Educators' Alley
The North Carolina Association of CPAs provides
resources to equip educators with what they need to promote
accounting education, the CPA profession, and get students
excited about the career.
The Takin’
Care of Business CPA iPACK
The Takin' Care of Business CPA iPACK includes 15 lesson
plans, a dynamic 15-minute video, career guides,
presenter's guide, and poster. These multi-curricular,
multi-media kits come complete with learning activities
linking real-world business scenarios to academic standards
in Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Business Education
and Accounting, as well as Career Guidance information.
These innovative materials can be integrated into your
current lesson plan or can stand alone to show your
students how diverse and exciting a career in accounting
can be. To order the CPA iPACK contact Jennifer Rowell at
(919) 469-1040, Ext. 138.
CPA Exam Educator Resources
Many educators have asked for guidance on preparing
students to take the revised CPA Examination. The AICPA/AAA
Education Task Force has been working to help educators
address this issue. The link above will take educators to
information they may find useful as they prepare students
for the revised CPA examination.
Also,
the April Journal of
Accountancy features an article on how the computerized
CPA Exam will change how auditing is taught. To read the
article, go to
<http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/apr2004/cpaexam.htm>.
AICPA’s Educational Competency Assessment (ECA) Framework
Project
The AICPA provides this resource to help educators
integrate the skills-based competencies needed by
entry-level accounting professionals. These competencies,
defined within the AICPA Core Competency Framework Project,
have been derived from academic and professional competency
models and have been widely endorsed within the academic
community. Created by educators for educators, the
evaluation and educational strategies resources on the
below site are offered for your use and adaptation.
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