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Appendix 1 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> <strong>SWOT</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Meeting Minutes<br />
1:00PM – 3:30 PM<br />
February 28, 2007<br />
Revised April 20, 2007 by AAC<br />
Otto Martinson led the department in a “<strong>SWOT</strong>” analysis that resulted in the following<br />
list <strong>of</strong> Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats:<br />
Strengths<br />
• Dedicated Hard Working Faculty<br />
• High Quality Faculty in terms <strong>of</strong> teaching/research/practice<br />
• Wide range <strong>of</strong> faculty expertise<br />
• Relatively newly renovated Buildings<br />
• Mediated Classrooms<br />
• Hampton Roads Metropolitan Areas – good climate, high quality <strong>of</strong> life/family<br />
friendly, diverse populations<br />
• Strong relationships with alumni<br />
• Good relationships with Firms based in this Metropolitan area<br />
• Diverse student population<br />
• <strong>Accounting</strong> Accreditation<br />
• <strong>Accounting</strong> Student clubs – Beta Alpha Psi and Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong> and<br />
Auditing Club<br />
Weaknesses<br />
• University Admissions standards<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> separate <strong>College</strong>/<strong>Department</strong> Admissions standards<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> endowed chairs<br />
• PQ/AQ coverage<br />
• <strong>Accounting</strong> faculty are thinly spread to cover courses<br />
• Sufficiency <strong>of</strong> faculty particularly the lack <strong>of</strong> a bone fide academic tax researcher<br />
• Relatively low faculty salaries<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> a wider <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>of</strong> graduate tax classes<br />
• Distance learning in terms <strong>of</strong> benefits received versus resources expended<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> some research databases<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> true qualified research assistants who can truly assist faculty in<br />
completing <strong>Accounting</strong> Academic research.<br />
Opportunities<br />
• Graduate program<br />
• Former military students<br />
• CPA review course<br />
• Graduate admission for pr<strong>of</strong>essionals (waive GMAT requirement)
• Opportunity <strong>of</strong> research<br />
• Executive program/education<br />
• Hire additional AQ faculty particularly in Tax<br />
• Develop Tax courses/curriculum in MSA program<br />
• Fund raising/endorsements<br />
• Faculty internships<br />
Threats<br />
• Maintaining adequate PQ/AQ ratio<br />
• Research support particularly as it relates to graduate assistants.<br />
• Faculty eligible for retirement.<br />
• Distance learning ED terms <strong>of</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> rewards/penalties<br />
• Maintaining or improving student quality<br />
• Asynchronous programs<br />
• Regulators-NASBA<br />
• Maintaining information technology to support our mission<br />
• State funding relative other state located universities<br />
• Majority <strong>of</strong> students don't want to leave Hampton Road to pursue better career<br />
opportunities in other Metro areas.<br />
• Hampton Roads metropolitan area does not <strong>of</strong>fer the opportunities for<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional careers that other metropolitan areas such as Richmond,<br />
Washington, D.C., or Charlotte <strong>of</strong>fers.
Appendix 2 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Strategic Plan<br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and Public Administration<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
STRATEGIC PLAN<br />
(2007-2012)<br />
April 2005<br />
Revised November 2005<br />
Revised April 2007
VISION STATEMENT<br />
Our vision is to be recognized as a leader in pr<strong>of</strong>essional accounting education and to become<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the primary centers <strong>of</strong> excellence in education in Hampton Roads and beyond.<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
Our mission within this vision is, through our teaching, research and service, to produce ethical<br />
accounting graduates who have the academic and pr<strong>of</strong>essional base <strong>of</strong> knowledge to meet the<br />
challenges posed by a dynamic global business environment.<br />
ACHIEVING OUR VISION AND MISSION<br />
We will achieve our vision and mission by continually pursuing:<br />
• An undergraduate curriculum that focuses on ideal knowledge, skills, and abilities for<br />
entry level accountants and provides motivation to become an accounting<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional.<br />
• Graduate programs that clearly extend the knowledge and enhance the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional accountants.<br />
• <strong>Accounting</strong> courses with content that emphasize the highest level <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
ethics and practice.<br />
• Meaningful intellectual contributions in accounting including the scholarship <strong>of</strong><br />
learning and pedagogical, discipline based and contributions to practice.<br />
• Continuous close communication, trust, and commitment to the accounting pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />
that will foster cooperation and support in achieving our goals.<br />
• As we seek to fulfill this vision, we ask all constituent groups within and outside the<br />
<strong>College</strong> to join us in a mutual quest for enduring “Partners for Excellence in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Education”
SHARED VALUES<br />
The following “Shared Values” are embodied in the <strong>Accounting</strong> Program’s Mission Statement:<br />
• Appreciation <strong>of</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> people and perspectives<br />
• Commitment to excellence in teaching<br />
• Concern for students<br />
• High ethical values and behavior<br />
• Intellectual curiosity<br />
• Community outreach<br />
• Global orientation<br />
Strategic Planning Committee<br />
• Dr. Otto Martinson, Chairperson, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Douglas Ziegenfuss, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Laurie Henry, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Timothy McKee, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Chansog Kim, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Mike Stein, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Robert Pinsker, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
• Dr. Yin Xu, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor
GOALS and ACTION ITEMS TABLE<br />
PERSPECTIVES<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
GOAL<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Student Perspective<br />
SP-1<br />
SP-2<br />
Improve<br />
qualifications <strong>of</strong><br />
incoming students<br />
in undergraduate<br />
and graduate<br />
programs. (Measures<br />
are GPA and GMAT)<br />
Improve numbers <strong>of</strong><br />
placements in jobs,<br />
MSA program, and<br />
other graduate<br />
programs. (Measures<br />
are job placement,<br />
entrants into our MSA<br />
program and other<br />
graduate programs,<br />
senior or graduate<br />
surveys, and feedback<br />
from recruiters and<br />
employers.)<br />
SP-1A<br />
SP-1B<br />
SP-1C<br />
SP-2A<br />
Maintain activities<br />
for, and interactions<br />
with, college<br />
alumni.<br />
Build relationships<br />
with area<br />
accounting firms<br />
and businesses<br />
through visits by<br />
Chair and Faculty.<br />
Work closely with<br />
development <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
and college Major<br />
Gifts Officer to<br />
seek funding for an<br />
Endowed Chair in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong>.<br />
Continue<br />
curriculum<br />
assessment to<br />
ensure development<br />
<strong>of</strong> knowledge and<br />
skills desired by<br />
employers.
PERSPECTIVES<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
GOAL<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Student Perspective<br />
SP-2B<br />
SP-2C<br />
SP-2D<br />
SP-2E<br />
SP-2F<br />
Encourage practical<br />
work experiences<br />
internships.<br />
Encourage qualified<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> majors<br />
to enter our MSA<br />
program.<br />
Encourage tracking<br />
<strong>of</strong> graduate<br />
placements by the<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies.<br />
Work with<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Advisory Council to<br />
promote visibility<br />
<strong>of</strong> our programs and<br />
graduates.<br />
Work with MAAC<br />
and Beta Alpha Psi<br />
to help students be<br />
more proactive in<br />
developing<br />
themselves for<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
careers.
PERSPECTIVES<br />
Financial<br />
Perspective<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
FP-1<br />
FP-2<br />
GOAL<br />
Increase<br />
endowments and<br />
operating funds for<br />
faculty<br />
development, and<br />
scholarships.<br />
(Measure in dollars.)<br />
Increase revenues<br />
and surpluses from<br />
special accounting<br />
programs. (Measure<br />
in dollars.)<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
FP-1A<br />
FP-1B<br />
FP-1C<br />
FP-2A<br />
FP-2B<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Maintain activities<br />
for, and interactions<br />
with, college<br />
alumni.<br />
Build relationships<br />
with area<br />
accounting firms<br />
and businesses<br />
through visits by<br />
Chair and Faculty.<br />
Work closely with<br />
development <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
and college Major<br />
Gifts Officer to<br />
seek funding for an<br />
Endowed Chair in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong>.<br />
Increase<br />
participation in<br />
CPA review<br />
programs.<br />
Continue <strong>of</strong>fering<br />
the mandatory CPA<br />
ethics training.<br />
FP-2C<br />
FP-2D<br />
Continue the annual<br />
DOA 5k Run.<br />
Develop other fundraising<br />
programs.
