COM 315 – Term Assignment Part 1 Instructions
Part 1: Journal and Adjusting Entries
Due Sunday, October 15, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Use the Brightspace Assignment Drop Box

Format/Logistics

1. Identify each/any file that you submit by naming your file with your “Last Name_First Name (in that order) Part 1” plus some file descriptor (e.g., Part 1). Remember to use the same First Name as the one that you used in the UVic registration system. Submit your file in the Brightspace assignment drop box.

2. The type face/font used for your Term Assignment must be at least 11 pt. Page size is 8.5” x 11”. To confirm that your materials are laid out appropriately on a page, you can always look at “Print preview” in Excel (make sure the page size is set at 8.5 x 11 and you are printing out “actual size”, not scaled to fit the paper).

3. Please organize your work as follows:

a. Part 1. Submit Excel pages/tabs for the journal entries and the adjusting entries. Label the tabs at the bottom of the pages (e.g., JE pg.1, JE pg. 2, AE pg. 1, etc.).

b. In addition to the Excel file, submit a matching PDF file. Use standard 8.5 x 11-page size for your work. If you need to learn more about how to use Excel, use the following link: https://www.uvic.ca/systems/support/helpsupport/training/office2016.php. BEFORE you submit your final assignment parts, convert your Excel file to an Adobe pdf (“Save as Adobe PDF” - is one of the options available when you select “File” from the menu bar. Select the “entire workbook” option to capture all tabs.) Use the same filename as your Excel file. Submit both files (your Excel file and the matching PDF file) to the Term Assignment Part 1 drop box.

c. In the Brightspace assignment module under Content there is an Excel file that contains a blank Journal page (which can be used for both the journal entries and the adjusting entries).

d. Remember, your journal entries should indent the credit entry account title. There should be a brief narrative/description line below each entry with relevant/key information for the entry that you would not be able to figure out just by looking at the journal entry itself. If you need to calculate any numbers, include these calculations in the description for your journal entry. For the purposes of this assignment, round to the nearest dollar value. Leave one line of space between one completed journal entry and the next one.

4. You must submit your own work. Any materials that are copied/duplicated (etc.) from other students will be considered plagiarism and both students will be assigned 0 for the assignment (if this is the first instance of plagiarism at the university). 

5. Late Assignments: Because the solution to Part 1 is released (at 8:00 pm) the day after the Part 1 due date, late submissions will be allowed for one day only with a 10% penalty. After one day late, late submissions are not allowed, and you will receive 0% for this portion of the Term Assignment.