Effective Learning Strategies Forum - Poster Sessions
Tuesday, August 5, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

17. Discovering Accounting Research
Presenter: Gary Entwistle, University of Saskatchewan

Description: In this session, participants will be introduced to an innovative new course, "Discovering Accounting Research." This course enables students to both discover and appreciate the rich vibrancy of academic accounting research, and would be especially relevant for senior or "fifth-year" level students. In essence, the course requires students to discover, critique, and informally and formally defend their understanding of both published and in-process academic articles in a self-selected topical area. This course was first offered in 2002 and drew rave reviews from students, as well as from the academic and professional participants who joined with them in a mini "academic accounting conference." The primary learning outcomes are:

• To make students more informed and critical consumers of written materials, both academic and professional;
• To develop in students an appreciation for the academic research process, including various issues or research design;
• To provide students an opportunity to refine their written, verbal, and presentation skills;
• To expose students to the rich variety of academic accounting research, including research currently in progress; and
• To offer students a glimpse into the world of the accounting academic, and to foster in those students with research curiosity an early consideration of an academic accounting career.

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