Friday, November 8, 2019

1:30 pm–2:30 pm

Plenary Session
Industry Panel to Inform Accounting Curriculum for the Next Decade

Description: Practitioners will discuss anticipated skills necessary for success in the accounting profession over the next decade. Panelists represent a wide array of career paths available to accounting graduates. 

Moderator: Karen Osterheld, Bentley University 

Large Public Accounting – French Taylor, Tax Partner - KPMG

Local/Regional Public Accounting - Bo S. Brault,  Partner Audit Services, RSM

Large Corporation – Joni Wilson Ferguson, Senior Manager Sales Analytics and Insights, The Walt Disney Company, Leaders Amplify

Small Business  – Maureen Butler, Executive Vice President Business Strategy,  Vistra Communications 

Large Technology Consulting Firm – Martin Nash, Managing Director EAS Solutions,  Protiviti - Tampa

2:30 pm–2:50 pm

Break

2:45 pm–4:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Research Track
An Article Reviewing Exercise to Inform Your Own Manuscript Development…A Hands-on Activity

Description: Become a better author through this hands-on session. Attendees will participate in reviewer best practices to inform their own manuscript development. Enhance your understanding of the review process and what reviewers look for when considering articles for journal publication.

Dr. Betsy Haywood-Sullivan, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CISA, is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Rider University. She teaches graduate and undergraduate managerial accounting courses as well as the accounting information systems course in the undergraduate program. Her research is primarily in the areas of managerial accounting, accounting information systems and accounting education. Her work has appeared in Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, and Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for the AIS Educator Journal. In 2005, she received the University Award for Distinguished Teaching. She has also been recognized as an Outstanding Student Advisor.

Dr. Chelley Vician, PhD, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in information systems-related areas such as accounting information systems, business analytics, managerial accounting and focused learning opportunities related to SAP and analytics. She holds the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) credential, a globally recognized certification within the information systems audit, control, assurance and security profession. As faculty director of the undergraduate business analytics programs at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, she champions business analytics efforts at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Vician’s research focuses on how people interact with systems. In particular, she investigates why some people have more positive outcomes than others when using systems in various domains and environments. Specifically, she enjoys investigating human behavior within emerging collaborative systems that support decision-making, communication and education. Her research is published in DataBase, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Communications of the Association for Information Systems and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, among others. She serves the academy as editor-in-chief for AIS Educator Journal and previously served as senior editor for DataBase and Associate Editor for Communications of the Association for Information Systems.

Teaching Track

Ed Talks From Award-Winning Educators:  Classroom techniques to Prepare Student for the Workplace  

Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College: Data Analytics for Introductory Accounting

Anne Dzuranin, Northern Illinois University: Data Analytics for Advanced Courses

Margarita Lenk, Colorado State University: Group Work 

Karen Braun, Case Reserve Western University: Excel

Monte Swain, Brigham Young University, Critical Thinking

5:30 pm–7:00 pm

Reception with the Scholarship and Art of Research and Teaching Forum
Specialized Knowledge - 1.0 CH

Research Forum

Poster 1:
Increasing Student Engagement with Tech-Enabled Teaching to Diverse Learning Styles: A Theory and a Case Study at Bronx Community College
Neil Hwang, Bronx Community College —CUNY

Poster 2:
The SEC’s Case Against Miller Energy: A Lesson in Fair Value Measurements
Caroline Chen, Jacksonville University
Jill M. D’Aquila, Jacksonville University
Kim Capriotti, Jacksonville University

Poster 3:
Promotion and Mobility in the Academic Accounting Career
Kevin R. Smith, Utah Valley University
Derek K. Oler, Texas Tech University
Christopher J. Skousen, Utah State University
Jayson Talakai, Utah State University

Poster 4:


Poster 5:
Teaching Assertions in Auditing with Data Analytics: Which Audit Assertions are Best Suited to Student Understanding of Data Analytics
Anuradha C. Ghai, Wilkes University
Marianne M. Rexer, Wilkes University
Jennifer Edmonds, Georgian Court University

Poster 6:
Enhancing Student Learning in Corporate Taxation Courses Through Research and Development Tax Credit Case Studies
James Meersman, Juniata College