PERSPECTIVES<br />
Internal <strong>Business</strong><br />
Perspective<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
IBP-1<br />
GOAL<br />
Maintain or<br />
increase high<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> classroom<br />
instruction.<br />
(Measures are<br />
teaching awards,<br />
number <strong>of</strong> tenure<br />
track faculty, teaching<br />
portfolios, and<br />
allocations <strong>of</strong> faculty<br />
resources.)<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
IP-1A<br />
IP-1B<br />
IP-1C<br />
IP-1D<br />
IP-1E<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Continue<br />
curriculum<br />
assessment to<br />
ensure development<br />
<strong>of</strong> knowledge and<br />
skills desired by<br />
employers.<br />
Offer opportunities<br />
for faculty to attend<br />
workshops and<br />
conferences that are<br />
teaching-related.<br />
Encourage faculty<br />
to take advantage <strong>of</strong><br />
opportunities<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered by the<br />
Center for Learning<br />
Technologies and to<br />
adopt new<br />
technologies.<br />
Assign faculty<br />
schedules to best<br />
match expertise and<br />
training to<br />
appropriate<br />
curriculum levels.<br />
Ensure that<br />
performance<br />
evaluation system<br />
rewards high<br />
quality classroom<br />
instruction.
PERSPECTIVES<br />
Internal <strong>Business</strong><br />
Perspective<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
IBP-2<br />
IBP-3<br />
GOAL<br />
Increase high<br />
quality research.<br />
(Measures are<br />
research productivity<br />
in number <strong>of</strong><br />
publications in high<br />
quality outlets.)<br />
Increase service to<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and<br />
community.<br />
(Measures are<br />
program <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />
and faculty<br />
participation/leadersh<br />
ip in organizations.)<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
IBP-2A<br />
IBP-2B<br />
IBP-2C<br />
IBP-3A<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Recruit and retain<br />
high quality<br />
research faculty.<br />
Provide research<br />
support through<br />
workload policy,<br />
travel funding,<br />
summer research<br />
grants, graduate<br />
assistant support,<br />
and acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />
databases.<br />
Participate in Dean's<br />
Research Seminar<br />
(Faculty, Chairs)<br />
Continue faculty<br />
involvement in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
academic<br />
associations and in<br />
community<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional and<br />
social<br />
organizations.
PERSPECTIVES<br />
Innovation and<br />
Learning<br />
Perspective<br />
GOAL<br />
NUMBER<br />
ILP-1<br />
GOAL<br />
Increase<br />
opportunities for<br />
faculty and staff<br />
development.<br />
(Measures are<br />
funding for<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
development and<br />
numbers <strong>of</strong> faculty<br />
participation in<br />
development courses,<br />
programs, and<br />
conferences.<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
ILP-1A<br />
ILP1B<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Increase funding for<br />
faculty and staff<br />
travel and/or<br />
enrollment in<br />
training programs.<br />
Promote<br />
interactions among<br />
faculty to increase<br />
transfer <strong>of</strong><br />
knowledge between<br />
faculty members.
Appendix 3 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Financial Strategy Chart<br />
ACTION<br />
ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
SP-1A<br />
SP-1B<br />
SP-1C<br />
SP-2A<br />
SP-2B<br />
SP-2C<br />
SP-2D<br />
SP-2E<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Maintain activities for,<br />
and interactions with,<br />
college alumni.<br />
Build relationships with<br />
area accounting firms<br />
and businesses through<br />
visits by Chair and<br />
Faculty.<br />
Work closely with<br />
development <strong>of</strong>fice and<br />
college Major Gifts<br />
Officer to seek funding<br />
for an Endowed Chair in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong>.<br />
Continue curriculum<br />
assessment to ensure<br />
development <strong>of</strong><br />
knowledge and skills<br />
desired by employers.<br />
Encourage practical work<br />
experiences internships.<br />
Encourage qualified<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> majors to<br />
enter our MSA program.<br />
Encourage tracking <strong>of</strong><br />
graduate placements by<br />
the Office <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies.<br />
Work with <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Advisory Council to<br />
promote visibility <strong>of</strong> our<br />
programs and graduates.<br />
ACTIVITIES AND<br />
RESOURCES<br />
NEEDED<br />
Hold two social<br />
events and one<br />
annual meeting –<br />
Approximately<br />
$2500 annually<br />
Present Required<br />
Ethics CPE for<br />
Virginia CPAs – no<br />
actual funds<br />
required<br />
Dean and Major<br />
Gifts Officer - time<br />
and talent but goal<br />
is $1.5 million<br />
SOURCE<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Alumni<br />
Chapter Funds<br />
Area<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Firms and<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es<br />
CPA Firms<br />
STATUS AS<br />
OF 06/07<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Approximately<br />
$250,000<br />
raised to date<br />
Time and Talent by<br />
Acct. Faculty- no<br />
funds required Acct Faculty Accomplished<br />
Time and Talent by<br />
Undergraduate<br />
Internship Director<br />
and MSA Graduate<br />
Program Directorno<br />
funds required<br />
Undergraduate<br />
Internship<br />
Director and<br />
MSA Graduate<br />
Program<br />
Director<br />
Accomplished<br />
Time and Talent by<br />
Acct. Faculty- no<br />
funds required Acct Faculty Accomplished<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Studies – no funds<br />
required<br />
Chair<br />
Have not<br />
accomplished<br />
this<br />
Chair and<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Advisory Councilno<br />
funds required Chair Accomplished
ACTION<br />
ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
ACTIVITIES AND<br />
RESOURCES<br />
NEEDED<br />
SOURCE<br />
STATUS AS<br />
OF 06/07<br />
SP-2F<br />
FP-1A<br />
FP-1B<br />
FP-1C<br />
FP-2A<br />
FP-2B<br />
FP-2C<br />
Work with MAAC and<br />
Beta Alpha Psi to help<br />
students be more<br />
proactive in developing<br />
themselves for<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional careers.<br />
Maintain activities for,<br />
and interactions with,<br />
college alumni.<br />
Build relationships with<br />
area accounting firms<br />
and businesses through<br />
visits by Chair and<br />
Faculty.<br />
Work closely with<br />
development <strong>of</strong>fice and<br />
college Major Gifts<br />
Officer to seek funding<br />
for an Endowed Chair in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong>.<br />
Increase participation in<br />
CPA review programs.<br />
Continue <strong>of</strong>fering the<br />
mandatory CPA ethics<br />
training.<br />
Continue the annual DOA<br />
5k Run.<br />
Time and Talent by<br />
Acct. Faculty and<br />
Student Leaders –<br />
Approximately<br />
$2500 annually S<strong>of</strong>t Funds Accomplished<br />
Hold two social<br />
events and one<br />
annual meeting –<br />
Approximately<br />
$2500 annually<br />
Present Required<br />
Ethics CPE for<br />
Virginia CPAs –<br />
source <strong>of</strong> funds<br />
Dean and Major<br />
Gifts Officer - time<br />
and talent also $1.5<br />
million<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Alumni<br />
Chapter Funds<br />
Area<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Firms and<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es<br />
CPA Firms<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
$250,000<br />
raised to date<br />
Accomplished<br />
CPA Review<br />
Course Flyer widely<br />
distributed;<br />
presentations<br />
before BAP DACCT Funds Accomplished<br />
Chair – source <strong>of</strong><br />
funds<br />
Acct Faculty Time<br />
and Talent – source<br />
<strong>of</strong> funds<br />
Area<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Firms and<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es<br />
Area<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Firms and<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished
ACTION<br />
ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
FP-2D<br />
IP-1A<br />
IP-1B<br />
IP-1C<br />
IP-1D<br />
IP-1E<br />
IBP-2A<br />
IBP-2B<br />
IBP-2C<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Develop other fundraising<br />
programs.<br />
Continue curriculum<br />
assessment to ensure<br />
development <strong>of</strong><br />
knowledge and skills<br />
