Students retain a large part of the responsibility for the in-class interaction beyond my basic lecture. On rare occasion a video tape is used to supplement the course materials. I have purchased these tapes myself so they are limited in quantity. The purpose of this lab course is to provide extra assistance for beginning accounting students enrolled in the lab enhanced section of Financial Accounting. The atmosphere is casual.
Students work an a quiz or an in lab assignment independently and then together in groups.
I design the assigned work and provide in lab assistance and explanations and generally keep the lab on task. When the assigned work is completed the remained of the session is used for addressing questions or for help with assigned homework in the course. Dr. Moellenberndt and I have developed a practice set to be used as a learning tool for the lab. Dr. Moellenberndt, the professor of the primary course, and I coordinate topics and have developed a research project from this lab setting. This Lab produces a substantial amount of graded material.