An International Meeting of the American Accounting Association 2005 Annual Meeting August 7–10, 2005 San Francisco, California Come to the City by the Bay!

Effective Learning Strategies Forum
Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Session 24
Role of Competency-Development Model in Learning and Learning-Assurance Conforming to AACSB Standards

Presenter:
Nishat Abbasi, Metropolitan State College

Description:
After this session the participants should be able to:

• Appraise and critique the "Competency Development Model" of Accounting Education
• Appraise and evaluate AICPA’s "Framework of Core Competencies and Education/Learning Strategies" and IMA’s "KSA Framework"
• Describe the assessment and evaluation of competencies coverage as a tool of continuous improvement of learning outcomes
• Explain AACSB Standards on "Assurance of Learning"
• Describe the role of the Competency Model in meeting the AACSB Standards on Assurance of Learning, including direct measures of outcomes assessment
• Explain the development of an "Implementation Strategy" for deploying the competency model in a five-year accounting program
• Provide an illustration of the application of the competency model to a hypothetical five-year accounting program
• Describe the implications of this forum topic for accounting education, research, and practice.

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