Classroom Resources, Innovations, and Ideas

Case Resources

Hot Topics / Teaching Cases:

Bremser, W. G., E. K. Jermakowicz, and A. Reinstein. 2022. Sustainability Reporting Insights: The Case of Ford Motor Company. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (1):125-139.

(https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/37/1/125/8252/Sustainability-Reporting-Insights-The-Case-of-Ford)

Burkert, M., T. G. Calderon, J. W. Hesford, and M. J. Turner. 2022. Azure Lodging, Inc.: A Case Study on Capital Budgeting with Capital Rationing in a Service Industry Context. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (2):67-89.

https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/37/2/67/8237/Azure-Lodging-Inc-A-Case-Study-on-Capital

Losi, H. J., E. V. Isaacson, and D. M. Boyle. 2022. Integrating Data Analytics into the Accounting Curriculum: Faculty Perceptions and Insights. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (4):1-23.

https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/37/4/1/10188/Integrating-Data-Analytics-into-the-Accounting

Peters, M. D. 2022. The Solar Panels Business Case: A Management Accounting Instructional Resource. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (3):141-167.

https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/37/3/141/204/The-Solar-Panels-Business-Case-A-Management

Peters, M. D., and C. Chiu. 2022. Interactive Spreadsheeting: A Learning Strategy and Exercises for Calculative Management Accounting Principles. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (4):47-60.

https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/37/4/47/209/Interactive-Spreadsheeting-A-Learning-Strategy-and

Ramasubramanian, H., M. R. Gujarathi, and D. Feldmann. 2023. Leveraging Cost Accounting to Manage Earnings: Evidence from Toshiba’s Semiconductor Business. Issues in Accounting Education 38 (2):177-194.

https://publications.aaahq.org/iae/article-abstract/38/2/177/10109/Leveraging-Cost-Accounting-to-Manage-Earnings

Youngman, J. F., M. F. Hess, and E. P. Cowins. 2021. Managing and Disclosing Environmental Risks: A Tale of Two Utilities. Issues in Accounting Education 37 (3):59-71

https://publications.aaahq.org/iaetn/article-abstract/37/3/15/10190/Managing-and-Disclosing-Environmental-Risks-A-Tale

Video Resources

Favorite YouTube clips…

The performance management problem: Doing Your Job May be Hazardous to Your Career

Maybe, you have a favorite YouTube clip you use in class.  One that was provided to me by a colleague (Judy Oliver at Swinburne University) is labeled: Equal pay for monkeys and can be found at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dMoK48QGL8

I use this clip in the first lecture of a managerial control systems subject/course to talk about the behavioural effects of control systems. It could of course, be used in different contexts to illustrate other issues.

Another clip, I use as part of the introduction to reward systems and incentives is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

This clip is an animated (RSA Animate) presentation by Dan Pink, who also has a book along similar lines to the animation called Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us (Riverhead Books New York).

Perhaps you have a favorite clip you would like to share? If so, please reach out to our Communications Director, Dimitri Yatsenko at yatsenkd@uww.edu.

BBC In the Factory series

In a previous posting Monte Swain from Brigham Young University provided an excellent article on the use of ‘video’ clips in the classroom.  With lots of advice on identifying, adapting and using clips, the article might be worth a look before exploring the series of clips outlined below.

Many of you may already know this and be using them in class.   But, I came across the In the factory series of shows produced by the BBC. In terms of bringing alive our cost and management classes with ‘real-life’ experiences, this set of recordings may be useful.  Essentially, these recordings show how things are made. While the shows also contain other information, it is the focus on the ‘how’ that might be useful for classes.    The development of a number of discussion questions around each show would be time inexpensive.  For example, in the ‘bicycles’ episode from series 2, one of the bike designers makes reference to the “…constant challenge for the design team to balance the bike’s weight, durability and cost…”  This seems a suitable issue for discussion and how management accounting performs a role.

The details of series 1 and 2 can be found at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mddqk/episodes/guide

Useful video clip for illustrating lean processes

Have you seen The Founder, the history of Dick and Mack McDonald, Ray Kroc, and McDonald’s? It’s a neat film. I enjoyed it and would recommend it.

There’s a cool scene in the film where Dick and Mack McDonald tell the story of how they structured the McDonald’s “Speedy System” production process on a tennis court in California. Here are a couple of short youtube videos related to the clip:

1.       The Founder ‘Speedy System’ Featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u00S-hCnmFY.
2.       Lean example from The Founder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-7cjdtrQ9Y.

The videos demonstrate how the McDonald brothers brought fast-food, lean concepts to the restaurant business—adding efficiency, reducing time.

Showing the clips might be a good way to bring in a real world example of simulating a production process to create lean efficiencies—and the tremendous ramifications such actions had.

Other video resources and potential applications

New Technologies

The Teaching and Learning Toolbox (http://teachingandlearningtoolbox.com)

Tableau (https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2018/7/how-use-tableau-classroom-90973)

Accounting Pod (https://accountingpod.com/)

Quitch ( https://quitch.com/)

Podcasts

Other Recourses

Accounting in the headlines blog and resources

Dr Wendy Tietz from Kent State University has established a blog called accounting in the headlines (see: www.accountingintheheadlines.com), which contains a  set of resources useful for our management accounting classes (as well as financial accounting resources).  Well worth taking a look!

The teaching and learning tool box with Mark Ahrens and Cathy Scott: https://teachingandlearningtoolbox.wordpress.com/

Excellent resource for all manner of teaching-related issues, but particularly for online resources, tools and tips.

Connecting with the Profession

2025 MAS/IMA Teaching Case Conference 2024 MAS/IMA Teaching Case Conference

From MAS/IMA Case teaching conference (September 2024)

Link: https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2024/MAS-IMA-Teaching-Case-Conference/Progam

Sample highlight:

Welcome and Keynote Speaker Fletcher 105 Accounting - 1.8 CH The Case Method Approach to Active Learning in Accounting: A Variance Analysis Application

Keynote Speaker: Shane Dikolli, University of Virginia Introduction: Dutch Fayard, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

From AAA: CTLA Conference program (August 2024):

Link: https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2024/Annual-Meeting/CTLA/Program

Sample highlight:

Revolutionizing Accounting Education: Exploring the Impact of Innovative Educational Tools on Classroom Learning Assyad Al-Wreikat, Frostburg State University Adel Almasarwah, Georgia College & State University

From MAS mid-year meeting with a teaching/education focus (January 2025):

Link: https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2025/MAS-Midyear-Meeting/Program

Five teaching and practice concurrent sessions

• Session: 1.08: Teaching and Practice concurrent session I
• Session: 2.08: Teaching and Practice concurrent session II
• Session: 3.08: Teaching and Practice concurrent session III
• Session: 4.09 Teaching and Practice concurrent session IV
• Session: 5.09 Teaching and Practice concurrent session V

Other links

The Teaching, Learning and Curriculum section provides lots of interesting materials including webinars and newsletters to resource our teaching activities: https://aaahq.org/TLC

AAA: Webinar Series on Accounting Research and Education
https://aaahq.org/Education/Resources/Online

Harvard Business Publishing: Webinar Series on Business Education
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/webinars?icid=top_nav