desired by employers.<br />
Offer opportunities for<br />
faculty to attend<br />
workshops and<br />
conferences that are<br />
teaching-related.<br />
Encourage faculty to take<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong><br />
opportunities <strong>of</strong>fered by<br />
the Center for Learning<br />
Technologies and to<br />
adopt new technologies.<br />
Assign faculty schedules<br />
to best match expertise<br />
and training to<br />
appropriate curriculum<br />
levels.<br />
Ensure that performance<br />
evaluation system<br />
rewards high quality<br />
classroom instruction.<br />
Recruit and retain high<br />
quality research faculty.<br />
Provide research support<br />
through workload policy,<br />
travel funding, summer<br />
research grants,<br />
graduate assistant<br />
support, and acquisition<br />
<strong>of</strong> databases.<br />
Participate in Dean's<br />
Research Seminar<br />
(Faculty, Chairs)<br />
ACTIVITIES AND<br />
RESOURCES<br />
NEEDED<br />
Chair and Dean, CBPA<br />
source <strong>of</strong> funds<br />
Time and Talent by<br />
Acct. Faculty – no<br />
funds required<br />
Acct. Faculty<br />
attendance at AAA<br />
national and regional<br />
meetings,<br />
SEINFORMS –<br />
Annually approximately<br />
$30,000<br />
E-mail by CLT directly<br />
to faculty – no funds<br />
required<br />
Chair and <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty – no funds<br />
required<br />
Annual Review by<br />
Chair and Dean – no<br />
funds required<br />
Time and Talent <strong>of</strong><br />
Chair and <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty – no funds<br />
required<br />
Chair and Dean, CBPA<br />
Time and Talent <strong>of</strong><br />
Chair and <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty – no funds<br />
required<br />
SOURCE<br />
Chair and<br />
Dean<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
Faculty<br />
University<br />
and Dept.<br />
Travel<br />
funds<br />
University<br />
Resources<br />
Chair and<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty<br />
Chair and<br />
Dean<br />
University<br />
Funds<br />
<strong>College</strong><br />
and<br />
University<br />
Funds<br />
<strong>College</strong><br />
Funds<br />
STATUS AS<br />
OF 06/07<br />
Not<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished
ACTION<br />
ITEM<br />
NUMBER<br />
IBP-3A<br />
ILP-1A<br />
ILP1B<br />
ACTION ITEM<br />
Continue faculty<br />
involvement in<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional academic<br />
associations and in<br />
community pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
and social organizations.<br />
Increase funding for<br />
faculty and staff travel<br />
and/or enrollment in<br />
training programs.<br />
Promote interactions<br />
among faculty to increase<br />
transfer <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />
between faculty<br />
members.<br />
ACTIVITIES AND<br />
RESOURCES<br />
NEEDED<br />
Time and Talent <strong>of</strong><br />
Chair and<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Faculty<br />
– approximately<br />
$30,000 annually<br />
Ethics CPE, DOA<br />
5k race, and annual<br />
giving –<br />
approximately<br />
$30,000 annually<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
Meetings – no funds<br />
required.<br />
SOURCE<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
funds for dues<br />
Area<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Firms and<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es<br />
Time and<br />
Talent <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty<br />
STATUS AS<br />
OF 06/07<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished<br />
Accomplished
Appendix 4 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Research Report<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Faculty Research<br />
Calendar Years 2004-2006<br />
Dr. Michael Stein<br />
with Burch Kealey and Ho Young Lee. The Association between Audit-Firm Tenure and Audit<br />
Fees Paid to Successor Auditors: Evidence from Arthur Andersen. Auditing: A Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Practice & Theory (forthcoming).<br />
with J. Hans Blokdijk, Fred Drieenhuizen and Dan A. Simunic. An <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cross-Sectional<br />
Differences in Big 5 and Non Big-5 Audit Programs. Auditing: A Journal <strong>of</strong> Practice &<br />
Theory, Vol 22, No 1, May 2006:27-48.<br />
with Dan Simunic. Commentary on “Contingent Rents and Auditors’ Independence: Appearance<br />
vs. Fact”. Asian-Pacific Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> and Economics, Vol. 11 No. 1, June,<br />
2004: 69-74.<br />
“A commentary on Competitive Crossovers and Knowledge Spillovers in Auditing,”<br />
Contemporary <strong>Accounting</strong> Research, Vol. 23 No. 2, Summer 2006: 555-564.<br />
Dr. Chansog Kim<br />
“Divergence <strong>of</strong> Opinion and Equity Returns” Coauthored with J. Doukas and C. Pantzalis, 2006,<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Financial and Quantitative <strong>Analysis</strong>, Volume 41, No. 3, 573-606.<br />
“Divergence <strong>of</strong> Opinion and Equity Returns under Different States <strong>of</strong> Earnings Expectations,”<br />
Coauthored with J. Doukas and C. Pantzalis, 2006, Journal <strong>of</strong> Financial Markets, Volume<br />
9, No. 3, 310-331.<br />
“Two Faces <strong>of</strong> Analyst Coverage,” Coauthored with J. Doukas and C. Pantzalis, 2005, Financial<br />
Management, Volume 34, No. 2, 99-125.<br />
“Divergent Opinions and the Performance <strong>of</strong> Value Stocks,” Coauthored with J. Doukas and C.<br />
Pantzalis, 2004, Financial Analyst Journal, Volume 60, No. 6, pp. 55-64.<br />
“Chaebols and Corporate Governance in South Korea,” Coauthored with C. K. Min and C.<br />
Maden, 2004, pp. 177-198, Chapter 9 <strong>of</strong> “The Governance <strong>of</strong> East Asian Corporations:<br />
Post Asian Financial Crisis,” Edited by F. A. Gul and J. S. L. Tsui.
Dr. Yin Xu<br />
Xu, Y., and X. Xu. Social actors, cultural capital, and the state: The standardization <strong>of</strong> bank<br />
accounting classification and terminology in early twentieth century China. <strong>Accounting</strong>,<br />
Organization and Society (In Press).<br />
Xu, Y., and K. Wang. 2006. An examination <strong>of</strong> managers’ effort on product quality: An<br />
Expectancy theory perspective. Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Research 6(2): 224-232.<br />
Bepristis, M., and Y. Xu. 2006 Defined benefit pension fund accounting: Relevancy, clarity, and<br />
consistency. The Journal <strong>of</strong> American Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> 9(2): 294-299.<br />
Xu. Y., and B. Tuttle. The role <strong>of</strong> social influence in using accounting performance information<br />
to evaluate subordinates: a causal attribution approach. Behavioral Research in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> 17:191-210.<br />
Xu, Y. 2005. The effect <strong>of</strong> graphic disclosures on users’ perceptions: An experiment. Journal<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> and Finance Research 13.<br />
Xu. Y., and B. Tuttle. 2004. Performance evaluations with or without data from a formal<br />
accounting reporting system. Advances in <strong>Accounting</strong> Behavioral Research 7: 151-167.<br />
Xu, Y. 2004. The effect <strong>of</strong> economic incentives and ethical reasoning on internal auditors'<br />
perceptions <strong>of</strong> whistle-blowing behavior: An experiment. Ethics and Critical Thinking<br />
Journal (March): 116-146.<br />
“The Reverse Effect <strong>of</strong> Financial Incentives: A Study <strong>of</strong> Internal Auditor Objectivity,” (with K.<br />
Wang). Proceedings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong>, Behavior, and Organization Research Conference<br />
(Chicago, IL, 2004).<br />
“A New Adaptor-Innovator Problem Solving Measure for the Workplace,” (with B. Tuttle).<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> The Fourth International Conference on Performance Measurement and<br />
Management (Edinburgh, UK, 2004).<br />
“Whither the Public <strong>Accounting</strong> as a Pr<strong>of</strong>ession: Auditor Independence and Non-Audit<br />
Services,” (with K. Wang). Proceedings <strong>of</strong> American <strong>Accounting</strong> Association Annual<br />
Conference (Orlando, FL, 2004).<br />
Dr. Robert Pinsker<br />
R. Pinsker. “Using Longer Series <strong>of</strong> Consistent Direction and Direction Reversal Information to<br />
Examine the Effects <strong>of</strong> Different Disclosure Patterns on Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Individual<br />
Investors.” Behavioral Research in <strong>Accounting</strong>, In Press.<br />
S. Gara, R. Pinsker, and K. Karim. “Benefits <strong>of</strong> XML Implementation For Tax Filing and<br />
Compliance.” The CPA Journal, In Press.
