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Accounting
Educational Novels and Student Role Playing
Dr.
D. Larry Crumbley,
Louisiana State University
Dr. L. Murphy Smith,
Texas A&M University
Executive
Summary
Drs. Crumbley
and Smith have collaborated on three accounting
educational novels and have conducted considerable
research on the impact of their innovative instructional
approach. They have also developed a student role-playing
assignment that ties in well with the use of an accounting
novel. Following use of an accounting novel and the
role-playing assignment, feedback from faculty and
students has been very positive.
In a recent
article in Accounting Education ("Educational
Novels and Student Role-Playing: A Teaching Note,"
Vol. 7, No. 2, 1998, pp. 183-191), the use of educational
novels and student role-playing are shown to be effective
ways to facilitate learning and infuse student enthusiasm.
The article relates the following: (1) the authors'
experiences in using educational novels and student
role-playing, (2) how they can be implemented as an
instructional tool, and (3) the perceptions of students,
educators, and others such as professional journal
editors. Use of educational novels and student
role-playing as teaching devices has the following goals:
- Reinforce and
expand the student's knowledge of the subject matter;
- Enhance the
student's image of the accounting field;
- Present
current accounting issues, such as ethics;
- Improve the
student's interpersonal and teamwork skills;
- Improve the
student's written and oral communication skills;
- Make class
more enjoyable and educational.
Both of these
teaching devices are relatively simple to implement and
have produced positive feedback from both students and
accounting educators who have used them. The most recently
published accounting novel, Computer Encryptions in
Whispering Caves, [has been submitted] with this
executive summary. Additional information about accounting
educational novels is available on the Web (http://acct.tamu.edu/smith/books/novels.htm).
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