Program | American Accounting Association

Thursday, February 11, 2021

2:00 pm–2:05 pm EST	Welcome Gregory A. Sommers, Co-Chair, Accounting Programs Leadership Group Gary F. Peters, Co-Chair, Federation of Schools of Accountancy

2:05 pm–2:55 pm EST	KPMG Industry Update Accounting - 1.0 CH Moderator: Gregory A. Sommers, Southern Methodist University Panelist: Paul Knopp, KPMG LLP

3:00 pm–3:30 pm EST	Discussion Breakout Rooms Prepping Students for a Virtual World—Small group discussions to allow for exploration of topics such as: Which personality types are likely to suffer most from non-face-to-face interactions, and what can we do to help those types? How do you prime someone to be prepared to learn emerging computing skills after they’re in the workforce and what makes someone "digitally competent"? How can asynchronous and synchronous online course designs be used or tailored to mimic online work environment demands?

3:30 pm–3:40 pm EST	Break

3:40 pm–4:30 pm EST	CPA Evolution Panel Accounting - 1.0 CH Moderator: Gary F. Peters, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Panelists: Carl Mayes, CPA, Associate Director-CPA Quality & Evolution, AICPA Daniel J. Dustin, CPA, Vice President, State Board Relations, NASBA Jan Taylor Morris, Ph.D., CPA, CGMA, Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University, AICPA Academic in Residence

4:35 pm–5:05 pm EST	Discussion Breakout Rooms CPA Evolution Impacts—Small group discussions to allow for exploration of topics such as: When/how to begin altering curriculum due to CPA Evolution? Will CPA Evolution be successful in expanding interest in accounting? What needs to be done along-side this effort? How central should technology be in the accounting curriculum and what should be included?

5:05 pm–6:00 pm EST	Virtual Reception

Friday, February 12, 2021

12:00 pm–12:25 pm EST	APLG/FSA Award Presentations and Updates Presenters: J.K. Aier, President, Accounting Programs Leadership Group Richard Dull, President, Federation of Schools of Accountancy

12:30 pm–1:00 pm and 1:05 pm–1:35 pm EST	CPA Review Provider Forum Presenters: Jared Eichler, UWorld Roger CPA Review Amy Johnson, Becker

1:40 pm–2:30 pm EST	Small Teaching Personal Development - 1.0 CH James M. Lang, Assumption College

2:35 pm–3:05 pm EST	Discussion Breakout Rooms Change Implementation – Small group discussions to allow for exploration of topics based on one of the following topics: Small Teaching – Implementation issues around opportunities to improve teaching based on previous plenary by James Lang by you and your colleagues Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Successes and struggles in addressing DEI in your departments and programs Technology in the Curriculum – Finding the place for technology in the curriculum and the people to make it happen

3:05 pm–4:00 pm EST	Virtual Reception

Note:

The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based.

American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

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