ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Planning for Your Second Accounting Job
Author: Mucenski-Keck, Lynn
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Educational Certificates,Credentials,Job Skills,Skill Development,Skill Analysis,Career Change,Career Development,Demand Occupations,Financial Audits,Occupational Information,Career Readiness,Degree Requirements,Educational Needs,Academic Achievement,College Outcomes Assessment

For many accounting students the focus of their fourth or fifth years is finding a job to start them on an exciting and financially rewarding career. Colleges provide significant guidance and direction to these students in the form of internship assistance, resume writing workshops, interview practice, networking events and career guidance. At most campuses public accounting firms are the most visible representative's students encounter and these firms provide many students their internship and first full-time opportunities. Since Colleges strive to meet the needs of their customers much of the Career Planning focus is on public accounting and certification as a CPA. However, most students are faced with careers that span 40 years or more and few new graduates spend an entire career with their first employer. At some point they find themselves in the job market because of a desire to relocate, to pursue better opportunities, to achieve a better work/life balance or because of corporate reorganizations. Being in the job market with the wrong set of credentials will limit an individuals employment opportunities and lengthen the time required to find an appropriate job. To get a sense of the skills that may be in demand in the future it is helpful to know the degrees and certifications employers are looking for today. Using the on-line job search data bases in four major markets (New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles and Denver) we tabulated the credentials and advanced degrees most often referenced in employment advertisements. These four markets are each serviced by a major newspaper that provides job seekers with free on-line access to jobs advertised in their paper. In addition, these cities are located in states that have implemented the 150 hour requirement (New York and Texas) and in states that have not yet implemented the 150 hour requirement (Colorado and California). The search results can serve as a guide for students and educators who want to be aware of the most sought after credentials and certifications in the current job market. This information may be useful in curriculum decisions and career planning guidance. Information on the most sought after certifications including links to the organization that sponsors the certification, requirements of certification and experience and continuing education requirements is also provided.
The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and System Satisfaction Regarding Learner's Performance in E-Learning Environment
Author: Lee, Jong-Ki
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Learning Strategies,Self Control,Satisfaction,Academic Achievement,Integrated Learning Systems,Management Systems,Educational Environment,Interaction,Models,Validity,Research Methodology,Self Efficacy,Hypothesis Testing,Reliability,Foreign Countries,College Students,Questionnaires

An e-learner's characteristics are very important variables with regards to educational performance and the e-learning environment. This study suggests a research model, based on a successful e-learning model, which presents the relationship between e-learner's self-regulated learning strategies and the quality perception in LMS (learning management systems). This research model focuses on self-regulated learning strategies and satisfaction with the learning environment. This learning environment consists of a learning management system, learning content, and interaction that are provided by e-learning. Especially, this study suggests that e-learner's self-regulated learning strategy is very important in e-learning performance. The validity of the model will be shown empirically.
Problem-Based Learning in Accounting
Author: Dockter, DuWayne L.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Based Learning,Accounting,Teaching Methods,Case Studies,Simulation,Educational Technology,Computer Software,Spreadsheets,Management Systems,Integrated Learning Systems,Student Centered Curriculum,Experienced Teachers,Undergraduate Study

Seasoned educators use an assortment of student-centered methods and tools to enhance their student's learning environment. In respects to methodologies used in accounting, educators have utilized and created new forms of problem-based learning exercises, including case studies, simulations, and other projects, to help students become more active versus passive learners. New instructional technologies have also aided in and supported the development of more efficient and effective instructional and learning environments. As a result, these new innovations have proven very effective in delivering and using educational information. The increased utilization of new technologies, user-friendly software, and advanced forms of delivery systems has allowed teachers to engage more students in the learning process. As a result, these new methodologies and tools have enables the students to access, communicate, and share more information more efficiently and effectively in and out of the classroom. This article helps to review some of the more common methods and tools which are being utilized by seasoned instructors.
Developing a Service Learning Project to Enhance Business Students' Mentoring Skills
Author: Schlesinger, Warren
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Program Development,Critical Thinking,Writing Skills,Mentors,Business Administration Education,Organizations (Groups),Partnerships in Education,Program Implementation,Middle School Students,Excellence in Education,College School Cooperation,Rural Areas,Urban Areas,Experiential Learning,College Attendance,Student Attitudes,College Freshmen

