Presentation Date: Sunday August 2, 2009
  Presentation Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

CPE Session 38

Using a Business Computer Simulation to Enhance, Enrich and Expand the Teaching Management Accounting

Sponsored By: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum

Presented By:

Esperanza Huerta, University of Texas El Paso

Kathy Otero, University of Texas El paso

Stephen Salter, University of Texas El Paso

Description: SESSION CANCELLED This session describes an 18 month successful experiment use a business simulation to teach Management Accounting both at the Undergraduate and MBA level. The class was particularly successful among students in the "dreaded" compulsory management accounting class for non accounting majors. During this time teaching evaluations and learning rose without quality reduction.seminar shares student and instructor experiences with this simulation and introduces the mechanics of integrating the simulation with a textbook, cases and other materials.

Field of Study: Accounting
Program Level: Basic

Intended Audience: Instructors who teach Management Accounting

Format/Structure: Lecture and interactive online exercises. Faculty should bring laptops if possible.

Learning Objective: 1. Understanding how a simulation can facilitate student learning without diminishing quality. 2. understanding available simulations 3. Understanding the Mechanics of one or more simulations.

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation Required: None

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