S. Li and R. Pinsker. 2005. “Modeling RBRT Adoption and its Effects on Cost <strong>of</strong> Capital.”<br />
International Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Information Systems 6: 196-215.<br />
R. Pinsker, S. Gara, and K. Karim. 2005. “XBRL Usage: A Socio-Economic Perspective.”<br />
Review <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Information Systems 9 (4): 59-72.<br />
J. Kahle, R. Pinsker, and R. Pennington. 2005. “Belief Revision in <strong>Accounting</strong>: A Literature<br />
Review <strong>of</strong> the Belief-Adjustment Model.” Advances in <strong>Accounting</strong> Behavioral Research<br />
8: 1-40.<br />
S. Farewell and R. Pinsker. 2005. “XBRL: What Does it Mean for You and Your Firm?” The<br />
CPA Journal (May) 75 (5): 68-9.<br />
R. Pinsker. 2004. “Teaching XBRL to Graduate <strong>Business</strong> Students: A Hands-on Approach.” The<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> STEM Education 5 (1 & 2): 1-13.<br />
K. Palmer, D. Ziegenfuss, and R. Pinsker. 2004. “International Knowledge,<br />
Skills, and Abilities Required <strong>of</strong> Auditors: Evidence from Recent Competency Studies.”<br />
Managerial Auditing Journal 19 (7): 889-96.<br />
Dr. Otto Martinson<br />
“An Empirical Investigation <strong>of</strong> the Minority Interest and Marketability Discount in Valuation <strong>of</strong><br />
Closely Held Stock for Estate and Gift Tax Purposes,” with Englebrecht and Anderson,<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Applied <strong>Business</strong> Research, Volume XXII, Winter 2006.<br />
“Empirical Study <strong>of</strong> the Planning and Control Process for Performance Measurement as Applied<br />
in the Management <strong>of</strong> a Major Russian Oil Company” the Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> Southeast<br />
INFORMS, Proceedings Southeast Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> INFORMS, October 2006.<br />
“A look at the Organizational Structure <strong>of</strong> the CFO’s Function in Corporate America ” the<br />
Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> Southeast INFORMS, Proceedings Southeast Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong><br />
INFORMS, October 2005.<br />
“Evolution <strong>of</strong> the Role <strong>of</strong> the Chief Financial Officer” the Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> Southeast<br />
INFORMS, Proceedings Southeast Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> INFORMS, October 2004.<br />
Dr. Laurie Henry<br />
“Choosing and Using Sarbanes-Oxley S<strong>of</strong>tware.” With Nancy Bagran<strong>of</strong>f. Information Systems<br />
Control Journal. (Vol 2, 2005): 49-51; also at www.isaca.org .<br />
Dr. Douglas Ziegenfuss
With Patricia M. Meyers, “Audit Committee Pre-Enron Efforts to Increase the Effectiveness <strong>of</strong><br />
Corporate Governance,” Corporate Governance: An International Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> in<br />
Society, 2006, Volume 6, No. 1. pp. 49-63.<br />
Co-authored with L. Crumbley and Z. Rezaee, U.S. Master Auditing Guide 3 nd . Edition,<br />
Chicago, Illinois: CCH Incorporated, 2004, pp. 1-955.<br />
Co-authored with M. Dittenh<strong>of</strong>er, Ethics and the Internal Auditor: 20 Years Later, Altamonte<br />
Springs, Florida: The Institute <strong>of</strong> Internal Auditors Research Foundation, 2004, pp. 1-<br />
153.<br />
Co-authored with K. Palmer, and R. Pinsker, “International knowledge, skills, and abilities <strong>of</strong><br />
auditors/accountants: evidence from recent competency studies,” in Managerial Auditing<br />
Journal, 2004, Volume 19, No. 7. pp. 889-896.<br />
Co-authored with A. Kokkinos, 2005 Salary Survey <strong>of</strong> Hampton Roads <strong>Accounting</strong> Positions,<br />
Norfolk, Virginia: <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong>, Old Dominion University and Don<br />
Richard Associates, 2005, pp. 1-51.<br />
With Tan Xu, and Mohammad Najand, “Intra-Industry Effects <strong>of</strong> Earnings Restatements Due to<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Irregularities,” Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong>, Finance and <strong>Accounting</strong>, 2006, Volume<br />
33, Issue 5-6 (June/July) pp. 696-714.
Appendix 5:<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Advisory Council (AAC)<br />
Mr. Anthony Markun, President, HR Chapter, ACFE<br />
Ms. Barbara L. Smith, Partner, Cherry Bekaert & Holland<br />
Mr. Colin Barton, Director Corporate <strong>Accounting</strong>, Norfolk Southern<br />
Mr. Ed Greene, President, Don Richard Associates<br />
Ms. Elizabeth M. Weller, , Gold Key Resorts<br />
Mr. Gerald L. Sullivan, President, Sullivan, Andrews & Taylor<br />
Mr. Glenn R. Wilson, President, Tidewater Chapter, IIA, Old Dominion University<br />
Ms. Joyce C. Anderson, President, Hampton Roads Chapter, IMA, Palms Associates, B&B<br />
Associates <strong>of</strong> VA<br />
Mr. Lyndon S. Remias, Internal Auditor, EVMS<br />
Mr. Matthew Hewes, Managing Partner, Matthew S. Hewes, CPA, PC<br />
Mr. Vernon T. Turner, Corporate Tax Director, Smithfield Foods Inc.<br />
Mr. Andre A. Evans, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick<br />
Mr. Andy P. Weddle, Manager, Sentara Healthcare<br />
Mr. Dennis Ryan, Senior Vice President for Finance, Children's Hospital <strong>of</strong> the Kings Daughters<br />
Mr. Ed Blair, Partner, Witt, Mares & Co., P.L.C.<br />
Mr. George J. Walker, Partner, Goodman & Co., L.L.P<br />
Mr. James V. Strickland, Jr., Partner, Strickland & Jones P.C.<br />
Mr. Joseph Kersey, President <strong>Accounting</strong> Alumni, Mortgage Consultant, Atlantic Bay Mortgage<br />
Group<br />
Mr. Marty Ridout, Partner, McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, PLC<br />
Mr. Robert Fuqua, President DOAAC, Consultant, formally CFO, Tarmac USA<br />
Ms. Vivian J. Paige, President, Vivian J. Paige, CPA, PC<br />
Ms. Cherie A. James, Shareholder, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, PC<br />
Capt. Larry R. White, Commanding Office, USCG Finance Center
Appendix 6 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Maintenance Report<br />
AY 2002/2003<br />
AACSB Annual Maintenance <strong>of</strong> Accreditation Report -<br />
AY 2002/03<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and Public Administration<br />
Old Dominion University<br />
Submitted by:<br />
Douglas E. Ziegenfuss<br />
Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
July 31, 2003<br />
Progress Update<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> has the following action items listed by the AACSB International in its<br />
May 31, 2001 letter:<br />
1. The adequacy <strong>of</strong> the resources available to support faculty appears to still need<br />
improvement. $40,000 over three years is not a great deal <strong>of</strong> money for<br />
developmental and research needs.<br />
2. While research productivity in the aggregate increased, it was concentrated in<br />
two individuals. A broader cross-section <strong>of</strong> the faculty should be involved<br />
regularly in scholarship. If one or both productive faculty should leave, the<br />
situation would dramatically change.<br />
3. Little or no evidence was supplied on how the assessment procedures were used<br />
to provide continuous improvement. In addition, what additional measures are<br />
being currently used or planned for the future?<br />
4. The Grade Forgiveness program study has not been completed and, therefore,<br />
cannot be evaluated.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> responded to these issues in a letter dated May 28, 2003. The follow-up<br />
letter forms the basis for this annual maintenance report.<br />
Situational <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> (The <strong>Department</strong>) is part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and<br />
Public Administration (The <strong>College</strong>) at Old Dominion University (The University). Dean<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f and Associate Dean Ardalan have produced a separate <strong>College</strong> maintenance<br />
report that will be referenced in this report when its material is relevant to the<br />
<strong>Department</strong>’s activities. For instance the <strong>College</strong> has no action items outstanding from its<br />
last accreditation and the <strong>Department</strong> has four items.