The Foundation for Excellent Schools supports a nationwide project, the Century Program, to link 100 rural and inner city schools middle schools with 100 colleges and universities. The TDP goal is to increase college going awareness among middle school students from families where going to college is not a family or community tradition. This paper will describe how The Century Program was implemented in one partnership and the service learning opportunity offered to 100 first year business students. Students experienced learning how to mentor and the value of being a mentor and students increased their critical thinking and writing skills.
Fostering Experiential Learning and Service through Client Projects in Graduate Business Courses Offered Online
Author: Hagan, Linda M.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Experiential Learning,Online Courses,Business Administration Education,Service Learning,Distance Education,Models,Marketing,Public Relations,Teaching Methods,Teamwork,Skill Development,Graduate Students,Course Descriptions,Learning Activities

Undergraduate marketing and public relations capstone courses utilize client projects to allow students to apply their knowledge and encourage collaboration. Yet, at the graduate level, especially with courses offered in an online modality, experiential service learning in the form of client project assignments presents unique challenges. However, with an increased emphasis on practical application across the business curricula and growth in distance learning, client projects can provide opportunities for adult learners to hone their skills and encourage teamwork using new collaborative technology. This paper discusses experiential service learning and gives an example of a client project model.
Misleading Betas: An Educational Example
Author: Chong, James
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Business Administration Education,Models,Risk,Regression (Statistics),Data,Computation,Discussion (Teaching Technique)

The dual-beta model is a generalization of the CAPM model. In the dual-beta model, separate beta estimates are provided for up-market and down-market days. This paper uses the historical &quot;Anscombe quartet&quot; results which illustrated how very different datasets can produce the same regression coefficients to motivate a discussion of the dual-beta model. Using data from 39 mutual funds, it is shown how very different dual-beta models can lead to the same CAPM beta estimates, much like the Anscombe quartet scenarios.
Student Performance in Online Quizzes as a Function of Time in Undergraduate Financial Management Courses
Author: Schnusenberg, Oliver
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Tests,Computer Assisted Testing,Business Administration Education,Money Management,Academic Achievement,Time Management,Regression (Statistics),Scores,Correlation

An interesting research question in light of recent technological developments is an investigation of the relationship between the time remaining to complete online quizzes and quiz scores. The data consist of over 4,000 individual quiz scores for six sections of Financial Management at The University of North Florida taught between the Summer of 2004 and the Summer of 2005. Over 50% of the time, students take online quizzes when they have less than 10% of the total time allocated for the quiz remaining. Moreover, students reduce the time available to them for later quizzes as the semester progresses. The most successful students take the quizzes shortly after the material has been covered in class. Regression analysis reveals a strong positive relationship between the time remaining until the quiz deadline and the quiz score. For every additional 10% of the total time available to take a quiz, the quiz score increases by approximately 1.1 points, on average. Also, students perform better for higher number quizzes, particularly if they allow themselves a large amount of time to take the quiz. In addition, students with either a low previous average or a failing average continue to perform poorly, particularly if they allow themselves relatively little time to complete a quiz. Fourth, the relationship between the previous amount of time students budgeted to take a quiz and the current quiz score is positive and marginally significant. However, students who budgeted less time for quizzes early in the semester benefit on the last quiz by earning a higher quiz score. This is particularly true for students who do not allow themselves a lot of time to take the current quiz. Lastly, students who allow themselves the least amount of time to take a quiz could increase their quiz scores by about 12 points for every additional percentage point of available time they budget for themselves to take the quiz. The results reported here are interesting not only for Financial Management courses at The University of North Florida, but offer some interesting implications for Financial Management courses across the country and for projects in any other class.
Grant Writing Skill Building: A Business Administration Curriculum Proposal
Author: Blankenship, Dianna
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Skills,Writing Improvement,Skill Development,Grantsmanship,Grants,Business Administration Education,Curriculum Development,Undergraduate Study,Graduate Study,Course Content

