American Accounting Association

Continuing Professional Education Programs

Most of this year's CPE sessions will be held on Sunday, August 3. Seven special sessions are scheduled for Saturday, August 2. Sunday's sessions feature both full- and half-day courses covering a broad range of subjects. Lunch will be provided for individuals registering for one full-day or two half-day workshops on Sunday.

Attendance at these programs is restricted to Annual Meeting registrants. Spouses can register on a space-available basis.

Half-day CPE Sessions are $65 each and full-day sessions are $130.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 

Please Note: Registration Materials for Saturday CPE Workshops will be available between 7:30 a.m. — 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon — 1:00 p.m.

CPE Session 1: Saturday, August 2, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Using Technology to Distribute Course Content On and Off Campus

Presenters:
Amy Dunbar, University of Connecticut
Norman Nemrow, Brigham Young University
David Cottrell, Brigham Young University
Axel Schulz, University of Melbourne
Steve Sutton, University of Connecticut
Vicky Arnold, University of Connecticut


*CPE Session 2: Saturday, August 2, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Twelfth Annual Research Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Auditing, and Tax


CPE Session 3: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
VMRC – A Bold New Look at Measurement and Reporting

Presenters:
William J. L. Swirsky, CICA
Alan W. Anderson, AICPA
VMRC Rep, CICA
J. L. Goodfellow, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Financial Service Market Rep, AICPA
SEC Rep, AICPA
ICM Gathering Rep, CICA


CPE Session 4: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Multimedia Presentations in Minutes (without any programming)

Presenter:
David Cottrell, Brigham Young University


CPE Session 5: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Fraudulent Financial Reporting

Presenter:
Thomas Buckhoff, North Dakota State University


*CPE Session 6: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Publishing Your Research in Scholarly Accounting Journals

Presenters:
Linda Bamber, University of Georgia
E. Michael Bamber, University of Georgia

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 and SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

*CPE Session 7: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 5:00 PM and
Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM


Eighth Symposium on Ethics in Accounting: Ethics in the Post-Enron Era

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

CPE Session 8: Cancelled


*CPE Session 9: Cancelled

 


*CPE Session 10: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Introduction to XML and XBRL Using an E-Business Case and Accounting Exercises

Presenters:
Clinton (Skip) White, Jr., University of Delaware
Glen Gray, California State University, Northridge


*CPE Session 11: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SMAP’03—Semantic Modeling of Accounting Phenomena


CPE Session 12: Sunday, August 3, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Seminar on International Accounting

Presenter:
Frederick D. S. Choi, New York University


CPE Session 13: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 – 11:00 AM
Teaching Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: The New “Hot Topics”

Presenters:
TBA


CPE Session 14: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Creating Strategic Responses to Risks Facing Accounting Education

Presenters:
Anthony H. Catanach, Jr., Villanova University
Noah P. Barsky, Villanova University
Bette M. Kozlowski, KPMG LLP


CPE Session 15: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Teaching Strategic Cost Management

Presenters:
Ed Blocher, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kung Chen, University of Nebraska
Thomas Lin, University of Southern California


CPE Session 17: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A User Approach to Teaching International Accounting

Presenter:
Shahrokh M. Saudagaran, Oklahoma State University


CPE Session 18: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Implementing the AICPA Core Competency Framework

Presenters:
Paula B. Thomas, Middle Tennessee State University
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch Associates
Joe Bittner, AICPA


CPE Session 19: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Financial Electronic Commerce

Presenter:
Ashutosh Deshmukh, Pennsylvania State University at Erie


CPE Session 20: Cancelled


CPE Session 21: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Accounting for Derivatives in Financial Statements

Presenter:
Thomas Linsmeier, Michigan State University


CPE Session 22: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best Practices in Assessment of Accounting Programs

Presenters:
Thomas G. Calderon, The University of Akron
Brian Patrick Green, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Michael D. Harkness, University of Michigan–Dearborn


CPE Session 23: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Methodology for Case Writing and Case Teaching

Presenter:
Aundrea Kay Guess, St. Edward’s University


CPE Session 24: Sunday, August 3, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Current Issues at the SEC

Presenters:
C. Gregory Scates, Director of Audit Research, Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Scott Taub, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Susan Markel, Chief Accountant, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Moderator:
Paul Munter, Academic Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission


CPE Session 25: Cancelled


CPE Session 26: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Revenue Recognition and Audit Independence: Getting Students to Think beyond the Rules

Presenter:
Kenn Heaslip, Kean University


CPE Session 27: Cancelled


CPE Session 28: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Current Issues in Financial Reporting

Presenters:
Katherine Schipper, FASB
Todd Johnson, FASB


CPE Session 29: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
The Use of Cases in Teaching Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis

Presenter:
Mostafa M. Maksy, Northeastern Illinois University


CPE Session 30: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Issues in Continuous Auditing and Assurance

Presenters:
Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, Rutgers University
Eric Cohen, PWC
Liv Watson, Edgar Online
Rob Blake, Microsoft Corp


CPE Session 31: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Teaching Students a Process for Ethical Decision Making

Presenters:
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch Associates
Margarita M. Lenk, Colorado State University


CPE Session 32: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Contemporary Issues Relating to Performance, Performance Reporting, and Performance Measurement in Government and Nonprofit Research

Presenters:
Rita H. Cheng, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Dana A. Forgione, Florida International University
Sarah E. Nutter, George Mason University
Ken Smith, Pepperdine University
Krishnamurthy Surysekar, Florida International University

Lela (Kitty) M. Pumphrey, Idaho State University


CPE Session 33: Cancelled


CPE Session 34: Cancelled


CPE Session 35: Cancelled

 


CPE Session 36: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Advancing Curricular Change in Technology: Effective and Cost Efficient Means to Introduce ERP Concepts

Presenters:
Philip Reckers, Arizona State University
Brian Reckers, KPMG
Robert Rosacker, University of South Dakota


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