Dr. Douglas E. Ziegenfuss continues to serve as <strong>Department</strong> Chair. Likewise, Dr. Otto<br />
Martinson serves as Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) program and Ms. Terry Kubichan serves as the Undergraduate<br />
Student Advisor. These individuals have served in their respective positions for three<br />
years providing much needed leadership continuity over the <strong>Department</strong>’s operations.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> continued to focus on the action items during the 03 Academic Year<br />
(AY03). The <strong>Department</strong> was successful in raising more funds for research than in the<br />
Academic Year 03 (AY03) due to increases in annual contributions and the DOA 5k race<br />
surpluses.<br />
Several faculty members attended continuing education programs sponsored by KPMG,<br />
Price Waterhouse Coopers, and the Virginia Society <strong>of</strong> Certified Public Accountants.<br />
Two faculty members joined the <strong>Department</strong> faculty during AY03.<br />
Research productivity is more broadly based during AY03 than AY02. Newer hired<br />
faculty members are starting to produce quality journal articles while longer serving<br />
faculty members are maintaining their productivity at an acceptable level.<br />
Concerning assessment, the <strong>Department</strong> tried to identify methods for continuous<br />
improvement. The <strong>Department</strong> developed an undergraduate assessment exam composed<br />
<strong>of</strong> 100 multiple-choice questions (25 from each section) chosen at random from a CPA<br />
Review Course database. In addition, the <strong>Department</strong> used the results <strong>of</strong> competency<br />
studies by the AICPA, IIA, and IMA to evaluate course content and curriculum.<br />
1. The adequacy <strong>of</strong> the resources available to support faculty appears to still need<br />
improvement. $40,000 over three years is not a great deal <strong>of</strong> money for<br />
developmental and research needs.<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Actions: During the past two years, the <strong>Department</strong> has increased its outreach to<br />
alumni by on-site visits, and participation in local chapters <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional organizations. Annual<br />
contributions to the <strong>Department</strong> have grown to $17,000 during the 2003 fiscal year. Likewise,<br />
the surplus from the <strong>Department</strong>’s annual 5K race grew to approximately $5,000 resulting in<br />
total contributions to the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> $22,000 versus the previous annual average <strong>of</strong> $13,333.<br />
This represents a 65% increase.<br />
In addition, the <strong>Department</strong> is working with the <strong>College</strong> Research center in sponsoring a CPA<br />
review course that is projected to add $5,000 in additional funds each year. The <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Alumni Chapter has also been reactivated and its activities should result in additional annual<br />
contributions to the <strong>Department</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong>’s share <strong>of</strong> college and university resources has also increased. For example,<br />
during the 2003 Fiscal Year, the <strong>College</strong> transferred $5,000 in travel funds to the <strong>Department</strong>. In
addition, the <strong>College</strong> and University have awarded newly hired faculty members four summer<br />
grants <strong>of</strong> $5,000 each.<br />
2. While research productivity in the aggregate increased, it was concentrated in two<br />
individuals. A broader cross-section <strong>of</strong> the faculty should be involved regularly in<br />
scholarship. If one or both productive faculty should leave, the situation would<br />
dramatically change.<br />
A broader cross section <strong>of</strong> the faculty is regularly involved in scholarship. Though one faculty<br />
member, Dr. Ted Englebrecht, who was responsible for much <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong>’s scholarship,<br />
left since the interim report, the <strong>Department</strong>’s research output was maintained because other<br />
faculty increased their scholarship.<br />
For the two year period, 2001-2002, faculty scholarship was distributed in the following manner:<br />
Tenured Faculty<br />
Refereed<br />
Publications<br />
National<br />
Proceedings<br />
Regional<br />
Proceedings<br />
Abdel Agami 4 2 8<br />
Doug Ziegenfuss 6 1 4<br />
Otto Martinson 6 0 2<br />
Tim Mckee 2 0 2<br />
Laurie Henry 1 1 2<br />
Untenured Faculty:<br />
Stephen Gara, 1 st yr. 2 0 2<br />
Yin Xu, 2 nd yr. 0 1 2<br />
Robert Pinsker, 1 st yr. 1 0 2<br />
= = =<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Totals: 22 5 24<br />
Some additional points need to be made concerning the broadening <strong>of</strong> the research output among<br />
faculty members:<br />
• Each untenured faculty member came from a sound research orientated Ph.D. program<br />
(University <strong>of</strong> Memphis, University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina, and University <strong>of</strong> Southern<br />
Florida).<br />
• The newly hired faculty’s scholarship will benefit from improvements in the <strong>College</strong><br />
research infrastructure. For example, all three untenured faculty members are given a<br />
reduced teaching load for their first two years and a $5,000 summer grant for one summer<br />
after their first full year <strong>of</strong> teaching.<br />
• Each untenured faculty member is supplied with graduate assistant resources and given<br />
reduced responsibility for service.<br />
• Two <strong>of</strong> the three untenured faculty members have won university summer grants <strong>of</strong><br />
$5,000.
• The preliminary evidence is encouraging as each untenured faculty member has several<br />
manuscripts under review at academic journals.<br />
• The Dean’s <strong>of</strong>fice also provides additional funds for travel and faculty development as<br />
well as a series <strong>of</strong> research seminars. All three untenured faculty members have presented<br />
their research at the college research seminar.<br />
• Dr. Yin Xu won The Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Historians’ 2002 Vangemeersch Award,<br />
which recognizes the achievement <strong>of</strong> newly hired faculty in researching the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> the accounting field.<br />
• Dr. Otto B. Martinson won The Institute <strong>of</strong> Management Accountants (IMA) 2002 R. Lee<br />
Brummet Award as the organization’s outstanding educator.<br />
3. Little or no evidence was supplied on how the assessment procedures were used to<br />
provide continuous improvement. In addition, what additional measures are being<br />
currently used or planned for the future?<br />
In the interim report, the <strong>Department</strong> listed its assessment procedures for its academic programs<br />
as:<br />
• A standardized test for the undergraduate program<br />
• Pass rates on the CPA exam and the post graduation questionnaire for the Masters<br />
<strong>of</strong> Science in <strong>Accounting</strong> program.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> has administered these assessment tools continuously over the past two years.<br />
The results have been fairly consistent but have not revealed any trends that require changes to<br />
the <strong>Accounting</strong> programs. For instance, the completed post graduation questionnaires have all<br />
been extremely favorable. Likewise, the scores on the comprehensive exams and pass rates on<br />
the CPA exam have been consistently positive. The pass rate for all four parts <strong>of</strong> the May 2001<br />
and November 2001 CPA Exam were 25% and 37.5% respectively, well above the national and<br />
state averages.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> has been trying to identify methods for continuous improvement. For instance,<br />
during 2001, the <strong>Department</strong> changed the content <strong>of</strong> the standardized exam given to graduating<br />
undergraduate students. Instead <strong>of</strong> the standardized AICPA Form II Exam, the <strong>Department</strong><br />
developed an exam composed <strong>of</strong> 100 multiple-choice questions (25 from each section) chosen at<br />
random from a CPA Review Course database. The new format has only been given four times<br />
(Spring 03, Fall 02, Summer 02, and Spring 02). Approximately, 95% <strong>of</strong> graduating accounting<br />
students has taken the exam. Grades have remained constant and have not revealed any trends<br />
that warrant changes to the undergraduate program.<br />
In addition, the <strong>Department</strong> has attempted to use the results <strong>of</strong> competency studies by the<br />
AICPA, IIA, and IMA to evaluate course content and curriculum. One result <strong>of</strong> this effort was<br />
the decision to <strong>of</strong>fer tracks in the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in <strong>Accounting</strong> program. Currently, the<br />
following tracks exist: Public Accountancy, Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong>, <strong>Business</strong> Assurance<br />
Services, <strong>Accounting</strong> Information Technology, and Taxation. Student and employer response to<br />
the tracks has been positive. The <strong>Department</strong> has aggressively marketed the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
in <strong>Accounting</strong> program and hopes to significantly increase enrollments as the Commonwealth <strong>of</strong><br />
Virginia implements the 150-hour program.
The <strong>Department</strong> is still exploring the possibility <strong>of</strong> using questions from the Certified<br />
Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Financial Manager (CFM) exams to develop<br />
assessment exams for the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in <strong>Accounting</strong> program. Another technique that has<br />
been suggested is focus groups. The <strong>Department</strong> will experiment with focus groups following the<br />
Fall 03 semester.<br />
4. The Grade Forgiveness program study has not been completed and, therefore,<br />
cannot be evaluated.<br />
The University Senate studied this issue during 2002 and revised it to allow students to retake<br />
any course only one time. The new policy went into effect during the 2003 academic year and<br />
insufficient time has elapsed to evaluate the impact <strong>of</strong> the new policy.
