1. Designing and implementing a comprehensive assessment plan for a graduate accounting programme
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James P. Borden, David E. Stout, Melinda German, and Thomas F. Monahan
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Program evaluation ,business.industry ,Best practice ,Accounting ,Survey result ,Accounting education ,Plan (drawing) ,Education ,Management accounting ,Sociology ,business ,Curriculum ,Accreditation - Abstract
Accounting programmes are being challenged (e.g. Albrecht and Sack, 2000) to make accounting curricula more relevant and to present assessment data regarding the efficacy of course and curricular offerings. In addition, assessment is embedded in current accreditation standards in the USA by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International as fundamentally important to motivating continuous improvement (AACSB 2005). However, survey results in this area (viz., Kimmel et al., 1998, Issues in Accounting Education, 13(4), pp. 851–868 and Calderon et al., 2003, Best Practices in Accounting Program Assessment, Sarasota, FL: Teaching and Curriculum Section, American Accounting Association) indicate that assessment is not as widespread as might be expected. Further, Akers et al. (1997 Issues in Accounting Education, 12(2), pp. 259–280) note that the accounting education literature is limited with respect to descriptive accounts of assessment programme design and implementati...
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- 2005
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