Accountancy Higher Education Programs Inside the United States
Bob Jensen at rjensen@trinity.edu
I am grateful to the publishing firm Richard
D. Irwin, Inc. (Irwin) for funding this survey. Irwin did not constrain what
we asked for in the survey. Nor did Irwin constrain any reporting of the results
to the general public. All errors in reporting these results are our own.
Chapter 4 only contains part of the material in the questionnaire. Remaining
portions of the responses will be included in other chapters and appendices of
this book.
Any college accountancy education programs that want their own data added to
this document should contact Professor Robert E. Jensen at Trinity University by
email at rjensen@trinity.edu or by fax at
210-736-8134.
| Alabama (U. of - Tuscaloosa) | Alaska (U. of - Anchorage) | American U. | Arizona State U. | Arkansas (U. of) | Auburn University | Ball State U. | Baylor U. | Bentley College | Brigham Young U. | Butler U. | California State U. (Chico) | California State U. (Fullerton) | California State U. (Los Angeles) | California State U. (Sacramento) | California State U. (San Bernardino) | Central Florida (U. of) | Central Michigan U. | Central Missouri State U. | Clemson U. | Colorado (U. of - Boulder) | Colorado (U. of - Denver) | Colorado State U. | Creighton U. | David Lipscomb University | Delaware (U. of) | DeVry Institute | Drake U. | Duke University | East Carolina State U. | Eastern Illinois U. | Eastern Michigan U. | Eastern Kentucky U. | Eastern Washington U. | Fairleigh Dickinson U. | Florida Atlantic U. | Florida International U. | Fordham U. | Georgia Southern U. | Grand Valley State U. | Harvard U. | Hawaii (U. of) | Illinois (U. of) | Illinois State U. | Indiana U. | Iowa (U. of) | James Madison U. | Kennesaw State U. | Kent State U. | Long Island U. - C.W. Post | Long Island U. -Southhampton College | Louisiana State U. at Shreveport | Louisiana Tech U. | Loyola College in Maryland | Loyola Marymount U. | Mary Washington College | Massachusetts (U. of - Boston) | Memphis (U. of) | Metropolitan State College of Denver | Miami (U. of) | Miami U. | Mississippi (U. of) | Missouri (U. of - Kansas City) | Missouri (U. of - St. Louis) | Montana State | Morehead State U. | Nevada (U. of - Reno) | New Mexico (U. of) | New Mexico State U. | New York U. | North Alabama (U. of) | North Carolina (U. of - Greensboro) | North Carolina (U. of - Wilmington) | North Carolina State U. | North Texas (U. of) | Northeastern U. | Northeastern Illinois U. | Northern Arizona U. | Northern Colorado (U. of) | Northern Iowa (U. of) | Northern Kentucky U. | Northern Michigan U. | Notre Dame (U. of) | Ohio State U. | Oklahoma (U. of) | Old Dominion U. | Providence College | Purdue U. | Quinnipiac College | Rhode Island (U. of) | Rutgers U. - Camden | Rutgers U. - New Brunswick | San Diego State U. | South Alabama (U. of) | South Carolina (U. of) | Southern California (U. of) | Southwest Missouri State U. | Southwest Texas State U. | Stanford U. | State University of New York - Buffalo | Suffolk U. | Tarleton State U. | Tennessee (U. of at Chatanooga) | Texas (U. of - Austin) | Texas (U. of - El Paso) | Texas A & M U. | Texas A & M U. - Corpus Christi | Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management | Trinity U. | Truman State U. | Tulsa (U. of) | Utah State U. | Vanderbilt U. | Virginia Commonwealth U. | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Wake Forest U. | Washington (U. of) | Washington U. | Washington State U. | Western Kentucky U. | Wichita State U. | Wisconsin (U. of - Eau Claire) | Wisconsin (U. of - Milwaukee) | Wisconsin (U. of - Whitewater) | Wright State U. |
Hasselback's On-line Accounting Faculty Directory
Hasselback's Directory on ANet
Ahoy! Search for the Web Site of an Organization or an Individual
Those Daring Professors and Their Technology Machines
Tommasini's Accounting Scholars Directory
Roger Debreceny and Double Entry
SHSU Business Resource Archive
Business and Economics Resources
Directory for All United States Colleges and Universities
Ahoy! Search for the Web Site of an Organization or an Individual
Respondent: Robert W. Ingram, Ross-Culverhouse Chair
Phone: (205) 348-6694 Fax: (205) 348-8453 email: ringram@cba.ua.edu
http://www.cba.ua.edu/accounting
Major Technology User(s): Tom Albright, Rob Ingram, Mike Roberts
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Access (AIS)
http://cbasss3.cba.ua.edu/accweb/ringram
Activity-Based Costing and Factory Simulation software (Cost and Advanced Managerial)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Tax Research Software (Taxation I and Tax Research)
Respondent: Ron Clark, Director, School of Accountancy
Phone: (334) 844-6221 Fax: (334) 844-5875 email:RCLARK@BUSINESS.AUBURN.EDU
http://www.auburn.edu/business/accounting/dept_acc.html
Major Technology User(s): Ron Rasch
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
G/L (AIS)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been poor.
Respondent: Royal E. Knight, Chair, Accounting and Business Law
Phone: (205) 760-4416 Fax: (205) 760-4811 email: RKnight@UNANOV.UNA.EDU
Major Technology User(s): No response
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Systems Understanding Aids (Accounting Information Systems)
Ivy Software (Accounting Principles)
Dac Easy (Accounting Information Systems)
Fiscal (Accounting Principles)
Turbo Tax (Accounting for Federal Income Taxes)
Quick Books (Accounting Information Systems)
Tax Material on CD-ROM has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom.
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mixed. However, the graduates speak highly of these experiences.
Respondent: Ko Hsu, Assistant Professor, Accounting
Phone: (334) 460-6732 Fax: (334) 460-6529 email:
Major Technology User(s): Ko Hsu
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Accounting Packages such as Peachtree, QuickBooks, MYOB (Accounting Information Systems)
CPA Review Software (Financial/Auditing)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive. Research is in progress to determine the effects of review software on performance.