Appendix 7 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Maintenance Report<br />
AY 2003/2004<br />
AACSB Annual Maintenance <strong>of</strong> Accreditation Report -<br />
AY 2003/04<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and Public Administration<br />
Old Dominion University<br />
Submitted by:<br />
Douglas E. Ziegenfuss<br />
Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
August 31, 2004<br />
Progress Update<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> has the following action items listed by the AACSB International in its<br />
December 31, 2003 letter:<br />
5. Evidence <strong>of</strong> progress obtaining additional resources to support research.<br />
6. Evidence <strong>of</strong> progress to broaden the quality and quantity <strong>of</strong> intellectual<br />
contributions among the faculty.<br />
7. Evidence <strong>of</strong> progress in the area <strong>of</strong> assessment and how the assessment<br />
procedures are used to promote continuous improvement.<br />
A follow-up report is due by January 15, 2005.<br />
Situational <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> (The <strong>Department</strong>) is part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and<br />
Public Administration (The <strong>College</strong>) at Old Dominion University (The University). Dean<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f and Associate Dean Ardalan have produced a separate <strong>College</strong> maintenance<br />
report that will be referenced in this report when its material is relevant to the<br />
<strong>Department</strong>’s activities. For instance the <strong>College</strong> has no action items outstanding from its<br />
last accreditation and the <strong>Department</strong> has three items.<br />
Dr. Douglas E. Ziegenfuss continues to serve as <strong>Department</strong> Chair. Likewise, Dr. Otto<br />
Martinson serves as Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) program and Ms. Terry Kubichan serves as the Undergraduate<br />
Student Advisor. These individuals have served in their respective positions for four<br />
years providing much needed leadership continuity over the <strong>Department</strong>’s operations.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> continued to focus on the action items and on strategic planning issues<br />
during the 04 Academic Year (AY04). The <strong>Department</strong> was successful in raising more<br />
funds for research than in the Academic Year 03 (AY03) due to the success <strong>of</strong> its CPA
Review Course and the delivery <strong>of</strong> Ethics Courses to local CPAs. The <strong>Department</strong><br />
successfully endowed a scholarship for $25,000 during AY04.<br />
Several faculty members attended continuing education programs put on by KPMG, Price<br />
Waterhouse Coopers, and the Virginia Society <strong>of</strong> Certified Public Accountants. In<br />
addition, the University has given the <strong>Department</strong> the authority to hire one tenure-track<br />
faculty member for AY06. However, accomplishing this meant consolidating two nontenure<br />
track instructor positions into the one tenured track position.<br />
Research productivity is more broadly based during AY04 than AY03. Newer hired<br />
faculty members are starting to produce quality journal articles while longer serving<br />
faculty members are maintaining their productivity at an acceptable level.<br />
Concerning assessment, the <strong>Department</strong> analyzed students’ performance in its first<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> course and benchmarked its MBA Core Course during AY04.<br />
In addition, plans are underway to implement focus groups <strong>of</strong> recent graduates and<br />
alumni to use as an output measure. Finally, the <strong>Department</strong> uses a local business<br />
magazine to track alumni’s career events.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> waited during AY04 for the <strong>College</strong> to revise its strategic plan before<br />
revising its strategic plan to bring it in line with the <strong>College</strong> strategic plan. The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> will accomplish this through faculty and advisory council meetings.<br />
Fundraising<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> raised $34,500 in “s<strong>of</strong>t” funds from the following sources during AY04:<br />
• $21,500 in contributions on the <strong>Department</strong>’s behalf to the University Education<br />
Foundation (up from $17,000 in AY03 and $13,333 average during AY00-02).<br />
• $8,000 in funds from the <strong>Department</strong>’s annual DOA 5k race (up from $5,000 in<br />
AY03).<br />
• $4,000 in funds from the CPA Review Course (a new source <strong>of</strong> funds)<br />
• $1,000 in funds from <strong>of</strong>fering mandatory Ethics Training for CPAs (a new source<br />
<strong>of</strong> funds).<br />
Funds from the University education foundation have three sources: General <strong>Department</strong><br />
Contributions, Internal Auditing Program Support, and <strong>Accounting</strong> Faculty Development<br />
Support. The latter is a new category and accounts for nearly all <strong>of</strong> the increase in funds<br />
raised through the education foundation.<br />
In addition to these funds, two additional sources <strong>of</strong> funds were developed during AY04.<br />
The first represents surpluses from the <strong>Department</strong>’s CPA Review Program.<br />
Administered by Timothy Mckee and aided by Walter Berry and Randall Spurrier, the<br />
program saw increased participation and netted approximately $4,000.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> also developed a version <strong>of</strong> the Virginia Mandatory Ethics Course for<br />
CPAs. This two-hour training session is required for all CPAs registered in the<br />
Commonwealth <strong>of</strong> Virginia. The <strong>Department</strong> began <strong>of</strong>fering sessions <strong>of</strong> the course during
the last two months <strong>of</strong> AY04 and planned on <strong>of</strong>fering many more during AY05. The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> and the Tidewater Chapter, Virginia Society <strong>of</strong> Certified Public Accountants<br />
(TCVSCPA) agreed that the <strong>Department</strong> would <strong>of</strong>fer the courses at University facilities,<br />
TCVSCPA members could attend these events for free, while the department could<br />
charge nonmembers $25 to attend. In addition, the <strong>Department</strong> could <strong>of</strong>fer the courses to<br />
other groups for a flat $500 honorarium. Although only $1,000 was raised during AY04,<br />
scheduled <strong>of</strong>ferings should raise $5,000 during AY05.<br />
<strong>College</strong> support for faculty travel remained constant in AY04 but is expected to increase<br />
during AY05.<br />
Research Productivity<br />
Faculty scholarship as measured by refereed journal articles was distributed in the following<br />
manner during AY04 as compared to AY03:<br />
Tenured Faculty: AY03 AY04<br />
Abdel Agami 2 1<br />
Douglas Ziegenfuss 1 0<br />
Otto Martinson 1 0<br />
Timothy Mckee 0 0<br />
Laurie Henry 0 1<br />
Untenured Faculty:<br />
Stephen Gara 1 1<br />
Yin Xu 0 2<br />
Robert Pinsker 1 1<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Totals: 6 6<br />
The University has given the <strong>Department</strong> authority to hire one tenure track position for AY06<br />
in exchange for eliminating two full time instructor positions. The <strong>Department</strong> plans to hire a<br />
faculty member with a solid academic research record. This will increase the number <strong>of</strong><br />
tenured and tenure-track faculty to nine and reduce the number <strong>of</strong> non-tenure track faculty to<br />
four from six.<br />
Assessment Tools and Procedures<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> continues to rely on University and <strong>College</strong> assessment tools and<br />
procedures. However several assessment tools and techniques are unique to the <strong>Department</strong>:<br />
tracking alumni performance on the CPA Exam, gathering alumni and recent graduate<br />
perceptions using a unique questionnaire, giving students in the final required accounting
class an assessment exam and, new during AY04, assessing student performance in the first<br />
intermediate accounting course.<br />
Information concerning alumni performance on the CPA Exam has not been released for<br />
AY04. The <strong>Department</strong> did distribute questionnaires to all students graduating with an<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> degree in AY04. The results were generally very favorable but no change from<br />
previous years. Consequentially, the <strong>Department</strong> will be relying on focus groups composed<br />
<strong>of</strong> recent graduates and alumni to gather assessment information. Likewise, student<br />
performance on the assessment exam given during the final required accounting class was<br />
not statistically significant from previous years.<br />
During AY04 the <strong>Department</strong> analyzed the performance <strong>of</strong> students in its first Intermediate<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> course. This course was chosen because it is the first upper division course that<br />
the vast majority <strong>of</strong> students majoring in <strong>Accounting</strong> must take. It provides the first<br />
opportunity to measure and control access to the <strong>Accounting</strong> program. Students may take<br />
Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> at a community college or another four-year college but generally<br />
take their first Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> course at Old Dominion University. Therefore, the<br />
first Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> course is an excellent point to measure and control student<br />
quality entering the undergraduate program.<br />
During AY04, approximately 322 students registered for seven sections <strong>of</strong> the class. Fifty<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> the students took Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> at Old Dominion University, fortyseven<br />
percent took Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> at a community college, and the remainder took<br />
Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> at another four-year college.<br />
The average GPA for the course was 1.69; fourteen percent <strong>of</strong> the students earned an A,<br />
eighteen percent earned a B; twenty-three percent earned a C, and forty-five percent earned a<br />
D or F or withdrew from the course.<br />
Twenty-nine percent <strong>of</strong> the students took the class over the University’s distance education<br />
closed-circuit television network called, “Teletechnet.”<br />
Three different instructors taught various sections <strong>of</strong> the class. Sixty-four percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
students were female.<br />
On average, students were approximately 28 years old.<br />
Sixty-one percent <strong>of</strong> the students were white, twenty-six percent were African-American and<br />
thirteen percent were members <strong>of</strong> other ethnic groups.<br />
Regression analyses were run with each student’s score as the dependent variable and<br />
semester, teacher, manner <strong>of</strong> delivery, and demographic variables as independent variables.<br />
The only variable statistically related to student score was race with African American<br />
students performing significantly lower than students <strong>of</strong> other races or ethnic backgrounds.<br />
Conclusions that can be drawn from these results:
• The instructors teaching the course appear to uniformly assign rigorous grades to<br />
filter students entering the accounting program.<br />
• Students entering the <strong>Accounting</strong> program exhibit much diversity in terms <strong>of</strong> gender<br />
and race. The issue <strong>of</strong> poorer performing African American students must be studied<br />
and evaluated further to improve their performance relative to students from other<br />
races and ethnic backgrounds.<br />
• The students by and large are non-traditional (28 years old and twenty-nine percent in<br />
distance education).<br />
• Transfer students performed as well as Old Dominion University students.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> plans to continue this assessment technique in AY05 and maybe analyze<br />
student performance in <strong>Accounting</strong> 311, Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong>, (another entry level<br />
course), and <strong>Accounting</strong> 411, Financial Auditing (the final required accounting course).<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> also benchmarked its MBA Core Course. The benchmarking study indicated<br />
that MBA programs requiring fewer than 50 hours to complete required only one core<br />
accounting course that was 66% financial accounting and 34% managerial. Consequently, the<br />
department has revised the course syllabus to reflect this result.
