Acct 460 Course Schedule

Acct 460 Accounting Research
Course Schedule – Spring 2009

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Updated: 13-April-2009

Weeks 1-2	Understanding how to use the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, FASB, IASB, and SEC online resources
Weeks 3 - 12	Accounting Research Minicases - Tuesdays; team-led discussions - Thursdays
No class meetings	March 5 and April 7
Business After Hours	April 9 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm, WASCO Workshop, Muskingum Drive. Meet in Hermann parking lot at 4:45pm to carpool to WASCO.
Week 4	Case Study #1
Week 8	Case Study #2
Week 12	Case Study #3
Weeks 13 and 14	Semester Research Project presentations - April 14, 21, and 23

THURSDAY EVENING SEMINAR READINGS LIST

January 15: "The Evolution of U.S. GAAP: The Political Forces Behind Professional Standards", Stephen A. Zeff, The CPA Journal, January and February 2005
- Discussion leaders: Jared and Zach

January 22: Financial Reporting Supply Chain, IFAC report, March 2008
- Discussion leaders: Missy and Katie

January 29: Why We Need to Limit Executive Compensation, BusinessWeek, November 4, 2008
Ego, Not Arrogance, Drives CEO Pay, BusinessWeek, January 9, 2009
- Discussion leaders: Charlotte and Megan

February 5: The Future of Sarbanes-Oxley, The CPA Journal, October 2008
- Discussion leaders: Rachel and Charista

February 12: XBRL Adopting Release Arrives, Compliance Week, January 30, 2009
ROI on XBRL, Journal of Accountancy, June 2007
- Discussion leaders: Missy and Katie

February 19: Ethical Lessons for Accountants, The CPA Journal, November 2008
- Discussion leaders: Qing and Peinan

February 26: The VITA Program: a Catalyst for Improving Accounting Education, The CPA Journal, December 2008
- Discussion leaders: Matt and John

March 5 and 12-- no seminars

March 19: Campus Recruiting: What Local and Regional Accounting Firms Look For in New Hires, The CPA Journal, March 2009
- Discussion leaders: Charlotte and Megan

March 26: International Financial Reporting Standards: The Road Ahead, The CPA Journal, March 2009
- Discussion leaders: Qing and Peinan

April 2: The Proposed Conceptual Framework, The CPA Journal, November 2008
- Discussion leaders: Rachel and Charista

April 9: Right Track Your CPA Career, Journal of Accountancy, February 2009
- Discussion leaders: Matt and John

April 16: Recruiting (and Retaining) the Next Generation Accountant: One University's Experience, Journal of Accountancy, April 2008
- Discussion leaders: Jared and Zach