Poster 7:
The Switch: A Study of Promoting Introductory Managerial Accounting As the First Accounting Course for Business and Non-Business Majors
Kathleen A. Kaminski, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Deborah L. Golemon, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Poster 8:
Online Courses: Comparing Student Success Rates
Julia S. Frink, Tarrant County College

Poster 9:
Game On: Using Gamification in Accounting Classes
Tim Creel, Lipscomb University
Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Chris O’Lear, The Pennsylvania State University
Abdullhadi Alajmi, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Poster 10:
Management Accounting: Using a Plant Tour to Teach Important Concepts
Tim Creel, Lipscomb University
Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Christina Olear, The Pennsylvania State University

Teaching Forum

Poster 11:
Using VBA to Grade Student Excel Projects
Cintia Easterwood, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Poster 12:
Keeping Current with Emerging Technology in the Accounting Profession through Student Pecha Kuchas
Cynthia E. Bolt-Lee, The Citadel

Poster 13:
MAKAR 101: Creating Your Own Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Application for Free
Mfon Akpan, Savannah College of Art and Design

Poster 14:
KAT Insurance: Intro Accounting Data Analytics Cases Using Excel, Power BI and/or Tableau
Tracie Miller-Nobles, Austin Community College
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University
Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida

Poster 15:
Team Teaching-Merging CPA Preparation with Real World Case Studies into Intermediate Accounting Courses
Elizabeth Delano, Curry College
Debra Petrizzo, Curry College

Poster 16:
Developing Those Elusive Soft Skills: How Service Learning Through VITA Transforms Students into Accounting Professionals
Leanne Adams, University of Connecticut

Poster 17:
Using Real-World Clients Financial Data in an Experiential Project
Omar Roubi, University of Colorado Denver

Poster 18:
Using ARBC (Action Research into Business Conduct) Instrument to Measure Ethical Training Effectiveness in Audit Course
Barbara S. White, University of West Florida
William Black, University of North Georgia

Poster 19:
Embedding Principles Intrinsic to Appreciative Inquiry to Enact Active Learning in Introductory Accounting Courses
Dan W. Royer, Ball State University

Poster 20:
The Innovation Challenge: Using an Experiential Learning Pedagogy to Enhance Students’ Problem- Solving Skills and Ability to Deal with Ambiguous Situations
Sara Smiarowski, Elms College

Poster 21:
Reimagine: Building an Innovative Accounting and Analytics Mindset
Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University
Alyssa Vowell, Oklahoma State University

Poster 22:
Using the Accounting Equation Format for Preparation of the Statement of Cash Flows
Joseph G. Donelan, University of West Florida
Yu Liu, University of West Florida

Poster 23:
Using Handwritten Assessments and Feedback in an Online Advanced Accounting Course to Enhance Student Learning and Information Retention
Susan Lueders, DePaul University

Poster 24:
Teaching Accounting Principles with Movie Clips
Tim Creel, Lipscomb University
Veronica Paz, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kelli Horne, Lander University

Poster 25:
Teaching Learning Science to Accounting Students, One Tip at a Time
Brenda Mattison, Tri-County Technical College

Saturday, November 9, 2019

8:00 am–9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am–10:40 am

Concurrent Sessions

Research Track

The How-to List…Types of Education Research by Award Winning Authors

Description: Panelists will introduce participates to the primary categories of accounting education research. Award-winning authors will discuss tactics for publishing Basic Research, Education Strategies, Teaching Cases, and Commentaries.

Dr. Ann C. Dzuranin is the Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Analytics in Accounting at Northern Illinois University. She earned her B.S. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, her MBA from New York University, and her Ph.D. from the University of South Florida. Ann is a CPA (NJ) with 15 years of experience in both public and corporate accounting. Ann conducts behavioral research in management accounting decision making and the ways in which accounting information systems interact with those decisions. Her publications include Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Business Ethics, Management Accounting Quarterly, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, and the Journal of Accounting Education. Ann received the 2018 American Accounting Association’s Innovation in Accounting Education Award for her work in data analytics curriculum development. Ann’s work in data analytics has resulted in invitations to present on Data Analytics and Accounting curriculum at both academic and professional conferences. Her presentations have reached over 2,000 people and her materials have been shared with more than 70 universities.

