In this project that promotes critical thinking and collaboration, students work in groups to develop and research a driving question. Instructions and a sample timeline are included.
Accounting education
How to respond to student evaluations
Seasoned faculty members offer their best advice for putting evaluations in the proper perspective and using them to improve your teaching.
Firms selected to co-sponsor scholarship and internship program focused on diversity
Each firm will co-sponsor one student for an internship during the 2020 tax season (January–April). The AICPA will then award up to $20,000 per student to assist with tuition in his or her final academic year.
Scholarships aid 20 incoming freshmen pursuing careers in accounting
Twenty students received the second annual AICPA Foundation High School Scholarship for incoming college freshmen planning to pursue careers in the accounting profession.
4 ways to create an inclusive department
Here are big and small ways to evolve from diversity to inclusion.
Help students embrace emerging technologies
Educators and practitioners play an important role in helping students succeed in the evolving profession.
Choose the right service opportunities
While some forms of service can feel burdensome, others can enhance your career and raise your profile on campus.
How faculty can learn emerging technologies
Try these strategies and tools to find the time to learn technology despite your busy schedule.
Minority Doctoral Fellowship aids in the journey toward becoming accounting professor
Twenty-five doctoral students received the AICPA’s annual Minority Doctoral Fellowship, providing the recipients with $12,000 to aid them on their journey toward becoming accounting professor role models to future CPAs.
Scholarship helps accounting students transferring from two- to four-year schools
Twenty-four students received Two-Year Transfer Scholarships, which award $5,000 each toward the tuition of exemplary students transferring from a two-year college to a four-year college or university to finish their accounting degrees.
Why you should use metacognition in the classroom
Introducing students to metacognition — or examining the ways they think and study — can help them move beyond memorization to higher levels of critical thinking.
How to identify and prevent contract cheating
Accounting faculty and academic integrity experts weigh in on contract cheating and recommend ways to identify it and keep students from engaging in the practice.
Working group considers changes to CPA licensing requirements
The focus is on innovation and client demands.
Tips for better PowerPoint presentations
Try these ideas to hold students’ interest during lectures with slides.
3 high school students win online accounting game tournament
Three high school students won this year’s AICPA Bank On It tournaments.
D. Scott Showalter, CPA, CGMA
Following your passion opens the door to a productive, enjoyable career, according to D. Scott Showalter, CPA, CGMA, director of the Master of Accounting Program at North Carolina State University.
5 ways you can help students cut textbook costs
Older editions and free online resources can produce hundreds in savings.
What to know about AACSB Accounting Standard A5
Learn what peer review teams are looking for in terms of the technology standard.
Vasarhelyi honored for excellence in teaching and professional prominence
Miklos Vasarhelyi, a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, received the 2018 AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award.
Minority college students attend leadership workshop
More than 100 minority college students participated in the 2018 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop.
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The key to success with CAS is selecting the best clients. Tools like ideal client profiles (ICPs), buyer personas, and even artificial intelligence can help identify the businesses that best fit each CAS practice.
