Teaching and Curriculum

Objectives
The Teaching and Curriculum Section is dedicated to the continual improvement of accounting education, especially through the development of relevant and innovative curricula, a renewed emphasis of effective and efficient instruction, and the exploration of knowledge-organization issues related to accounting programs. Specific objectives include, but are not limited to:

1. Teaching:
   a. To foster research in methods of learning and their application to the field of accounting instruction;
   b. To stimulate discussion and experimentation in instructional means, methods, and materials in general;
   c. To raise questions and to disseminate knowledge about teaching and teaching-related materials;
   d. To initiate, encourage, and sponsor research in methods of learning and in the improvement of skills and aids used to impart knowledge of accounting and of related fields; and
   e. To provide guidance and opportunities for members to both test and improve their teaching skills and instructional materials.
2. Curriculum matters: a. To encourage continued consideration of and experimentation in all facets of curriculum development for accounting programs; and b. To communicate interests, intentions, and information about curriculum developments in accounting programs.
3. Education:
   a. To encourage a broad definition of scholarship that includes a high priority on teaching and curriculum development;
   b. To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings about developments related to instruction and curriculum issues in accounting education;
   c. To work with other organizations pursuing similar goals; and
   d. To encourage qualified individuals to consider opportunities in accounting education by providing appropriate guidance and knowledge about such careers.

Membership: 1,517

Dues: $10

2001–2002 Officers

Chairperson
Bill N. Schwartz
School of Business and Economics
Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue
PO Box 7111
South Bend, IN 46634-7111
Phone: (219) 237-4292
Fax: (219) 237-4866
Email: bschwart@iusb.edu

Vice Chairperson–Academic*
Dasaratha V. Rama
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Business Administration
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956) 326-2521
Fax: (956) 326-2494
Email: dvrtamiu@yahoo.com

Vice Chairperson–Practice*
Larry P. Scott

Treasurer*
C. William Cummings
Department of Accountancy
College of Business
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
Phone: (815) 753-6098
Fax: (815) 753-8515
Email: wcumming@niu.edu

* To be elected at Annual Meeting

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