Respondent: Robert C. Maloney, Professor and Chair, Accounting
Phone: (907) 786-4137 Fax: (907) 786-4115 email: AFRCM1@CWOLF.ALASKA.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Patrick Fort
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
BPI Accounting Software (Computers and Accounting/Payroll Accounting)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that they appreciate the fact that they are applying their accounting knowledge using technology which is found in the workplace, not a software product designed just for the textbook or the assignment they are completing. It requires problem solving approaches and techniques.
Respondent: P. Reckers, Director, School of Accountancy
Phone: (602) 965-33631 Fax: (602) 965-8392 email:
Major Technology User(s): Ralph Smith, Pat McKenzie
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
McGraw Hill Intro Accounting (Smith and Birney) (Intro Accounting)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Spin offs of Smith/Birney for upper division accounting courses; intermediate and managerial accounting. Toolbook and Authorware were used for authoring. The material contains audio and video and is on CD-ROM disks.
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive--high retention, high performance. An assessment team has been established to determine the impact of these aids. The locally-produced modules are too newly introduced to get a good assessment as yet. Our institution has already introduced rewards for development of these materials.
Respondent: C. VanLengen, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting
Phone: (602) 523-7392 Fax: (602) 523-7331 email:
http://www.nau.edu/~cba/index.html
Major Technology User(s): C. VanLengen
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree Accounting for Windows (Accounting Systems)
Accounting Simulations (Intermediate Accounting I)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very favorable.
Respondent: T. Selling, Associate Professor, World Business
Phone: (602) 978-7150 Fax: (602) 843-6143 email: SELLINGT@T-BIRD.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Tom Selling
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Compustat (Financial Statement Analysis)
PW Researcher (In process for all courses)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mixed; some find them hard to use.
Respondent: John Pendley, Assistant Professor / Karen Pincus, Professor, Accounting
Phone: (501) 575-6123 Fax: (501) 575-7687 email: jpendley@comp.uark.edu
Phone: (501) 575-6119 email: kpincus@comp.uark.edu
http://www.uark.edu/depts/acctinfo
Major Technology User(s): J. Pendley (Accounting Systems)
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Commercial Accounting Packages (Accounting Systems)
Tax Law Reporting Software (Taxation)
Financial Reporting Software (Intermediate Finance)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been generally positive. We need more electronic aids directed towards students and designed as educational products with learners in mind.
Professor Curt DeBerg, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, College of
Business, California State University at Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0011
Email: CDEBERG@oavax.csuchico.edu
URL: http://www.csuchico.edu/acms/fipse
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:13:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: CDEBERG@oavax.csuchico.edu
Subject: new website/fipse/prin. of acctg.
From Curt DeBerg
Comments: Accounting Education using Computers and Multimedia
Dear Colleagues: As a result of two grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), the accounting department at
California State University, Chico completely reengineered its two introductory
undergraduate accounting courses and disseminated the model to six other colleges and
universities across the U.S. The purpose of the email is to invite you to visit our new
web page entitled "Curricular Revision Starting at Ground Zero: The Case of
Introductory Accounting." The address is:http://www.csuchico.edu/acms/fipse.
This CSU, Chico website explains the process of curricular revision in these two
foundation business courses, and describes the motivation for change, obstacles faced,
resources obtained and put in place, structure of new courses, linkage of the resulting
product to the institutional mission, outcomes assessment, and reaction of stakeholders.
The site concludes with recommendations and advice to other institutions and faculty who
are considering program and curriculum revision. The website is organized according to the
following links. Note that several documents (e.g., syllabi, sample cases and solutions,
assessment results) easily can be downloaded to your hard drive). I welcome feedback from
each of you.
Thank you.
* Overview
* Introduction
* Motivation for Change
* Structure of the New Courses
* Introduction to Accounting I
* Syllabus
* Samples Cases and Solutions
* PowerPoint slides
* Instructor Guidelines
Introduction to Accounting II
* Syllabus
* Samples Case
* Instructor Guidelines
* Major Features That Distinguish the New Courses from Traditional Courses
* User Orientation
* Problem-Solving Skills
* Interpersonal Skills
* Computer Skills
* Serial Cases
* Simulation
* Relationship to Institutional Objectives
* Summary
* Obstacles
* Communication
* Faculty Development
* Resistance to "Active Learning"
* Deficient Computer Skills
* Transitional Problems for Accounting Majors Moving to Intermediate Accounting
* Difficulties in Assessing Outcomes
* Continually Updating/Improving Instructional Materials
* Managing the Grading Load
* Summary
* Resources
* Outcome Measures
* Formative Survey Results
* Other Assessment Findings
* Sample Pre-Test: Attitudes
* Sample Post-Test: Attitudes
* Sample Final Exam: Introduction to Accounting I
* Sample Final Exam: Introduction to Accounting II
* Summary
* Reaction of Interested Parties
* Recommendations for Interested Parties
* Links
* Index of Topics
Addendum from Andrus, Jon jandrus@EXCHANGE.FULLERTON.EDU
CSU Chico was one of the first adopters of SAP for their accounting and
other business programs. We are currently implementing. For more information and some
links that you could follow see http://business.fullerton.edu/sap/
Professor Curt DeBerg, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, College of
Business, California State University at Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0011
Email: CDEBERG@oavax.csuchico.edu
URL: http://www.csuchico.edu/acms/fipse
Respondent: Gerald A. Hoth, Chair, Accounting
Phone: (714) 773-2225 Fax: (714) 449-7101 email: GHoth@Fullerton.Edu
Major Technology User(s): Several (No names given)
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
General Ledger
Simulation
Many others
Decision Support Systems (IFAS)
Intro Accounting Lab and Tutorial
This campus was one of the early adopters of SAP for Accounting Information Systems
Custom Software Development and Use:
Modules (Info Systems - Undergraduate and Graduate)
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been favorable.
Respondent: Dong-Woo Lee, Associate Professor, Accounting
Phone: (213) 343-2854 Fax: (213) 343-6439 email: dwlee@calstatela.edu
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/business/acct.htm
Major Technology User(s): Dong-Woo Lee
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
CONTACCT (Principles of Accounting)
Ivy Software (Intermediate Accounting)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids was positive.