This paper reviews the need for grant writing skills within various types of organizations and the resulting proposal for including grant writing within business administration curriculum at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels. An introduction precedes the results of a survey regarding current grant writing courses within AACSB schools of business and is followed with a specific grant writing curriculum proposal. To grant is to give, and thousands of government agencies, corporations, foundations and trusts disburse billions of dollars each year. Recipients of these grants include many employers of business administration program graduates including non-profit entities, educational institutions, and business organizations. Regardless of the types of recipients, grants are largely awarded based on the assessment of grant proposals submitted. As the competition for grant opportunities increases, so does the need for grant writing skills enabling applicants to submit proposals that stand out among the submissions. Therefore, the inclusion of grant writing skills within undergraduate and/or graduate business programs is proposed. This paper includes an introduction regarding the availability and types of grant. Secondly, a survey of all southwestern-region AACSB accredited schools of business identifies the presence of grant writing and/or related courses within current undergraduate and graduate business administration curricula. Thirdly, a proposed sample grant writing course outline is presented including a course description, and units of instruction.
Multimedia Use in Higher Education: Promises and Pitfalls
Author: Krippel, Gregory
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Multimedia Instruction,Teaching Methods,Course Content,Undergraduate Students,Instructional Effectiveness,Educational Research

The typical undergraduate student of today is accustomed to receiving information on a daily basis in a variety of formats, i.e. multimedia channels. This can present a challenge to educators wishing to engage students in the classroom while still providing required content in order to enhance learning outcomes. Although technological tools purporting to aid in the delivery of educational content are expanding at an ever-increasing rate, supporting research of their effectiveness has been limited and scattered. In order to assist educators in choosing from the myriad of multimedia options available, this paper provides an overview of what constitutes educational &quot;multimedia&quot; and presents research evaluations of their effectiveness. These research findings consider not only the educational content being delivered, but also variables associated with the receivers, i.e., the student audience. The paper concludes with suggestions for new research areas that consider variables and environments not previously studied.
A Model for Individualizing Grade Determination in the Classroom
Author: Hazen, Samuel
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grading,Grades (Scholastic),Metacognition,Student Characteristics,Student Participation,Student Evaluation,Evaluation Methods,Student Attitudes

This study addresses the determination of course grades. Somewhat traditionally, course grades have been based on a single rubric for an entire class. Under this model, the inherent, unstated assumption is &quot;one size fits all.&quot; Some students learn best through visual stimuli, while other students learn best through use of one or more of the other senses. Most learn best through the use of some combination of the various senses. An approach to course grade determination and calculation that allows for the uniqueness of each student to be incorporated could offer a better model for course grade determination.
Comparing Men's and Women's Perception of Modality of Teaching Business Ethics
Author: Mahdavi, Iraj
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Surveys,Gender Differences,Comparative Analysis,Correlation,Ethics,Teaching Methods,Business Administration Education,Private Colleges,College Graduates,Role of Education,Statistical Analysis,Course Evaluation,Attitude Measures

This paper is the second report of a research project involving collecting information via e-survey about occasions in which graduates of a California private University have encountered ethical issues/dilemma after graduation and the role that they think their education and the ethics course they had taken played in recognition and resolution of such issues. An associational analysis is made between the methods employed in teaching business ethics and its effectiveness in resolution of ethical dilemma. A clear difference of perception of modality of instruction is found between the male and female respondents attending the same ethics courses. &quot;Perceptual sets&quot; is suggested as a possible explanation. [A selected bibliography is included.]
Professional Presence and Soft Skills: A Role for Accounting Education
Author: Kermis, George
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Accounting,Personality Traits,Interpersonal Competence,Cooperation,Collegiality,Skill Development,Social Development,College Students,Laboratories,Motivation,Emotional Intelligence,Job Skills,Time Management,Student Responsibility,Career Development,Professional Personnel,Intervention

