the need to improve accounting systems as technologychanges

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Identify relevant information to be used in making short-term decisions

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Write effectively

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Work cooperatively with others

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II. MATERIALS, ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Listed below are some of the materials, activities and assignments we have used this semester. Please indicate how helpful you believe these materials have been in your learning process.
  Very
Helpful
to me
 Very
Unhelpful
to me
The textbook

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Ethics Case

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Rice West Case

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Stowe/Tubbs Case

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Homeless Case

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The ET2 packet

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Feedback received from the instructor on assignments

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The production line simulations

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Working with the LEGOR vehicles to help visualize production and accounting concepts

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Problems worked on the board by the instructor

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Working with my group

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ET2 budget project

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III. COMMENTS AND IDEAS:
A. What were your "favorite" managerial accounting topics that we discussed this semester?
B. What were your "least favorite" managerial accounting topics that we discussed this semester?
C. Please comment specifically about what you think could improve the materials, activities, and assignments in ACCT 515.
D. What three things do you think you will remember from this course a year from now?
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E. Based on your experiences in this course, what have you learned about yourself that will help you academically?



Based on your experiences in this course, what have you learned about yourself that will help you professionally?



Based on your experiences in this course, what have you learned about yourself that will help you personally?

 

 
F. A cohesion case, Extraterrestrial Transport, Inc., was used to demonstrate how one company can use accounting information to plan, control, and make decisions about a number of business activities. Discuss the usefulness of the case in helping you to understand accounting and its role in business.

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