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Work with other departments to bring more tech to your curricula
Follow these tips for successful interdepartmental collaborations.
Calculating the issue price of a bond using the NPV function in Excel
When teaching financial accounting, faculty often discuss bonds payable and how to calculate the issue price of a bond. Consider teaching students to calculate the issue price by using the net present value function in Excel.
A road map for learning data analytics
Models can help faculty teach — and students grasp — this important subject.
Mitigating the new fraud realities
A report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration explores SEC findings to highlight the causes of fraud — and how finance professionals can stop it.
Use content marketing to bring in clients
By offering reliable and helpful information, potential clients may turn to you if they need accounting help in the future.
6 tips for leaving your job gracefully
Experts offer ways you can do everything in your power to make your exit as strong as your entrance.
Get more comfortable giving negative feedback
Specific examples let staff know what changes they need to make.
Make your classes more accessible to everyone
A few small changes can help you reach students with and without disabilities.
Performing a simple linear regression in Excel
When teaching cost behavior in a managerial or cost accounting course, we explain that there are various methods a company can use to estimate its fixed and variable costs, including regression analysis. The next time you cover this topic, consider teaching students how to perform a simple linear regression analysis in Excel.
Half-day Fridays: A workplace perk worth exploring
After closing the book on busy season, employees savor shorter workweeks.
What organizations need to know about unemployment fraud
Employers should be alert for fake claims amid a boom in fraudulent schemes.
Power naps from home: Are Zzzzs on the clock OK?
Here are some ways to squeeze in a refreshing catnap without risking your boss’s ire.
4 tips for telling your boss you don’t want to return to the office
To ensure that discussion goes as smoothly as possible, aim to tailor your approach to your manager, focus on the positive, and remain open to creative compromise.
The Excel Advanced Filter function gives you flexibility
Advanced Filter allows you to generate a unique list of items and extract those items to another place in your worksheet or workbook.
The abilities employers seek from accounting graduates
Today’s accounting graduates are tasked with learning new technologies at a more rapid pace, dealing with larger datasets, and solving more complex problems earlier on in their careers than their predecessors did.
The right way to leave your job
This article offers tips for leaving your current job in a poised, professional, and polite manner.
Use online resources to develop soft skills
In the world of online-based learning tools, it’s easier than ever for CPAs to improve their soft skills without leaving home.
Set better boundaries between your work and home lives
Build a convincing case for greater work/life balance by demonstrating that more defined boundaries can help both you and your employer.
Find out what leads clients to their CPA firms
Finding out how clients found your firm can help you develop strategies to ensure your firm remains an attractive option.
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