Appendix 8 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Maintenance Report<br />
AY 2004/2005<br />
AACSB Annual Maintenance <strong>of</strong> Accreditation Report -<br />
AY 2004/05<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and Public Administration<br />
Old Dominion University<br />
Progress Update<br />
Submitted by:<br />
Douglas E. Ziegenfuss<br />
Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
June 11, 2005<br />
Academic Year (AY) 05 was very good for the <strong>Department</strong>. First, the <strong>Department</strong><br />
addressed all outstanding issues from its last accreditation visit in a letter to AACSB<br />
dated January 15, 2005.<br />
Situational <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> (The <strong>Department</strong>) is part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and<br />
Public Administration (The <strong>College</strong>) at Old Dominion University (The University). Dean<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f and Associate Dean Ardalan have produced a separate <strong>College</strong> maintenance<br />
report that will be referenced in this report when its material is relevant to the<br />
<strong>Department</strong>’s activities.<br />
Dr. Douglas E. Ziegenfuss continues to serve as <strong>Department</strong> Chair. Likewise, Dr. Otto<br />
Martinson serves as Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) program and Ms. Terry Kubichan serves as the Undergraduate<br />
Student Advisor. These individuals have served in their respective positions for five years<br />
providing much needed leadership continuity over the <strong>Department</strong>’s operations.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> continued to focus on the action items and on strategic planning issues<br />
during the 05 Academic Year (AY05). The <strong>Department</strong> was successful in raising more<br />
funds for research than in the Academic Year 04 (AY04) due to the success <strong>of</strong> its CPA<br />
Review Course and the delivery <strong>of</strong> Ethics Courses to local CPAs.<br />
Several faculty members attended continuing education programs put on by AACSB,<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Program Leadership Group (APLG)/Federation <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> Accountancy<br />
(FSA), PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Virginia Society <strong>of</strong> Certified Public
Accountants. In addition, the University has given the <strong>Department</strong> the authority to hire<br />
two experienced tenure-track faculty members for AY07. However, one tenured<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor retired and a tenure track Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor resigned during AY05 after being<br />
given a terminal contract.<br />
Research productivity increased slightly from AY04. Newer hired faculty members are<br />
starting to produce quality journal articles while longer serving faculty members are<br />
maintaining their productivity at an acceptable level.<br />
Concerning assessment, the <strong>Department</strong>, working with the <strong>College</strong>, adopted learning<br />
goals and measures for all <strong>of</strong> its programs and collected assessment data during the<br />
Spring 05 semester. The <strong>Department</strong> will analyze students’ performance in its first<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> and Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong> courses during the Summer 05<br />
term. In addition, a focus group composed <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Advisory Council members<br />
was conducted for the first time in April 2005. Finally, the <strong>Department</strong> used a local<br />
business magazine to track alumni’s career events.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> revised its strategic plan during AY05 by working with the <strong>Department</strong><br />
faculty and <strong>Accounting</strong> Advisory Council members. Due to the information from several<br />
sources, the <strong>Department</strong> decided to drop the Taxation track in the MS in <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
program during the next revision <strong>of</strong> the University Catalog.<br />
Fundraising<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> raised $40,000 in “s<strong>of</strong>t” funds from the following sources during AY04:<br />
• $17,500 in contributions on the <strong>Department</strong>’s behalf to the University Education<br />
Foundation (compared to $21,500 in AY04, $17,000 in AY03 and $13,333<br />
average during AY00-02)<br />
• $8,000 in funds from the <strong>Department</strong>’s annual DOA 5k race (compared to $8,000<br />
in AY04 and $5,000 in AY03)<br />
• $5,000 in funds from the CPA Review Course (compared to $4,000 in FY04)<br />
• $9,500 in funds from <strong>of</strong>fering mandatory Ethics Training for CPAs (compared to<br />
$1,000 in FY04).<br />
<strong>College</strong> support for faculty travel increased in AY05 to $900 per tenure track faculty<br />
from $750 during AY04.<br />
The biggest fundraising news <strong>of</strong> AY05 dealt with the announcement by Dean Bagran<strong>of</strong>f<br />
that a $1.5 million Endowed Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship in <strong>Accounting</strong> was being added to the<br />
University’s Capital Campaign. Dean Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Chair Ziegenfuss, and the <strong>College</strong>’s<br />
Major Gifts Coordinator, Michael Walker, have begun the task <strong>of</strong> forming a steering<br />
committee to coordinate the Endowed <strong>Accounting</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship drive.<br />
Research Productivity<br />
Faculty scholarship as measured by refereed journal articles was distributed in the following<br />
manner during AY05 as compared to AY04:
Tenured Faculty: AY04 AY05<br />
Abdel Agami 1 0<br />
Douglas Ziegenfuss 0 1<br />
Otto Martinson 0 0<br />
Timothy Mckee 0 0<br />
Laurie Henry 1 1<br />
Untenured Faculty:<br />
Stephen Gara 1 2<br />
Yin Xu 2 2<br />
Robert Pinsker 1 2<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Totals: 6 8<br />
The University has given the <strong>Department</strong> authority to hire two tenure track positions for<br />
AY07 to fill vacancies left by a full pr<strong>of</strong>essor and untenured associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor. The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> plans to hire two established academic researchers to further the <strong>Department</strong>’s<br />
academic research. This will keep the number <strong>of</strong> tenured and tenure-track faculty at 8.<br />
Assessment Tools and Procedures<br />
The <strong>College</strong> and <strong>Department</strong> established learning goals and measures for all its programs<br />
(BSBA in <strong>Accounting</strong> and MS in <strong>Accounting</strong>) during AY05 (See attachments 1 and 2). The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> collected data on these measures for the first time during the Spring 05 semester.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> also conducted its first focus group composed <strong>of</strong> Advisory Council members<br />
during the Spring 05 semesters. During the Summer 2005 semester, the <strong>Department</strong> plans to<br />
continue the following assessments:<br />
• tracking alumni performance on the CPA Exam,<br />
• gathering alumni and recent graduate perceptions using a unique questionnaire, and,<br />
• assessing student performance in the first Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> and Managerial<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> courses.<br />
This report will be updated as these assessments are performed and the information produced<br />
is reviewed.
ATTACHMENT 1 (to Appendix 8) - BSBA ACCOUNTING LEARNING<br />
OBJECTIVES FOR PROGRAM ASSESSMENT – AACSB & SACS<br />
1<br />
Learning Goal<br />
Ethics<br />
Students will have the<br />
capability to recognize<br />
ethical issues in<br />
business.<br />
Learning Goal<br />
Objective<br />
Students can recognize<br />
and analyze ethical<br />
dilemmas and select a<br />
resolution for practical<br />
accounting situations.<br />
Assessment<br />
Direct<br />
ACCT 301 graded homework<br />
case study including at least<br />
one ethical issue. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will receive<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70% on the<br />
resolution.<br />
ACCT 411/511 graded case<br />
study including at least one<br />
ethical issue. At least 75%<br />
<strong>of</strong> students will receive a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70% on the<br />
resolution.<br />
Method<br />
Indirect<br />
Employer<br />
Surveys<br />
Alumni Surveys<br />
2<br />
Written<br />
Communication<br />
Students will be effective<br />
communicators.<br />
Students can communicate<br />
an issue in a coherent<br />
written presentation.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
write clearly using proper<br />
grammar and spelling.<br />
Undergraduates<br />
ACCT 302 paper graded for<br />
punctuation, spelling,<br />
vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a grade<br />
<strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Employer<br />
Surveys<br />
ACCT 317 group systems<br />
design project graded for<br />
punctuation, spelling,<br />
vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar. Uses a rubric. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
3<br />
Analytical<br />
Problem Solving<br />
Students can apply<br />
methods from a variety<br />
<strong>of</strong> disciplines to solve<br />
business problems.<br />
Students will be able to use<br />
statistical and management<br />
science models to solve<br />
business problems.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
apply concepts related to<br />
the production and<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> goods and<br />
services<br />
Students will be able to<br />
identify basic<br />
organizational<br />
management issues.<br />
ACCT 301 and 302 case<br />
studies graded for choice <strong>of</strong><br />
accounting theories,<br />
quantitative analysis, and<br />
logical reasoning. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 317 group systems<br />
design project graded for<br />
choice <strong>of</strong> appropriate info<br />
technology and accounting<br />
controls, and on<br />
management and marketing<br />
concepts. Uses a rubric. At<br />
Employer<br />
Surveys <strong>of</strong><br />
satisfaction with<br />
new hires.<br />
Employer<br />
Surveys <strong>of</strong><br />
satisfaction with<br />
CBPA interns.<br />
Alumni surveys<br />
<strong>of</strong> work /<br />
educational<br />
experiences
4<br />
5<br />
Learning Goal Learning Goal<br />
Objective<br />
Global<br />
Perspective<br />
Students will have a<br />
global business<br />
perspective.<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and<br />
<strong>Business</strong><br />
Knowledge<br />
Students will have<br />
competency in basic<br />
accounting and business<br />
Students will be able to<br />
apply basic marketing<br />
concepts.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
apply economic principles<br />
to make business<br />
decisions.<br />
Students will be able to use<br />
financial analysis in making<br />
business decisions.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
integrate a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