Respondent: John Corless, Chair, Accountancy
Phone: (916) 278-7124 Fax: (916) 278-6489 email: corlessj@csus.edu
Major Technology User(s): John Maxey
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
Curt Stanley is working on something (1st Managerial Course) - e-mail at StanleyH@csus.edu
Comments: None
Respondent: Linvol G. Henry, Department Chair, Accounting and Finance
Phone: (909) 880-5710 Fax: (909) 880-5994 email: LHENRY@WILEY.CSUSB.EDU
http://shanghai.sbpa.csusb.edu/~accfin/acc/
Major Technology User(s): Accounting Information System Faculty, Auditing Faculty
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Turbo Tax (Federal Income Tax)
Tax Cut (Federal Income Tax)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very receptive.
Respondent: William W. Ambrose, Jr., Dean of Business and Accounting, Business
Phone: (909) 622-8866 Fax: (909) 622-0936 email:
Major Technology User(s): Tom Jones, Dean Scott
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Macola Software (Accounting Information Systems and Managerial Accounting)
Ivy Software (Financial Accounting)
Quick Books (Financial Accounting)
Quick Tax - Electronic filing (Taxes)
GAAP/GAAS, IRS CODE CD (International Accounting/Tax Research)
Internet Interactive Software Tutorials and Video (Motion Lectures) with Animated Case Studies have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive. Faculty members have conducted research on the impact of these aids; it has been determined that this encourages group interaction, professional communication delivery, and multi-media skill enhancement. Commercial electronic aids to learning provide a format of delivery which allows quicker access to higher cognitive outcome objectives.
Respondent: Frank Daroca, Professor and Chair, Accounting
Phone: (310) 338-7660 Fax: (310) 338-3000 email: EDAROCA@LMUMAIL.LMU.EDU
http://www.lmu.edu/colleges/cba
Major Technology User(s): Alan Falcon, Alan Cherry
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
General Ledger Software (Intro Financial and Intermediate II)
Interactive Tutorials (Intermediate I and II)
Smith/Birney labs Gemco II Intermediate Accounting Computer Practice Set and Wanlass Accounting Info Manager have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mixed. The G/L software has been popular once the students get used to it, which is less time-consuming than doing ledgers manually. Students are impressed with the graphics in the Smith and Birney tutorial, but the packages run too slow. Moreover, there were problems with program installation, and many students received faculty data disks from the publisher. The computer-assisted practice set was helpful. However, the material wasn't interesting enough, and the program required rigid entry rules.
Respondent: Roy Whittington, Director, Accounting
Phone: (619) 594-5329 Fax: (619) 594-1573 email: rwhitt@mail.SDSU.EDU
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/cbaweb/ACCT/index.html
Major Technology User(s): Andy Barnett
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Net Forum (All core courses)
Net Forum has also been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been favorable. Students have a favorable attitude towards the software after they become familiar with it.
Respondent: Leslie R. Porter, Associate Dean, Leventhal School of Accounting
Phone: (213) 740-5004 Fax: (213) 747-2815 email:
http:www.usc.edu/dept/accounting
Major Technology User(s): Les Porter, Dan O'Leary
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
G/L Software
Accounting Simulation
Used Holt in the past for student learning outside the classroom. This year we will use Robert Anthony's "Essentials of Accounting" and Quickbooks
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids is that they seem to like them. These aids are still quite primitive.
Respondent: W. Beaver, Professor, Graduate School of Business
Phone: (415) 723-4409 Fax: (415) 725-0468 email:
http://www-gsb.stanford.edu/index.html
Major Technology User(s): Bill Sharpe
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Note from Professor Jensen: Even though it was not mentioned by Professor Beaver, there is a major SCIP research project on technology in business being conducted at Stanford University. The URL is http://www-gsb.stanford.edu/research/programs/scip/fbtest.html
The Stanford Computer Industry Project is an inter-disciplinary research program dedicated to exploring the business, political, and technological dynamics of the world-wide computer and information technology industries. Launched in 1991 with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, research from the Project has already established Stanford as a center of knowledge about the computer and information technology industries.
Respondent: Frank Selto, Professor and Chair, Accounting and Information Systems
Phone: (303) 492-1549 Fax: (303) 492-5962 email: Frank.Selto@Colorado.edu
http://stripe.colorado.edu/~acct/Home.html
Major Technology User(s): Frank Selto, Toby Stock
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Mainly used in IS classes (e.g., Visual Basic, HotMetal, and quite a few others)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Tax Models (Corporate Tax)
ABC Models (Managerial Accounting)
The hardware used is basic PC
Comments: Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been generally favorable. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, probably not directly. People do it because they think it is the right thing to do, not for extrinsic rewards.
Respondent: Bruce Neumann, Professor, Accounting/Business
Phone: (303) 556-5884 Fax: (303) 556-5899 email:
http://www.cudenver.edu/public/business/
Major Technology User(s): Bob Norden
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
CAI - Intro Accounting (Health Care Financial Management)
5-1/4" floppy disks are used
Comments: Student reaction to this locally-produced module has been good.
Respondent: Margarita Lenk, Assistant Professor, Accounting and Taxation
Phone: (970) 491-5102 Fax: (970) 491-2676 email:
http://cobweb.cobus.colostate.edu/
Major Technology User(s): Margarita Maria Lenk (AIS Instructor)
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
General Ledger Software (AIS)
General Ledger Packages have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been excellent. They love the exposure, practice on, and research within.
Respondent: Virginia Parker, Chair and Professor of Accounting, Accounting
Phone: (303) 556-3001 Fax: (303) 556-3966 email: parkerv@mscd.edu
Major Technology User(s): Virginia Parker, Ron Clute
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Microsoft Profit (Intro to Accounting Systems)
Tutorials for ACC Principles has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None yet, but will this summer
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive. They enjoy using a commercial software package. Anecdotal evidence only has been received by faculty members to determine the impact of these aids on students.
Respondent: John P. Stewart, Associate Professor-Accounting, COBA - Accounting
Phone: (970) 351-1212 Fax: (970) 351-1078 email: jrstewa@BENTLEY.UNIVNORTHCO.EDU
http://www.coba.univnorthco.edu
Major Technology User(s): John P. Stewart
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Transaction Processing (Principles/Intermediate Accounting/Accounting Systems)
Tutorial (Principles)
Workpaper (Auditing)
CASE, Tool Visable Analyst Workbook (Accounting Systems)
CPA Review - Delaney (Any graduating major)
Simply Accounting, Peachtree Accounting for Windows, and Delaney CPA Review have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom.