Dr. Karen W. Braun, CPA, is a professor of accountancy at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. By vote of the business students at CWRU, Karen has become a four-time recipient of the Weatherhead Undergraduate Teaching Award. Karen was also the 2016 recipient of the Bea Sanders/AICPA Teaching Innovation Award and named the 2017 Business Professional of the Year in the category of Education by Beta Alpha Psi (National). In 2018 she was named one of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors in the country by Poets & Quants. Karen co-authors Managerial Accounting, a textbook published by Pearson Education that is used at over 200 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. Her publications have appeared in Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Strategic Finance. In the classroom, Karen’s teaching philosophy encourages students to think like business people first and then focus on how managerial accounting can help solve business problems.

Dr. Pamela J. Schmidt is on the faculty of the Washburn School of Business. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, also holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California. She received the 2016 American Accounting Association's TLC Section's Best Educational Case Award, and her student team was awarded the 2017 Midwest Region's Best Undergraduate Paper Award. In a prior academic position at Wayne State University, she was awarded the Sue Garr Innovative Teaching Award. Her teaching approach gives students exposure to business situations by incorporating simulation, active learning and interactions with the business community. She is a member of the AAA's Advisory Board for the annual Accounting IS Big Data Conference and serves on Washburn University's Advisory Committee for the Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning. Dr. Schmidt's research interests include Data Analytics, Enterprise Systems (ERP) knowledge acquisition, accounting information systems, IT controls and IT auditing. Her prior business experience includes positions of project manager and technical manager at AT&T Bell Labs, and as product manager at SBC/Ameritech in Chicago. At AT&T Bell Laboratories, she received the AT&T Transmission Systems President's Award for product design achievements.

Teaching Track

The Changing Landscape of Accounting Education: Level Up Your Teaching Effectiveness with Technology

Disruptive innovation is rapidly changing not only the landscape of the accounting profession but also the way we prepare students for their future careers. No longer does the status quo involve just keeping up with this digital transformation. Today’s educators need to get ahead of the curve. This requires a shift in mindset, actionable implementation plans and a passion to level up your teaching effectiveness. This session will provide participants information about the future of Accounting Education and highlight opportunities to successfully maneuver and embrace disruptive innovation. Learn more about how you can level up your teaching effectiveness with technology and reshape your classroom to prepare students for the future.

Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College – Meramec
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas at Dallas

10:40 am–11:00 am

Break

11:00 am–12:15 pm

Concurrent Session

Research Track

Tackling Reviewer Comments…How to Manage Your Revise and Resubmit

Description: This session will help authors construct an actionable strategy to organize and manage reviewer comments. While often the most painful part of publication, the review process—if managed correctly—can yield substantial learning gains for each of us as scholars. Bring one of your own reviews for you to work through during this “hands-on” session.

Zach Webb, PhD, CPA, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Patterson School of Accountancy at The University of Mississippi. Zach received his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Arkansas. He has a Masters of Accountancy and Masters of Business Administration both from The University of Mississippi. His Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting is from the College of William and Mary. Zach’s research interests include auditing and governmental/non-profit accounting. His work has been published in Accounting Horizons, ATA's Journal of Legal Tax Research, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, and the CPA Journal. Zach is a Certified Public Accountant in Mississippi. Prior to his doctoral studies, Zach served in both the audit and Total State Tax Solutions practices of Deloitte.

Angela Wheeler Spencer, PhD, CPA, is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Oklahoma State University where she holds the Lanny Chasteen Chair and Haskell Cudd Professorship. Angela joined the faculty at OSU in 2006 after completing her PhD at the University of Arkansas. She currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, including courses on financial accounting and accounting theory. She has supervised a number of honors theses and currently serves as the coordinator of the undergraduate accounting program at Oklahoma State. Her research interests primarily focus on issues related to financial reporting, including off-balance sheet items and disclosure. She has published work in both research publications, such as The Accounting Review, and practitioner-focused publications, such as The CPA Journal. She is also the recipient of teaching awards at the local and national levels. Angela maintains an active CPA license in both Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Teaching Track

