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Auditing Section Announces New
Award
Innovation
in Auditing and Assurance Education Award
The
Executive Committee is seeking nominations from the Sections
membership for the first Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education
Award to be given at the Auditing Section Midyear Conference in
January 2003. The purpose of the award is to encourage innovation
and improvement in auditing and assurance education. The award will
recognize a significant activity, concept, or materials. The criteria
used to judge the submissions include, but are not necessarily limited
to:
| a. |
Innovation |
| b. |
Educational
benefits |
| c. |
Adaptability
by other educational institutions or to other situations |
Nominations
may include, for instance, a set of teaching materials, a creative
instructional strategy, or an insightful teaching approach. The
innovation should have been implemented so that evidence of its
success can be evaluated. Award winners must be willing to share
instructional materials with other members of the Section. A completed
application should include the following:
| a. |
A description
of the innovation, including sample materials |
| b. |
Evidence
that the innovation has been tested and shown to have educational
benefits |
| c. |
The name
of a contact person, including the persons phone, email
address, and office mailing address |
| d. |
A copy
of any published articles or working papers regarding the innovation
by the nominee(s) |
Individual
faculty members or groups of faculty teaching or preparing materials
to be used for auditing and/or assurance education are eligible
to apply. Persons may also nominate another faculty member or group
of faculty. At least one nominee must be a member of the Auditing
Section. Nominations should be sent by July 1, 2002 to:
Professor
E. Michael Bamber
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6252
Phone: (706) 542-3601
Fax: (706) 542-3630
Email: mbamber@terry.uga.edu
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