The Accounting Educator
The Newsletter of the Teaching
and Curriculum Section
American Accounting Association
Volume V, No. 2 [Winter, 1996]
I hope this letter finds all of you refreshed from
your break and ready to tackle a new semester. I would
like to use this column to keep you up to date on
activities involving the section and accounting education
in general, so feel free to drop me a note if there are
items you think would be of interest to our membership.
You will find a copy of the report from the "Best
and Brightest” committee included in this mailing. I
would like to personally thank the committee members for
their efforts on behalf of the section and hope you take
the time to study their findings. There may be
disagreement with some of the results, but the
information presented should initiate further discussion
and examination of some of our programs and policies.
The Federation of Schools of Accountancy recently issued
a collection of essays on "Change in Accounting
Education: A Research Blueprint." Fifteen
individuals were asked to write papers primarily
concerned with graduate education in accounting and the
150 hour movement. The essays covered ideas on how to
implement changes in accounting education, criticisms and
support of the 150 hour mandate, assessing outcomes of
graduate programs, research topics in this area, and
improving thinking and communication skills. If you are
searching for research topics or simply interested in
differing opinions on some of these issues, the essays
may prove beneficial. The papers will be reprinted in an
issue of the Journal of Accounting Education later this
year if you are not able to obtain a copy of the FSA
publication.
Those of you using cases in your classroom or considering
the use of cases should be pleased with what I consider a
very positive change in the mainstream accounting.
education journals. It appears that the number of
accounting faculty interested in writing cases, which is
a very difficult task, has increased to the point where
the journals are publishing an increasing supply of
excellent cases for classroom use. At a time when
“thinking” in the classroom is no longer
considered a novel idea, the availability of cases can
enhance our efforts to make our class time truly
beneficial.
I would like to ask that all of our current members make
an effort to increase our membership numbers by promoting
the section to your colleagues. It is apparent to all
involved that the Sections are truly the "grass
roots” of the AAA and offer the opportunity to
change and shape the organization. Our ability to do
this, however, is directly related to the size of our
section. We need your help with your own faculty while we
continue to push the benefits and importance of the
section at the regional and national meetings.
Finally, I would again remind you to note the dates of
your regional meetings which are included in this
newsletter. Your attendance and participation are
critical to the success of the regions, which in turn are
critical to the success of the national organization.
Take care and have a productive semester!
Submitted by Richard E. Baker
The T&C Section's Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for
the 1996-97 officers of the Teaching and Curriculum Section. The positions
to be filled are:
1. Vice Chairperson--Academic (who will become the Chairperson in 1997-98)
2. Vice Chairperson--Practice
3. Secretary
4. Treasurer
Your nominations should include a brief statement indicating the reasons
for your support of the nominated person(s). Self declarations of interest
will also be accepted by the Committee.
Nominations should be sent by March 1, 1996, to:
Richard E. Baker Chair, T&C Section Nominating Committee Department
of Accountancy Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Fax transmissions may be sent to (815) 753-8515, and e-mail transmission
can be sent to rbaker@niu.edu.
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