Students react to two basic things when they are asked to rate a college course. Their ratings will reflect a certain response to the course content and to the method in which that content was delivered by a faculty person. We should expect that the resulting opinion...
Accounting programs around the world have been revising their curricula to include courses in “fraud/forensic” accounting. Yet, an initial review of these courses indicates there may be divergent approaches to their development. This article identifies the...
The ability to read and understand academic research can be an important tool for practitioners in an increasingly complex accounting and business environment. This guide was developed to introduce students to the world of academic research. It is not intended for PhD...
In this case, you assume the role of a tax auditor investigating a local family- owned business. Several aspects of this taxpayer’s case lead you to feel uneasy with the income taxes paid to the government. Drawing on your knowledge of analytical audit procedures and...
This case provides senior-level accounting majors and graduate students a perspective and an appreciation of topics in areas of corporate governance, The Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and board of directors/audit committee protocol. Utilizing role playing, this case has a...
This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparer- based and user-based introductory courses in financial accounting. The project requires students to analyze trends in corporate performance, to evaluate corporate financial decisions,...