Custom Software Development and Use:
Stewart Tutorials for Transaction Processing SW (Principles I and II)
Stewart Cases for Transaction Processing (Accounting Systems/Principles I and II/Intermediate Accounting)
IBM 386 DOS (except for cases using Peachtree for Windows) Bricklin Demo II is used to develop the tutorials
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been generally favorable. Research has been conducted to determine impact of these aids on student performance. Student reaction to the locally-produced modules has been generally good.
Respondent: Anne Rich, Chair, Accounting
Phone: (203) 281-8787 Fax: (293) 281-8664 email: Annerich@AOL.COM
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/sobmain.html
Major Technology User(s): L. Waterbury
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Turbotax (Tax)
Personal Financial Planning (Personal Financial Planning)
CPA Review - Micromash (CPA Review)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that they like real-world applications.
Respondent: Nancy Bagranoff, Chair, Associate Professor, Accounting
Phone: (202) 885-1920 Fax: (202) 885-1131 email: nbagran@american.edu
http://www.kogod.american.edu/kogod/aos/msa/
Major Technology User(s): Nancy Bagranoff, Professor Atiyah
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree Accounting (AIS)
IDEA (Audit) (Auditing)
BISK - CPA Review has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
We're getting Lotus Notes
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been good.
Please Type Your Name: Skip White
Please Type the Name of Your University: University of Delaware
Please Type the Address of Your Program: Dept of Accounting & MIS
Please Type the Phone Number of Your Program's Office: (302) 831-6902
Please Type the Fax Number of Your Program's Office: (302) 831-4676
Please Type Your Email Address: skipw@udel.edu
Please Type the URL of Your Program:
http://www.accounting.udel.eduPlease Type the Names of You Major Education Technology Users:
Skip White, Ellen Monk, Joe Brady, John Wragge
Accounting Information Systems Software
__X___ Microsoft Access
Auditing Software
__X___ GAS - ACL
Financial Statement Analysi
__X___ Compustat
__X___ Lexis/Nexis
Tax Software
__X___ RIA Tax Library
__X___ Westlaw
What textbooks are you using for the accounting information systems courses?
Building AIS with Access (Perry & Schneider, SouthWestern)
What textbooks are you using for the auditing courses?
Advanced auditing:Handbook of IT Auditing (Warren, Edelson & Parker, WG&L)
November 24, 1998 message from Skip White skipw@UDEL.EDU
On SAP - At Delaware we joined the SAP University Alliance last summer, put together a committee, developed our implementation plan, started training faculty, and I am now in the process of getting the server in place - This is a large committment and a major undertaking - Believe me, 100 hours goes NOWHERE - You will blow that on 2 or 3 classes - We originally signed up for the lowest level of support and training days (the $5,000 level - which includes 70+ days
and also covers SAP doing the install and tuning of the system) and we already have over-committed faculty to training days - We will be upgrading to the max level of support and training in the near future - About the hardware - It is
unwise to scrimp on the hardware configuration - you will not win! - Be sure to budget in the neighborhood of $30,000 - $40,000 for the initial box and plan on moving up from there - CSU Chico for example has gotten hardware grants in the neighborhood of $400,000 and Texas is in the same ballpark -
My advise is to think before you jump and plan for a MAJOR committment - Skip
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very favorable. Research has been conducted by faculty members to determine the impact of these aids and is published in various proceedings. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been very favorable, also. Research on the impact of locally-produced modules has also been conducted and is published in various proceedings and several educational journals. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for this development, unfortunately, no! However, what counts are the presentations and publications.
Please Type Your Name: Judith K. Welch
Please Type the Name of Your University:University of Central Florida
Please Type the Address of Your Program: School of Accounting, Orlando, FL 32816-1400
Please Type the Phone Number of Your Program's Office: (407) 823-2871
Please Type the Fax Number of Your Program's Office:
Please Type Your Email Address: jwelch@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Please Type the URL of Your Program: http://www.bus.ucf.edu/acc/
Please Type the Names of You Major Education Technology Users: Judy Welch, Charles Kelliher
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Lotus Cam
Crystal Ball (Intermediate/Systems)
Visual Basic (VBA Also)
July 1998 Update:
Accounting Information Systems Software
__X___ Microsoft Access
Financial Statement Analysis
__X___ Lexis/Nexis
What textbooks are you using for the accounting information systems courses?
Hollander, Denna and Cherington
Grauer: Intro to Access
Respondent: Alan H. Friedberg, Professor, School of Accounting
Phone: (561) 367-3647 Fax: (561) 367-3975 email: Friedber@Acc.FAU.EDU
http://www.fau.edu/divdept.acc/soa/soa.htm
Major Technology User(s): Friedberg, Coyner, Hopwood, Skantz and others
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Option Finder - Pelling hardware and software (Internal Audit/EDP Audit/Graduate Comm)
GAS (ACL) - (EDP Audit)
Flowcharter - (Internal Audit and EDP Audit)
SAS (Statistical software) - (EDP Audit)
Option Finder has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom; Internet is beginning to be very popular
Custom Software Development and Use:
No response
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids: Option Finder, in particular, has received rave reviews. The other software is frequently regarded as "the best" or "most useful" part of the course. Several commercial electronic aids that are available are too expensive such as AICIA and IIA electronic versions of standards.
Respondent: Jim Scheiner, Director and Professor, Accounting
Phone: (305) 348-2585 Fax: (305) 348-2914 email: scheiner@SERVMS.FIU.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Ruf, Pomeranz
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Shirley Dennis-Escoffier, Associate Professor, Accounting
Phone: (305) 284-5577 Fax: (305) 284-5737 email: sdennis@sbao1.msmail.miami.edu
http://www.bus.miami.edu/~acc/
Major Technology User(s): Mark Friedman
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Disclosure CD-ROM (Financial Statistical Analysis)
Financial Planning for the Personal Computer (Accounting)
Turbo Tax (Individual Tax)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Excel Cases - Dr. Friedman (Managerial Accounting)
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been great. Research to determine the impact of locally-produced aids has been conducted by Friedman, 1977, Accounting Review. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, no.
