2006 Annual Meetng

An International Meeting of
the American Accounting Association

American Accounting Association
2006 Annual Meeting

August 6–9, 2006
Washington, D.C.


CPE Session 1: Saturday, August 5, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Assessment Automation Software for Accounting,
Teaching, and Recruiting Programs

Description/Objectives:
Assessment of accounting programs by national, international, or regional organizations and Recruiting Candidates lends itself to computer automation. Compliance with the EEOC and Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as CPA, CMA, CIA, CISA/M Computer Preps, target Internet Publishing Video DVD/CD Recording, and web-casting or multi-media streaming tools to be more effective and efficient, and provide a more enjoyable experience. The focus of our current research is in certification accreditation/reaffirmation efforts, which is getting increasingly more complicated and demanding. The only way to master it quickly and efficiently is by some automated hands-on activities. What is assessment? And what do regional accrediting agencies expect? Much like any assessment activity, the evaluations and accreditation process involves: Developing an assessment plan; Building and using measurement standards; Motivating participants (existing and prospective faculty and students) to be involved and contribute; Performance Evaluation Feedback; Risk Mitigation; Deficiency Remediation Action; Revision of the assessment plan and recruiting streamline automation.

Presenters:
Avi Rushinek, University of Miami; Sara Rushinek, University of Miami.

Sponsor:
Teaching and Curriculum Section


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