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Embedding a single company case in an IFRS course
Alice Shepherd is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance at Leeds University Business School, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and an award winning teacher with specialised knowledge of online and distance learning. Course context The… Continue reading Embedding a single company case in an IFRS course
Teach accounting with confidence
On 7 December 2021, Colin Leith and Toby York hosted an introductory seminar to a free online course for Level 3 teachers called “Teach accounting with confidence”. Colin Leith is Economics, Business and Esports Subject Advisor at Pearson… Continue reading Teach accounting with confidence
Working capital is widely misunderstood
Working capital is a widely used but often misunderstood term. To teach it well, the term needs careful scrutiny. The problem starts, as it usually does, with language. “Working” isn’t helpful—we don’t have non-working capital, but working capital… Continue reading Working capital is widely misunderstood
Phenomenon-based learning
Accounting Cafe online seminar on 19 November 2021 Liz Marsland is a trailblazer in phenomenon-based learning. She unpacks the methods, the challenges and the benefits to students and teachers in using this multi-disciplinary approach that has wide application… Continue reading Phenomenon-based learning
The nature of equity
Of the five financial statement elements, equity is the most mercurial. In part, because it’s a function of recognised assets less recognised liabilities, simply expressed in this form of the accounting equation. Assets – Liabilities = Equity (net… Continue reading The nature of equity
What’s the ‘gateway drug’ for finance?
Accounting Cafe online seminar on 28 October 2021 Michael Gilmore believes that we need a gateway drug to get people hooked on finance. “The most generous estimates reckon 2/3 of the planet can’t answer some basic questions on… Continue reading What’s the ‘gateway drug’ for finance?
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