Respondent: Ray Landry, Associate Professor, Accounting
Phone: (912) 681-0894 Fax: (912) 681-0105 email: rlandry@GSVMS2.CC.GASOU.EDU
http:www.gasou.edu/coba/home.html/
Major Technology User(s): Ray Landry, Lowell Mooney, Bill Francisco, Harry Wright, Chuck Johnson
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Kurt S. Schulzke, Assistant Professor, Accounting
Phone: (770) 423-6379 Fax: (770) 499-3420 email: kschulzk@kscmail.kennesaw.edu
http://wwwcoles.kennesaw.edu/business/sba_home.htm
Major Technology User(s): Kurt Schulzke
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
MTB - CBT Edition (In progress - various)
Netscape Navigator has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
WWW Pages - Linked use (Tax/International/Internet)
WP Internet Publisher was used for authoring
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that some like it, some don't. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been that they like it. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for the development of these aids, somewhat, but it's not a priority.
Respondent: Tom Pearson, Director, School of Accountancy
Phone: (808) 956-7591 Fax: (808) 956-9888 email: pearson@acctcy.cha.hawaii.edu
Major Technology User(s): Not answered
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Michael C. Nibbelin, Assistant Professor, Accountancy and Finance
Phone: (217) 581-6939 Fax: (217) 581-6247 email: cfmcn@eiu.edu
Major Technology User(s): Lola Dudley, Hank Davis, Michael Nibbelin
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Lecture notes on disk (Introduction to Accounting II)
Tutorial (Introduction to Accounting II)
Turbotax (Federal Income Tax)
Financial Analysis Software (Intermediate I Accounting)
Governmental--ACC Software (Governmental Accounting)
All the above also have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been extremely positive. They have reduced note-taking in class and allowed students to listen. Developments in this area will profoundly affect student learning as they will no longer be as time and place bound.
Respondent: David Ziebart, Associate Professor, Accountancy
Phone: (217) 244-0543 Fax: (217) 244-3118 email: Ziebart@ux6.cso.uiuc.edu
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/~accy/intro.htm
Major Technology User(s): Numerous members use technology including A. Feller, J. Davis, D. Kleinmuntz, D. Stone, and D. Ziebart
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
CPA Review (CPA Review)
Tax Research Software (Tax Courses)
MUDA (Auditing)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Auditing Case Software (Auditing)
Use of spreadsheets in the case is required
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive. Some research work on the impact of these aids may have been started by Dan Stone. Many faculty believe they would like to use more of these. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been positive. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, possibly.
Respondent: Jim Moon, Chairperson, Accounting
Phone: (309) 438-7651 Fax: (309) 438-8431 email: JEMOON@ILSTU.edu
Major Technology User(s): Doug Love, Gary Fish
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: C. T. Chen, Chair - Accounting, Business Law, and Finance, Accounting, Business Law, and Finance
Phone: (312) 794-2657 Fax: (312) 794-6288 email: UCChen@uta.ecu.bgu.edu
Major Technology User(s): Accounting I, Accounting II, MIS 350, Auditing
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Accounting Cycle Simulation Programs (Principles of Accounting I)
Accounting Recording Learning Aid (Principles of Accounting I)
Visual Basic (Information Systems)
Accounting bookkeeping and practice cases have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
E-mails and Netscape have been used to disseminate class notes, homework, and to create extra group discussions
Custom Software Development and Use:
Question Mark (Accounting 202/MIS 350)
Windows 3.1 and its comparable hardwork setting has been used for authoring. This contains audio, but is not on CD-ROM
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that they like to have more hands-on electronic aids because they can practice it at their own paces. We have begun to collect qualitative data on how students adapt to the new learning tools. Student reaction to the locally-produced module has been that they like it very much because it enhances their further thinking on some class discussion topics. Research by faculty members has not been done to determine the impact of the locally-produced module, but we will do it as soon as there are reactions from students. Academic affairs will reward professors who actually create electronic modules. It is an adventure and most of the time very rewarding.
Respondent: Paul W. Parkison, Professor and Department Chair, Accounting
Phone: (317) 285-5100 Fax: (317) 285-8024 email: 00pwparkison@bsu.edu
http://www.bsu.edu/UP/cover.html
Major Technology User(s): No response
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Audit Stat Package (Auditing)
AICPA Audit Program Generator (Auditing)
Tax Preparation Package (Income Tax)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been favorable.
Respondent: James Sander, Accounting Area Coordinator, College of Business Administration
Phone: (317) 940-9839 Fax: (317) 940-9455 email: Sander@Butler.edu
http://www.butler.edu/www/cba/
Major Technology User(s): Marianne Fox, James Sander
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Financial Accounting Simulation Analysis (FASA) (Intro to Accounting I)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that the mechanics of software interface and data entry were a difficulty for them. In their evaluation of FASA they couldn't get past the (what I call) interface problems to see the tool itself. I like what FASA could do in terms of showing students answers to "what if..." questions.
Respondent: Mike Groomer, Associate Professor/Stan Pessler Fellow, Accounting and Information Systems
Phone: (812) 855-4026 Fax: (812) 855-8679 email: GROOMER@INDIANA.EDU
http://www.indiana.edu/~aisdept/
Major Technology User(s): Mike Groomer, Jerry Stern
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
C & L Excellence in Audit Education Materials (Auditing)
Pacioli (Accounting Systems)
ABC Flowcharter (Auditing)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Biagioni (Toolbook supported materials) - (Accounting Systems)
Stern (Tax)
Toolbook was used for the Biagioni material; Toolbook driven lesson for Scholes/Wolfson tax materials was used for authoring the Stern material
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids in auditing has been very positive. Faculty members have conducted research to determine the impact of these aids on students. Student reaction to locally-produced modules is unknown for the Biagioni material and apparently positive for the Stern material. No research has been conducted on the Biagioni material; research is just being conducted on the Stern material to determine the impact of these aids on students. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for the development of these aids, research is the driving force.