Current economic conditions have changed the dynamics of all employment, including accounting, which traditionally has had a supply shortfall. CPA firms are beginning to lay off experienced people for the first time in ten years, while still hiring new staff accountants. The AICPA Vision 2011 Project has added soft skills to the list of core competencies that successful accountants should possess. Therefore, a case can be made that accounting educators have a responsibility to help prepare students to make the transition from unfocused high school seniors to contributing members of a professional service team. It is incumbent upon accounting educators to prepare students to be competitive in the unfolding economic future. In summary, technical skills are necessary but not sufficient for a successful accounting career that includes an individual's selection, retention and advancement. An incremental laboratory experience was designed to create an environment for soft skill development that does not diminish the attention to accounting theory and technical development. The mandatory experience was added to two required accounting classes starting in the spring of sophomore year. The lab was based on an assessment of needs identified by the profession in a series of interviews and considerations of the professional development literature. The lab experience includes: (1) Professional Motivation, (2) Emotional Intelligence, (3) Soft Skill Development, (4) Career Skills, and (5) Time Management. These specific skills are grounded in the context of emotional intelligence (Golemon, 2004), which focuses on student's individual responsibility for creating their own professional futures. This laboratory experience has a dual focus--of satisfying the needs of students and the accounting firms that employ them by creating mature professionals able to maximize the contribution they make over their entire career. The experience is designed to have students take ownership of their professional future early in their accounting education, resulting in their having a satisfying experience in their studies and ultimately, their career.
Student Satisfaction in Web-Enhanced Learning Environments
Author: Hermans, Charles M.
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Web Based Instruction,Educational Technology,College Students,Satisfaction,Correlation,College Faculty,Technology Uses in Education,Internet,Computer Attitudes,Grades (Scholastic),Grade Point Average,Business Administration Education,Student Surveys,Likert Scales,Factor Analysis

Student satisfaction is an important part of the effort to successfully market higher education. This is especially true given the rapid increase in on-line course offerings. This paper explores the relationship among attitudinal variables contributing to student satisfaction in web-enhanced courses. The structural model indicates strong relationships among three variables: satisfaction with the instructor, perceived ease of use of the course technology, and satisfaction with the course. The authors suggest that this triad of relationships represents the most important considerations for students and instructors in Internet enhanced courses.
Content and Method in the Teaching of Marketing Research Revisited
Author: Wilson, Holt
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marketing,Educational Research,Teaching Methods,Course Content,College Faculty,Teacher Surveys,Instructional Material Evaluation,Instructional Materials,Courseware,Teacher Attitudes,Mail Surveys,Investigations,Technology Uses in Education,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research,Classification,Relevance (Education),Business Administration Education

This paper presents the findings from a survey of marketing research faculty. The study finds SPSS is the most used statistical software, that cross tabulation, single, independent, and dependent t-tests, and ANOVA are among the most important statistical tools according to respondents. Bivariate and multiple regression are also considered relatively important.
Use of Video Feedback in the Training of Pre-Service Teachers
Author: Andrews, Amanda
Date: 2010-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Video Technology,Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Athletics,Intervention,Seminars,Control Groups,Researchers,Teacher Student Relationship,Teaching Methods,Workshops,Teaching Skills,Teacher Effectiveness,Educational Improvement,Evaluation Methods

The purpose of this study was to use video feedback in the training of pre-service clinical educators. Thirty athletic training teacher participants were randomly placed in one of three equal groups where they were provided with the following interventions: a) teaching seminar and opportunity to observe video of teaching; b) teaching seminar; and c) control group. These groups were videotaped for eight consecutive weeks while teaching clinical skills. The researchers analyzed the feedback provided by the teachers using a modified version of the Fishman's Augmented Feedback Instrument. Allowing teachers the opportunity to view their videotapes with guided feedback showed that the teachers provided more total feedback to their students in a clinical setting. The two groups, seminar and control, provided similar amounts of feedback to their students. Unlike previous studies, it was noted that males provided more total feedback than females. Traditional teacher development may not be the ideal method to train clinical educators. The study's results demonstrate that a focused workshop on effective teaching skills cannot be used as a stand-alone intervention to improve the frequency of feedback provided by clinical educators. However, further research in this area is needed to assist in improving the training of pre-service clinical educators.
Corporate Sponsorship in the Marketing Curriculum: A Preliminary Investigation
Author: Kuzma, Ann
Date: 2009-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Corporations,Marketing,Teaching Methods,Business Administration Education,Communications,Fees,Advertising,Textbooks,Content Analysis,Role,Financial Support,Undergraduate Study

Corporate sponsorship of sports, the arts, community events, and causes has been recognized as a marketing communications tool. Corporations and organizations have embraced sponsorship as a vital component of their marketing strategy. The use of corporate sponsorship has increased over the last twenty years and it now provides an economic impact nearing $200 billion, when sponsorship fees and related advertising, sales promotions, and client entertaining are included. Yet despite its widespread use among practitioners, sponsorship continues to receive little attention in the academic environment. This study examined the coverage given corporate sponsorship/events marketing in several current promotion/advertising textbooks.