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ChatGPT bombs accounting class
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- 24 Apr 2023
- Chris Gaetano
- Accounting Today
A recent Brigham Young University study has found that if ChatGPT were a student in an accounting class, it would get a failing grade. ChatGPT has been made for language rather than maths, and during testing did not always recognize it was performing mathematical operations. The questions fed to ChatGPT covered accounting information systems, auditing, financial accounting, managerial accounting and tax.
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Accounting's first crowd-sourced study tackles ChatGPT in education
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- 19 Apr 2023
- PR Newswire
- PR Newswire US
The ChatGPT AI chatbot has been tested on accounting exam questions against the performance of accounting students at 186 institutions. The results show AI doesn't outperform accounting students quite yet, but educators must adapt to rapid change in academia and practice.
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Accounting education's need to embrace ESG
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- 01 Mar 2023
- Christina M.Olear, Ashley Stampone
- Pennsylvania CPA Journal
Two accounting academics explain the importance of educating students on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, and give advice on ways to integrate ESG into courses.
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Where do I start? A pathway for personal growth for faculty committed to creating inclusive classrooms
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- 01 Feb 2023
- Robbie Bishop-Monroe, Joanna L.Garcia
- Issues in Accounting Education
Insights into how accounting academics can begin to create more inclusive, equitable experiences for students. Many faculty staff are well intentioned and desire to improve the student experience but may not know where to start. The authors, who are academics with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, introduce a pathway of reflection, education, and action that they believe can help faculty get started on this process.
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Closing the gap between accounting education and the workplace
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- 01 Feb 2023
- Annette Nellen, Patrick Walsh
- Tax Adviser
The article shares a possible solution to help accounting educators close the gap between accounting courses and real-life workplace tasks. Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer and others created the Four-Component Instructional Design (4C/ID) model and wrote a book, 'Ten Steps to Complex Learning', to
help professors apply the 4C/ID model into their courses. The model aims to help professors teach desirable complex skills throughout a course, by introducing progressively complex cases.
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Integrating data analytics into the accounting curriculum: Faculty perceptions and insights
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- 01 Nov 2022
- Douglas M.Boyle, Elena V.Isaacson, Heather J.Losi
- Issues in Accounting Education
A survey of 321 US accounting faculty staff, investigating their perspectives of the effectiveness of integrating data analytics into the accounting curriculum. The authors examined curriculum development, course assessment, students’ abilities, and faculty skills to design and teach such courses.
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ESG in the accounting curriculum
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- 01 Aug 2022
- Kristine M.Brands, Mark Holtzblatt
- Strategic Finance
There's no time to waste in getting topics, tools and strategies in place to cover pressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in today's academic accounting curriculum, say the authors. The article includes a table of suggested assignments for a stand-alone ESG course.
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The Fyre Fraud: A case exploring the dark triad personality
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- 01 Aug 2022
- Megan F.Hess
- Issues in Accounting Education
A case study for accounting academics to introduce the concept of the 'dark triad' to auditing and forensic accounting students - a combination of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathic personality traits that have been associated with people who commit fraud. Students learn about this personality disorder by studying the events and the people associated with the Fyre Festival fraud.
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Relevance of Accounting Research (ROAR) Scores: Ratings of titles and abstracts by accounting professionals
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- 01 Jun 2022
- Greg F.Burton, Scott L.Summers, Jeffrey T.Wilks, David A.Wood
- Accounting Horizons
The relevance of academic accounting research to practice is frequently discussed by accounting academics. The authors have created Relevance of Accounting Research (ROAR) scores by asking accounting professionals to read and evaluate the titles and abstracts of every article published in twelve leading accounting journals for the years 2016 to 2018. These scores allow for an evidence-based evaluation and discussion of how academic accounting research is perceived by accounting professionals.
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Opportunities for accountants in academia
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- 01 May 2022
- Kari Olsen, Kevin Smith, Sheldon Smith
- Strategic Finance
From teaching a single course to striving for a tenure-track position to teach and conduct research, there are a number of opportunities for accounting and finance practitioners to join academia. Written from a US perspective.
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Ethics curriculum in accounting courses: Examination of student perceptions of delivery methods
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- 01 Apr 2022
- Monica Hubler, Stanley W.Self, Kristen Swisher
- Journal of Leadership Accountability and Ethics
The authors explore student perceptions about the need for ethics instruction within an undergraduate accounting curriculum. Students enrolled in an online, undergraduate accounting course were surveyed. The results suggested that over 92% of students desire an ethics component within the curriculum and that ethics courses should include case studies, real-world ethical situations, and ethical dilemma considerations.