Respondent: R. Ramanan, Assistant Chair, Accountancy
Phone: (219) 631-7324 Fax: (219) 631-5255 email: RAMANAN.1@ND.EDU
http://www.nd.edu/~cba/accth.html
Major Technology User(s): Tom Stober (Accounting for Institutions and Regulation)
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree (Intro Accounting)
To a very limited extent, Toolbook has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Toolbook (LP/Regression in Quant for Accounting)
Toolbook animation on diskette was used for authoring
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mildly positive. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been positive. It enhanced learning by visual animation. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these materials, yes, I think so, at the margin.
Respondent: Robert Eskew, Professor, Management
Phone: (317) 494-4475 Fax: (317) 494-0818 email: eskew@mgmt.purdue.edu
http://www2.mgmt.purdue.edu/work/trit/ACC.HTM
Major Technology User(s): Charles Tritschler
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Jim Dodd, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Accounting
Phone: (515) 271-2829 Fax: (515) 271-4518 email: JD0241R@ACAD.DRAKE.EDU
http://www.drake.edu/acctg/accounting.html
Major Technology User(s): James L. Dodd
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
HTML documents (not commercially prepared) - (Accounting for Management)
Custom Software Development and Use:
No response
Comments: Student reaction to these aids has been good.
Respondent: Joyce Berg
Phone: (319) 335-0840 Fax: (319) 335-1956 email: joyce-berg@uiowa.edu
Web URLs:
College of Business: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/acct/index.html
Department of Accounting: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/acct/index.html
Course: Introduction to Management Accounting (Undergraduate): http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/class/6A002/index.html
Course: Advanced Tax Topics (Undergraduate): http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/class/6A141/index.html General List of UIowa Accounting
Courses on the Web: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/class/index.html#Accounting
Student Organization - Beta Alpha Psi: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/studorgs/bapsi/index.html
Accounting Resources Pages: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/misc/links/acct_res.html
Major Technology User(s):
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
HTML documents (not commercially prepared) - (Accounting for Management)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Comments: Joyce Berg
Like anything else, the success of these methods and students reactions to them depend crucially on the Professor's interest in, and commitment to, technology as a learning tool.
We've learned to major lessons: (1) there is a significant cost to students when technology is used, so there better be a clear and well defined benefit, and (2) technology changes the balance of power in the classroom - one needs to anticipate this and plan for it.
- (1) Technology is Costly....Where's the benefit? I've found integrating technology in the classroom to be significantly more costly than I anticipated. Lots of things go wrong both from a delivery perspective (computers go down, software doesn't work, websites are inaccessible) and from a student perspective (technology is attractive to students, but that causes congestion, students substitute printing lecture "shows" for going to class, homework generated electronically looks suspiciously familiar). So, there needs to be a clear sense of where the benefits of integrating the technology are coming from. For instance, does the technology help students practice skills, apply concepts to the real world, think "outside the box," interact with one another to solve problems, find answers to questions as they arise, practice writing skills, learn to communicate more effectively, etc. Using the web for class assignments, message boards, and extensions of the classroom setting requires an investment by students. Students bear a real cost both in terms of the (initial fixed cost) "pain" of learning how to use it, and in terms of (recurring) investments of time needed to access it. Because they clearly see this cost, they also need to see a direct benefit from the task. Most students seem not to associate "technology" with "accounting" (I wonder why not!). This means that we really need to go the extra mile to show students how the costs they are bearing payoff. Otherwise, they classify "new tools" as "busy work" and "not what I took this class for". There needs to be a clear learning objective for each use of technology and a clear link between "forays out into the web" and what is happening in class. Technology can be a very powerful way to engage students and enhance their learning. The web and other technology connects them to the world of business - a world that many undergraduates have little experience in. This is a benefit impossible to replicate with other teaching tools.
- (2) Technology changes the balance of power Message boards, for instance, allow students to rapidly communicate with other students, frequently anonymously. Because the faculty member is not involved in the "communication" in real time, he/she loses much of the opportunity that is there in a classroom setting to structure the path of the conversation. We've found that anonymous message boards just don't work well in large classroom settings where students tend to be anonymous anyway. But, in smaller, more advanced, classes the message board technology is successful.
- (3) Freudian slips I've noticed that as I've been typing this response, that I keep typing "teachnology" rather than "technology." "Teachnology" frames things correctly, doesn't it.
"It is really so simple that a professor can do it in only twice the time it will take a child to do it." Thanks for the smile, Bob.
By the way, Iowa has adopted WebCT. I started using it last fall, and I am slowly but surely becoming more adept. The best thing from my perspective is the ability to post student grades on the Web (password protected). In addition, I have put out sample questions for my students. If you want to check out my site (it needs lots of work), use the following: login sugrue (case sensitive) password hawkeye The address is http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/class/6A141/ When you are on my home page you will see a button for WebCT. I am working off two servers: one at the university level (houses WebCT) and one at the college level. You will be on the COB server initially, but you could go directly to the university-level server.
I am constantly amazed how easy it is to link back and forth. Technology is AWESOME! Amy Dunbar (mailto:amy-dunbar@uiowa.edu ) 319/335-0941 Department of Accounting Pappajohn Business Administration Building University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1000
Advanced Tax Home Page: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/class/6A141/
Respondent: Gerald Smith, Professor and Head, Accounting
Phone: (319) 273-2394 Fax: (319) 273-2922 email: Gerald.Smith@UNI.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Dennis Schmidt
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Accounting Simulation - Whitepeak Corporation (Advanced Financial Reporting)
DSEC (Advanced Auditing)
Custom Software Development and Use:
Accounting Simulation - Whitepeak Corporation - Ron Abraham and Tim Lindquist (Advanced Financial Reporting)
Authoring of this required a 386 computer and FBA monitor; the Windows version will require SVGA monitor and 486. Software developed by authors (Lindquist and Abraham) and is on disks.
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids: they have been generally very well received. Students seem to enjoy doing computer projects. Faculty members have conducted research on the Whitepeak Corporation simulation to determine the impact on students. Student reaction to locally-produced modules is they have been very well received. The research done on locally-produced aids is "Whitepeak Corporation: A Case Analysis of a Jigsaw II Application of Cooperative Learning," Accounting Education, A Journal of Theory, Practice and Research, Vol. 1, 1996 #2. This package has been sold to Wiley Publishing and will accompany the next edition of Kieso and Weygandt Intermediate Accounting text.
