AIR Summer 2016

The following articles are featured in the SUMMER 2016 issue of the Accounting Instructors’ Report: TRENDS
“Guidelines for Writing Multiple-Choice Items“
Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Ph.D., CPA ARTICLES
“The Integration Of Fraud Examination Concepts Into Introductory Accounting Courses“
Phyllis Belak, CPA, CFE
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Lori Fuller, Ph.D., CPA
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Flynn, Ph.D., CPA
West Chester University of Pennsylvania “Accounting Teams: Are Peer Evaluations Too Generous?“
Laura Rickett, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Cleveland State University
Deborah Smith, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Cleveland State University TEACHING TECHNIQUES
“Teaching Aid-Exploring Accounting and Reporting Alternative for the Inventory LCM Procedure“
Kennard Read More…

“Today, most first-year accounting teachers rely on the electronic test banks provided by publishers rather than making up their own examinations. How do we know how good these questions are? Most of us do not ask. But it is an important question. My recommendation is to apply the criteria below to a sample of questions from the publishers test bank. This article is from the Accounting Instructor’s Resource, an electronic journal that provides teaching tips and insights to those who teach accounting and other business courses.” Author: Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Ph.D., CPA, DePaul University

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“There are many interesting theoretical and practical issues surrounding the application of the lower of cost or market (LCM) procedure in the valuation of inventories. These issues include the mechanics of recording the reduction in inventory value and the presentation of the effect in the financial statements. The purpose of this paper is to explore these issues in greater depth than is typically done in most intermediate accounting textbooks. In addition, an Excel spreadsheet is provided which can be used to help the student understand the issues involved. This article is from the Accounting Instructor’s Resource, an electronic journal Read More…

“Fraud is a pervasive problem in our society affecting both the personal and professional lives of individuals. Education is the best tool to deter fraud. The informed student should possess the skills and knowledge required to prevent, identify, and properly address fraud. Fraud Examination courses are offered at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels at many colleges and universities. Ultimately, Fraud Examination should be a required course for all business
majors. Since this is not the case, it would be beneficial for students to be taught fraud basics in the initial accounting courses that are compulsory to all business Read More…

“Historically, revenue recognition was based on the revenue recognition principle. Under this principle, revenue would be recognized when the earnings process was complete and the party providing the good or service had a reasonable assurance of collection. Due to significant complexity with multi-year contracts and transactions that involved the transfer of several different products or differing services, a new approach has been developed as presented in accounting standard update No. 2014-09. As of December 2016 this new standard applies to all public companies who issue reports under US GAAP and is expected to be tested on the Uniform Read More…

“University instructors often incorporate team projects into the college curriculum and some instructors utilize peer evaluations where students evaluate their teammates’ performance on the project (Takeda and Homberg, 2014). These evaluations allow the instructor to assess the contribution of individual team members. We provide valuable insight into a student’s perception of their teammates based on the results of peer- and self-evaluation surveys. How do students rank themselves against their peers? Are students overall generous or harsh with their evaluations? Are slackers identified? Are there differences in the perceptions of students based on gender? We gather peer evaluations from four Read More…