New to teaching accounting

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Posted by Toby York. Last updated: February 7, 2023

AN ONLINE COURSE FOR NEW ACCOUNTING EDUCATORS

Open to new accounting teachers, and those considering a career move into education.

Our facilitators and speakers are knowledgeable accounting educators with experience as university teachers, researchers and heads of school.

Three 90-minute online sessions over consecutive weeks. Suitable for international and UK academics new to the university environment or simply looking to refresh their teaching and career develepment.

Venue: Accounting Cafe on Zoom

Dates and times: early 2023, dates to be confirmed

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COURSE CONTENTS

WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION

  • Routes to academia: alternative career paths; what are university recruiters looking for?
  • What to expect in university – a day in the life of an accounting academic.
  • Who are my students? Specialist and non-specialist teaching; undergraduate, postgraduate and professional; students; classrooms and dissertations.
  • What subjects will I teach and how is university teaching distinctive?

WEEK 2 CONTINUATION

  • Build your network – approaches to networking and tips for successful networking.
  • Attending and presenting at conferences.
  • Teaching resources – where to find textbooks, cases, articles and classroom resources.
  • Achieving balance: work smarter not harder.

WEEK 3 ACTION

How to design a module:

  • Understanding how your module fits within your students’ programme.
  • Writing or understanding learning outcomes.
  • Deciding on the order of subjects.
  • Selecting teaching strategies.
  • Planning and writing assessments.

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WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION
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