Respondent: Phillip T. May, Professor, School of Accountancy
Phone: (316) 978-3215 Fax: (316) 978-3660 email: PTM3113@aol.com
http://twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu/~bsbwww/SACCOUNT.html
Major Technology User(s): P. T. May
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
SWIFT Professional (Intermediate)
Account (Masters MBA)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive--good illustration of real life systems.
Respondent: Oliver Feltus, Assistant Professor, Accounting
Phone: (606) 622-1087 Fax: (606) 622-1020 email: ACCFELTS@ACS.EKU.EDU
http://www.cob.eku.edu/ACC/Homepage.htm
Major Technology User(s): Richard Chen
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree Accounting(Accounting Systems)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive. They like the idea of using "real life" software to solve accounting problems.
Respondent: L. K. Williams, Professor of Accounting, Accounting and Economics
Phone: (606) 783-2911 Fax: (606) 783-2678 email: l.willia@morehead-st.edu
http://www.morehead-st.edu/colleges/business/acctecfi/index.html
Major Technology User(s): That would be difficult to determine. Two or three faculty members use technology moderately.
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Quick Books (Accounting Information Systems)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mixed. Some students like Quick Books very much because it does not use "debit-credit" terminology. However, several students have stated that they did not like the software for the same reasons.
Respondent: Leslie D. Turner, Associate Professor, Accountancy
Phone: (606) 572-6381 Fax: (606) 572-5566 email: TurnerL@NKU.edu
http://www.nku.edu/~accountancy
Major Technology User(s): Leslie Turner
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
ASU's Lab Software (Intro Financial)
Various G/L Software (Accounting Information Systems)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been mixed. Many students find it to be a good experience. Some are frustrated by problems that they encounter.
Respondent: Dr. Steven D. White, Associate Professor, Accounting
Phone: (502) 745-2982 Fax: (502) 745-5953 email: Steve.White@WKU.EDU
http://wkuweb1.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/COBA/ACCT/HTM/welcome.htm
Major Technology User(s): Min Woo Lee
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Please Type Your Name: Joe Goetz
Please Type the Name of Your University: LSU in Shreveport
Please Type the Address of Your Program: Dept. of Accounting, College of Business, LSU Shreveport, LA 71115-2399
Please Type the Phone Number of Your Program's Office: (318) 797-5253
Please Type the Fax Number of Your Program's Office: (318) 797-5208
Please Type Your Email Address: jgoetz@pilot.lsus.edu
Please Type the URL of Your Program: http://www.lsus.edu
Please Type the Names of You Major Education Technology Users: Joe Goetz
Respondent: Tommy Phillips, Director, School of Professional Accountancy
Phone: (318) 257-2822 Fax: (318)257-4253 email: Phillips@latech.edu
http://www.cab.latech.edu/depts/Acct.htm
Major Technology User(s): ?
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: E. Barry Rice, Director, Pacioli Centre, Accounting
Phone: (410) 617-2478 Fax: (410) 617-2006 email: RICE@LOYOLA.EDU
http://lattanze.loyola.edu:80/sellinger/acctdept/
Major Technology User(s): E. Barry Rice
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
G/L Practice Sets (Intro and Intermediate Accounting)
Management Accounting Games (Cost and Managerial Accounting)
Tax Preparation Packages (Tax)
Auditing Practice Sets (Auditing)
Tutorials have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Barry Rice - Lecture materials for class (Intro Accounting I and II)
Multimedia Toolbook was used to author. Played in class from network, not on CD-ROM.
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive. They believe it helps learn accounting. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been very postive. Limited research has been done on these aids by faculty members. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, no!
Respondent: Jane Fedorowicz, Associate Professor, Accountancy
Phone: (617) 891-3153 Fax: (617) 891-2896 email: JFEDOROWICZ@BENTLEY.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Jane Fedorowicz
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Snapgraphics (AIS)
MYOB (AIS)
NAARS (Methods and Practice of Professional Research/Int I)
PW Researcher (Methods and Practice of Professional Research/Intermediate)
CCH Tax Library (CD-ROM) (Graduate Tax I and II)
Laser Disclosure (Graduate Advanced Accounting)
Smith and Birney Intro Accounting Lab (Intermediate I)
WWW access of Big 6 sites (Auditing)
MYOB, NAARS, CCH Tax Library, Laser Discclosure and WWW have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Tutorial and Spreadsheet Exercises - Rama (Intro Accounting I and II)
DFD and Flowchart templates (AIS)
15 - 20 spreadsheet cases - Schryver (Intro I Accounting)
IBM PC and Lotus 1-2-3 have been used in authoring the above
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been generally very positive. Snapgraphics is thought to be more work than hand-drawing for flowcharting and DFD construction. We are moving towards more of these in our curriculum. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been positive. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for the development of these aids, yes. These are already dated! Schryver case won a DSI award for Best Curriculum Enhancement in 1994.
Respondent: William J. Bruns, Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration
Phone: (617) 495-6756 Fax: (617) 496-7363 email: wbruns@hbs.edu
Major Technology User(s): William Bruns
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Note From Professor Jensen: Even though Dr Bruns did not report any accountancy education applications, it should be noted that the Harvard Business School Publishing now offers some multimedia cases that are used in teaching management at the Harvard Business School. The web link is http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu:8000/groups/new_media/index.html.
Respondent: Tom Hogan
Phone: (617) 287-7689 Fax: (617) 265-7173 email:
Major Technology User(s): No response
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
AICPA's Accountant's Trial Balance (Auditing)
One Write Plus (Auditing)
Turbo Tax (Tax I and II)
The above have also been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Simulated Sales Audit - Professor Tom Hogan (Auditing). The purpose is to simulate the gathering of evidence relating to management assertions involving the sales cycle. It contains Lotus 1-2-3 files.
Lotus 1-2-3 is used
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive. Research has been conducted by faculty members on use of Lotus 1-2-3- templates in Intermediate Accounting. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been positive. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, yes.