Blockchain: Bridging the Profession-Education Gap with Instructional Scaffolding

Gartner lists Blockchain as one of the Top 10 technology trends for 2019. This transformational technology, associated with cryptocurrency, will drive disruption and result in new business models with the potential to lower costs, reduce transaction settlement time and improve cash flow (Panetta, 2018). The presenters will use scaffolding learning theory to engage students through in-class discussion, current events, short instructional videos, collaborative research tasks and a hands-on activities to introduce Blockchain concepts in introductory accounting courses. This learning strategy challenges students beyond a textbook, while improving research and critical thinking skills for an in-demand disruptive technology under AACSB Standard A5 (2018).

Dr. Ethan Kinory, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of accounting at Rutgers University |Camden. His research interests include information systems, accounting standards, and financial reporting. Current research projects include implementation of blockchain curriculum in the classroom, and the state of blockchain development and implementation by businesses. He has presented on the topic of Blockchain at regional and national conferences. Dr. Kinory earned his Ph.D. at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY). As a CPA (inactive), he has gained professional work experience in the fields of audit, tax, and financial planning.

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, Lehman College (CUNY)

12:15 pm–1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm–3:10 pm

Concurrent Session

Research

Accounting Education Research Dialogue Session Participation in this session will include presentation of your paper followed by an assigned editor commentary.

Moderator, Gail Hoover King, Washburn University

Natalie Churyk, Editor, Journal of Accounting Education
Chelley Vician, Editor, AIS Educator Journal
Betsy Haywood-Sullivan, Associate Editor, AIS Educator Journal
Ann Dzuranin, Special Issue Editor, Journal of Accounting Education
Elizabeth D Almer, Editor, Issues in Accounting Education
Kimberly Church, Associate Editor, AIS Educator Journal

Teaching

Teaching Roundtables

3:30 pm–5:00 pm

Closing Session

THE GEN Z WORLDVIEW

Digital natives. Pragmatic planners. Competitive entrepreneurs. While most are still talking about millennials, Gen Z (aged 12-24 in 2019) have filled college campuses across the nation. Their shared values reflect today’s socially complex and connected world. Gen Z may even appear to share similarities with previous generations but the events that shaped their values are where the difference can be found. A global marketing agency provided research and insights into Gen Z’s worldview, their values, implications, and considerations for today’s accounting educators and prospective employers.

Kimberly Swanson Church, Ph.D., is an accounting faculty member at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri Kansas City. She has a Master's in AIS from Kansas State and a Ph.D. in AIS from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Church has received several national teaching awards including the Mark Chain/FSA Innovation in Graduate Teaching Award, the Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education, the Bea Sanders/AICPA Innovation in Teaching Award Honorable Mention, a National AAA-TLC Best Education Paper award, several University Excellence in Teaching awards, as well as a University Favorite Faculty Member award voted by the Dean's Student Advisory Board. She is currently a member of the AICPA training team for the Accounting Pilot and Bridge Project (AICPA AP Accounting initiative) and coordinates an annual regional Accounting Educators' Seminar held at UMKC each spring.

Jeff Wright, CPA, joined the faculty of Rockhurst University in 2012 and teaches Financial, Managerial and Intermediate Accounting as well as Accounting Information Systems. He is also very actively involved in career and professional development with students at Rockhurst. Jeff spent the prior thirty years at Johnson County Community College as an Accounting Professor and now holds the title of Professor Emeritus there. Jeff's first teaching position was at the University of Kansas as an Associate Instructor of Accounting. Jeff also has diverse experience as a practitioner. He was a member of the audit staff at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (KPMG) where he left as a Senior Accountant, was the first corporate controller for Beaver Creek Resort Company in Colorado and was a cost engineer/project auditor on the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Jeff is a CPA and has a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration and an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas. Jeff’s publications and presentations deal with engaging practitioners in academia and are geared towards promoting and supporting student leadership and excellence. Past presentations include Building a Successful Mentorship Program and Engaging Professional Practitioners to Enhance Accounting Programs. His most recent article details the Magis Leaders Program, an innovative practitioner approach to developing future leaders in the accounting profession and appears in the January 2018 Journal of Accountancy.