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Base skills for CPAs aren't always accounting oriented
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- 01 Apr 2022
- Cory Ng, Brian Trout
- Pennsylvania CPA Journal
The authors offer practical suggestions to support accounting educators as they prepare the next generation of accountants to enter the workplace. They have identified three main non-accounting skills which students need to develop: communication, critical thinking and collaboration are all highly desired competencies by employers.
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Documentary maker offers online accounting course
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- 12 Feb 2022
- Michael Cohn
- Accounting Today
Kelly Richmond Pope, a documentary filmmaker and accounting professor at DePaul University in Chicago, wants to transform the way accounting is taught.
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Preparing future accountants
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- 01 Feb 2022
- Loreal Jiles, Raef Lawson, Anne Sergeant, Roopa Venkatesh, Susan Wolcott
- Strategic Finance
The management accounting competencies needed in the future by all entry-level accountants have been identified by an Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) task force.
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Observations from a Professor serving as Dean
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- 01 Sep 2021
- Douglas A.Shackelford
- Accounting Review
Drawing on his experience as an accounting professor serving as dean of a business school, Douglas A.Shackelford gives advice for accounting academics interested in academic leadership positions.
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The common denominator: Excel
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- 01 Aug 2021
- Jennifer M. Cainas, Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Wendy Tietz
- Strategic Finance
Despite the variety of software tools available nowadays, being able to use Excel is still a critical, foundational skill for accounting and finance graduates. The article highlights resources for academics integrating Excel into the accounting curriculum.
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Accounting curricula in the digital age
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- 01 Aug 2021
- Loreal Jiles, Baruch Lundy, Anne Sergeant
- Strategic Finance
Accounting programs need to ensure that students are equipped with digital capabilities that will prepare them for leadership roles in the profession.
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Today's graduates and the pandemic
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- 01 Aug 2021
- Caitlin Destefano, Stephen H.Fuller, Tracey J.Riley, Andrew C.Stuart
- Strategic Finance
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaped and impacted a new class of US accounting graduates in significant and lasting ways.
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Integrating sustainability into the accounting curriculum: Meeting an emerging student demand
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- 01 Aug 2021
- Sonja Pippin, Matthew Stallings, Jessica Weber, Jeff Wong
- CPA Journal
As the prevalence of sustainability reporting has increased, the profession will need accounting graduates well versed in sustainability accounting.
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Act or be acted upon: Revolutionizing accounting curriculums with data analytics
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- 01 Jun 2021
- Vernon J.Richardson, Marcia Weidenmier Watson
- Accounting Horizons
The authors propose a new, revolutionized accounting curriculum focusing on using data analytics and incorporating the use of real-world data.
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Who's the BOSS? Analysis of a fraud
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- 01 Jan 2021
- Eileen Z. Taylor
- Journal of Forensic Accounting Research
The author shares an example of a fraud case exercise she uses with accounting students studying financial statement fraud. It is especially useful for introducing basic financial statement analysis and analytical review techniques to students.
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How to publish in peer-reviewed practitioner accounting journals
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- 01 May 2020
- Douglas M.Boyle, James F.Boyle, Dana R.Hermanson
- Issues in Accounting Education
Advice for accounting academics on publishing research relevant to practitioners, including finding topics, writing style and providing useful insights.
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Integrating cryptocurrency into intermediate financial accounting curriculum: A case study
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- 01 Nov 2019
- Susan Henderson, Tatyana S.Ryabova
- Journal of Accounting and Finance
Academics share their experiences in introducing cryptocurrencies to undergraduate financial accounting students.
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Leaping from the office to academia
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- 01 Aug 2019
- Christopher Harper
- Strategic Finance
Insights on transitioning from accounting professional practice to a career in academia.
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Self-reflective insights on what I have learned in an evolving academic career model: accounting scholarship, administration, and diversity
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- 01 Aug 2018
- Scott D.Showalter
- Issues in Accounting Education
Accounting academic Carolyn M.Callahan discusses diversity within US accounting education.
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Reflections on the transition from practice to academia... the nuts and bolts
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- 01 Aug 2018
- D.Scott Showalter
- Issues in Accounting Education
D.Scott Showalter gives advice on preparing for a second career as an accounting academic.
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