Respondent: Lynn W. Marples, Lecturer, Accounting
Phone: (617) 373-4642 Fax: (617) 373-8814 email: LMARPLES@CBA.NEU.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Tim Pearson (Visiting AIS Professor)
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree Complete Accounting (Accounting Information Systems)
Quick Books (Accounting Information Systems)
Accounting Plus (Accounting Information Systems)
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been adverse. They are too complex to learn within time constraints and too unwieldy to use in the networked environment at Northeastern University.
Respondent: No Participant Information was given
Phone: (617) 573-8652 Fax: (617) 573-8345 email:
Major Technology User(s): Mawdudur Rahman
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Pacioli-2000, Quicken, E-mail, Internet (AIS)
Quicken has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Thomas R. Weirich, Chairman, School of Accounting
Phone: (517) 774-3314 Fax: (517) 774-3999 email: THOMAS.R.WEIRICH@CMICH.EDU
http://www.cmich.edu/ACCDEPT.HTML
Major Technology User(s): Thomas Weirich
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Toolbook (Auditing and Advanced)
Toolbook has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Cases (Weirich) (Auditing)
Interactive Tutorial (Harmon) (Advanced)
Toolbook was used in authoring the above. The materials are on LAN in the College of Business and on CDs
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been very positive. There has been very limited research done by faculty members in Advanced Accounting to determine the impact of these aids on students. Student reaction to locally-produced modules has been very positive. Again, there has been limited research done on these aids by faculty members in Advanced Accounting. In answer to the question of whether our institution will increase rewards for developing these aids, yes. Our university is providing technology grants for faculty utilizing multimedia.
Respondent: Sue Kattelus Eastern Michigan University
Phone: (313) 487-3305 Fax: (313) 487-7099 email: kattelus@pilot.msu.edu
http://www.online.emich.edu/~acc_kattelus/
Email Message on November 18, 1997 Concerning Governmental/Not-for-Profit Accounting Education:
Dear Janet - Your e-mail to Bob Jensen was forwarded to me from Randy Elder at Syracuse (my co-author on several GNP papers). I'm on sabbatical working, in part, on the 11th ed. of the Irwin/McGraw Hill text "Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities". It will be out summer 1998. Earl
Wilson and I are trying to do a lot more on-line with students. You might be interested in our home pages:
http://www.missouri.edu/~accterw
http://www.online.emich.edu/~acc_kattelus
Also Jim Kurtenbach is the Webmaster for the GNP section of the AAA and has done a lot with the section's home page through the AAA's homepage. Let me know if you want a hard copy of syllabi. Jim Chan from U of Illinois at Chicago has also made his syllabi available in CPE workshops before the AAA annual meetings.
Respondent: Susan Martin, Chair, Associate Professor, Accounting and Taxation
Phone: (616) 771-6672 Fax: (616) 771-6515 email: MARTINS@GVSU.EDU
Major Technology User(s): Accounting Information Systems
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: None
Respondent: Sam Graci, Professor, College of Business
Phone: (906) 227-2604 Fax: (906) 227-2930 email: SGRACI@NMU.EDU
http://www.nmu.edu/college/cob/bacaccou.htm
Major Technology User(s): Steve Foulks
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
General Ledger (Principles/Systems)
Video tapes have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
Astound Presentation (Carol Buchl) - (Principles of Accounting)
Astound Presentation (Steve Foulks) - (Taxation)
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been that many view them as busywork. There does not seem to be much of quality in the way of these commercial aides. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, somewhat.
Respondent: Marianne Bradford, Instructor of Accountancy, School of Accountancy
Phone: (601) 232-4160 Fax: (601) 232-7483 email: acmb@olemiss.edu
Major Technology User(s): Marianne Bradford
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
General Ledger Software (Accounting Principles)
Tax Software (Graduate and Undergraduate Tax)
Persuasion (Systems - Accountancy 310 - Marianne Bradford)
Commercial aids that come with Principles of Accounting textbooks have been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been good.
Please Type Your Name: Jack Elfrink.
Please Type the Name of Your University: Central Missouri State Unv.
Please Type the Address of Your Program: Warrensburg, Mo 64093
Please Type the Phone Number of Your Program's Office: (660) 543-4245
Please Type the Fax Number of Your Program's Office: (660) 543-8885
Please Type Your Email Address: elfrink@cmsu1.cmsu.edu
Please Type the URL of Your Program: http://www.cmsu.edu
Please Type the Names of You Major Education Technology Users: Fanning, Yates, and Koehn
Accounting Information Systems Software
Auditing Software
__X___ AICPA Audit Program Generator (APG)
__X___ AICPA's Accountant's Trial Balance
General Ledger Software
___X__ ATB
___X__ Great Plains
___X__ Peachtree
Databases
___X__ Compustat
Financial Statement Analysis
___X__ Compustat
___X__ Disclosure CD-ROM
Tax Software
___X__ CCH Access: a tax research CD-ROM
___X__ Turbotax
What textbooks are you using for the first basic (elementary) accounting course?
Needles
Respondent: LaVern E. Krueger, Director, Accountancy, Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
Phone: (816) 235-2307 Fax: (816) 235-2312 email: lekrueger@cctr.umkc.edu
Major Technology User(s): Dr. Arthur Gilbert
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
Peachtree for Windows (Accounting Systems)
Simply Accounting (Intro to Computing)
Totaltape CPA Review (Available for all courses)
Totaltape CPA Review has been adopted for student learning outside the classroom
Custom Software Development and Use:
None
Comments: Student reaction to commercial electronic aids has been positive, but passive.
Respondent: John J. Anderson, Professor of Accounting, School of Business Administration
Phone: (314) 516-5625 Fax: (314) 516-6420 email: C4618@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU
http://www.umsl.edu/business/accounting/acctg.html
Major Technology User(s): John Anderson
Commercial Software Use (aside from word processors and spreadsheets):
None
Custom Software Development and Use:
Toolbook hypertext presentations by John Anderson (Systems/Intermediate Accounting)
Multimedia Toolbook was used for authoring; no audio or video (neither is available in our student labs) - available through student network server or on diskette
Comments: The locally-produced modules were used as experimental supplements and not as an integral part of class. In answer to whether our institution will increase rewards for development of these aids, no.