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Accounting Department Newsletter, 5, Department Of Accounting And Information Systems
Accounting Department Newsletter, 5, Department Of Accounting And Information Systems
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Participative Learning Experiences In The Professional Studies Classroom, Scott R. Colvin
Participative Learning Experiences In The Professional Studies Classroom, Scott R. Colvin
WCBT Faculty Publications
Professional studies courses often focus on mastering a common body of knowledge but ignore student interaction and the development of critical thinking and communication skills. In a cost accounting course at Connecticut's Sacred Heart University offered in fall 1993, various group and individual activities were implemented to incorporate these skills into the course. The requirements of the course included two quizzes, a computer project, class participation and activities, and a final examination. The approach to the course was based on pedagogical recommendations developed by the Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) in 1989, which stressed the importance of solving unstructured problems …