Call for Participation
We would like to invite you to attend the following sessions at the upcoming
AAA Annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, and encourage your participation in the
upcoming Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education:
1. Using the Classroom to Enhance Research
Productivity and Motivate Students to Pursue the CPA Examination
2. Implementing the AICPA Core Competency Software
3. Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education
1. CPE Session 13 - Wednesday, August 14, 8:00 AM - 12:00 pm
Using the
Classroom toEnhance Research Productivity and Motivate Students to Pursue the
CPAExamination
The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the fundamentals of research and
publication from the viewpoint of faculty employed at schools with mission
statements that focus primarily on teaching and professional service. By
focusing on the unique environment of these institutions, this integrated
workshop will also provide resources and strategies useful in motivating
students to pursue and successfully complete the CPA exam. The participants
will receive updated information about the new CPA Computerized Exam.
Presenters:
Gregory Johnson, American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
Robert Strawser, Texas A&M University
Cynthia Jackson, Northeastern University
Jennifer Joe, Georgia State University
2. Concurrent Session 03 - Thursday, August 15 - 5:45 PM - 6:45
PM
Implementing the AICPA Core Competency Software
A set of skills-based competencies needed for entry into the profession have
been defined and widely discussed within academe. This session will demonstrate
the web-based evaluation tools created to help faculty integrate these
requisite skills into their curricula.
Moderator: Paula B. Thomas, Chair, AICPA Core Competency Framework Strategic
Planning Task Force
Panelists:
Billie M. Cunningham, University of Missouri-Columbia
Susan K. Wolcott, Wolcott Lynch Associates
Paula B.Thomas, Chair, AICPA Core Competency Framework Strategic Planning
TaskForce
3. Colloquium on
Change in Accounting Education - October 30–November 2, 2002
The sixth annual Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education,
sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), will be held
October 30th through November 2nd, 2002, in Sedona, Arizona. Our 2002 program
theme, Accounting Education at the Crossroads, is designed to consider
the challenges faced by accounting educators in the landmark study entitled
Charting the Course through a Perilous Future. Among the prominent
educators who will present their ideas at the Colloquium are: Noah Barsky,
Anthony Catanach Jr., Susan Crosson, Billie Cunningham, Tom Klammer, Jim
Mackey, Dawn Massey, Alan Reinstein, Gary Siegel, Carl Smith, Jim Sorensen,
Tracey Sutherland, Monte Swain, Pam Smith, Paula Thomas, Joan Van Hise, Jan
Williams, Susan Wolcott, Don Wygal, and Carol Yacht. Also, the major accounting
publishers will exhibit their materials. Visit our web site at
www.thecolloquium.com to find
testimonials, the program schedule, presentation summaries, and information
about lodging, travel discounts, sightseeing activities available, and more.
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