business applications.<br />
Students will have the<br />
ability to use computer<br />
information systems<br />
concepts and technology<br />
for problem solving.<br />
Students will understand<br />
how information<br />
technologies influence the<br />
structure and processes <strong>of</strong><br />
business.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
identify and solve business<br />
issues in a global<br />
environment.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
identify and solve<br />
accounting issues in<br />
financial and management<br />
accounting, tax, accounting<br />
information systems, and<br />
auditing.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
apply basic business<br />
principles to accounting<br />
related problems.<br />
Assessment<br />
Direct<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 317 individual<br />
computer project using<br />
Micros<strong>of</strong>t Great Plains<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware requires entries to<br />
all accounting systems and<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> integration<br />
<strong>of</strong> all business functions.<br />
Graded for choice <strong>of</strong><br />
accounting entries At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 411/511 case study<br />
graded for choice <strong>of</strong><br />
business theories and logical<br />
reasoning. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a grade<br />
<strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 302 graded case<br />
study contains international<br />
accounting issues. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Students taking ACCT<br />
450/550 complete a graded<br />
case study on international<br />
accounting issues. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> competency<br />
exam given in ACCT<br />
411/511 (used ETS Level II,<br />
now use Gleim CPA review<br />
questions and looking for a<br />
competency test). At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Pass rates on the CPA exam<br />
until July 2006<br />
Employer evaluations <strong>of</strong><br />
ACCT interns.<br />
ACCT 301, 302 graded case<br />
Method<br />
Indirect<br />
Employer<br />
Surveys<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
international job<br />
placements<br />
Employer<br />
evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
student interns<br />
in international<br />
operations.<br />
Employer<br />
surveys <strong>of</strong><br />
satisfaction with<br />
new hires<br />
Alumni surveys<br />
<strong>of</strong> work /<br />
educational<br />
experience<br />
Regular review<br />
<strong>of</strong> accounting<br />
curriculum by<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
Regular review
Learning Goal Learning Goal<br />
Objective<br />
Assessment<br />
Direct<br />
studies on financial<br />
accounting issues. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 311 graded problems<br />
on managerial accounting<br />
issues. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a grade<br />
<strong>of</strong> 70%<br />
ACCT 317 graded<br />
comprehensive individual<br />
project using Micros<strong>of</strong>t Great<br />
Plains s<strong>of</strong>tware. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will achieve<br />
a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 317 graded group<br />
systems development project<br />
for revenue or expenditure<br />
system. Uses a rubric. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 411/511 graded case<br />
study on auditing issues. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 421 graded homework<br />
problem on personal tax<br />
issues. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a grade<br />
<strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Method<br />
Indirect<br />
<strong>of</strong> business<br />
curriculum by<br />
<strong>College</strong><br />
Committee<br />
Student<br />
participation in<br />
the Goodman<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Challenge<br />
Number <strong>of</strong><br />
undergraduate<br />
majors pursuing<br />
graduate<br />
education.
ATTACHMENT 2 (to Appendix 8) - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING<br />
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR ASSESSMENT – AACSB & SACS<br />
Area and Learning Goals<br />
Learning<br />
Objectives<br />
Direct<br />
Assessment<br />
Indirect<br />
Assessment<br />
1 Ethics-<br />
Students will have<br />
the capability to<br />
recognize ethical<br />
issues in<br />
accounting.<br />
Students can<br />
recognize and<br />
analyze ethical<br />
dilemmas and<br />
select a resolution<br />
for accounting<br />
situations.<br />
Ethics case with<br />
multiple<br />
embedded ethic<br />
scenarios in Acct<br />
631.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong><br />
“B” or greater on<br />
the resolution.<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Honor<br />
Code violations<br />
2 Written and Oral<br />
Communication-<br />
Students will be<br />
effective<br />
communicators.<br />
Students can<br />
communicate an<br />
issue in a coherent<br />
verbal or written<br />
presentation.<br />
Students will be<br />
able to write<br />
clearly using<br />
proper grammar<br />
and spelling.<br />
Writing<br />
assignments in<br />
Acct 631 will be<br />
graded for<br />
punctuation,<br />
spelling,<br />
vocabulary,<br />
argument,<br />
grammar, etc.<br />
Class oral<br />
presentations in<br />
Acct 631 will be<br />
graded.<br />
Employer surveys<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong><br />
“B” or greater on<br />
the resolution.
Area and Learning Goals<br />
Learning<br />
Objectives<br />
Direct<br />
Assessment<br />
Indirect<br />
Assessment<br />
3 Analytical<br />
problem solving-<br />
Students can<br />
assess situations<br />
and apply various<br />
analytical<br />
methods to solve<br />
business<br />
problems.<br />
Students will be<br />
able to apply<br />
financial analysis,<br />
using accounting<br />
and operating<br />
information, in<br />
making business<br />
decisions and<br />
solving business<br />
problems.<br />
Exams in Acct<br />
631 will include<br />
problems/cases<br />
that require<br />
financial analysis<br />
to make decisions<br />
and/or solve some<br />
business<br />
problems. It will<br />
be graded<br />
separately.<br />
CPA Exam<br />
CMA Exam<br />
CIA Exam<br />
Employer surveys<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong><br />
“B” or greater on<br />
the resolution.<br />
4 Global perspective<br />
-<br />
Students will have<br />
a global business<br />
perspective.<br />
Students will be<br />
able to identify<br />
and solve business<br />
issues in a global<br />
environment.<br />
In Acct 630<br />
students will have<br />
a problem/case on<br />
the final exam<br />
involving a global<br />
environment issue.<br />
It will be graded<br />
separately.<br />
International and<br />
minority student<br />
/faculty mix<br />
International job<br />
placements<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong><br />
“B” or greater on<br />
the resolution.
Appendix 9 - <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> Maintenance Report<br />
AY 2005/2006<br />
AACSB Annual Maintenance <strong>of</strong> Accreditation Report - AY 2005/06<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and Public Administration<br />
Old Dominion University<br />
Submitted by:<br />
Douglas E. Ziegenfuss<br />
Chair and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
June 11, 2006<br />
Progress Update<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> has no action items remaining from prior<br />
accreditation.<br />
Situational <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
The <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> (The <strong>Department</strong>) is part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> and<br />
Public Administration (The <strong>College</strong>) at Old Dominion University (The University). Dean<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f and Associate Dean Ardalan have produced a separate <strong>College</strong> maintenance<br />
report that will be referenced in this report when its material is relevant to the<br />
<strong>Department</strong>’s activities.<br />
Dr. Douglas E. Ziegenfuss continues to serve as <strong>Department</strong> Chair. Likewise, Dr. Otto<br />
Martinson serves as Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the Masters <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) program and Ms. Terry Kubichan serves as the Undergraduate<br />
Student Advisor. These individuals have served in their respective positions for six years<br />
providing much needed leadership continuity over the <strong>Department</strong>’s operations.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> sought to “Close the Loop” on a number <strong>of</strong> issues during the 2006<br />
Academic Year (AY06). For instance, the <strong>Department</strong> working with Dean Bagran<strong>of</strong>f<br />
hired a consultant during the Spring semester to determine its compliance with AACSB<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Standards. The <strong>Department</strong> then used the consultant’s report to plan its<br />
activities during AY06.<br />
Strategic Planning<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> working with its constituents revised its strategic plan (Omitted from this<br />
report to save space and to prevent confusion with the current strategic plan). The revisions<br />
included:
(1) Moving the importance <strong>of</strong> research to second place after teaching but before service. This<br />
change reflects the importance placed by faculty on academic research in supporting a<br />
quality graduate and undergraduate <strong>Accounting</strong> programs.<br />
(2) Eliminating “Areas <strong>of</strong> Concentration that are the cutting edge …” from the Achieving<br />
Our Vision and Mission statements. This change reflects the department’s decision to<br />
eliminate accounting MBA concentrations and reduce the number <strong>of</strong> tracks in the MS in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> program to two (assurance services and controllership). Additionally, the<br />
faculty revised both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs to establish an<br />
integrated five-year program.<br />
(3) Adding “Practice” after ethics in the Achieving Our Vision and Mission statements. This<br />
last change highlights the <strong>Department</strong>’s place within the <strong>Accounting</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession and the<br />
belief that ethics must be grounded in pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice if it is to influence future<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Accounting</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession.<br />
During AY07 the <strong>Department</strong> plans on revising its goals and objectives to ensure they are<br />
effective in measuring the <strong>Department</strong>’s progress toward its mission.<br />
Assurance <strong>of</strong> Learning<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> completed its second comprehensive assessment for both the BSBA in<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and the MS in <strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) programs (see Appendices 2 & 3). The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> revised its learning goals and measures based on the results <strong>of</strong> the first<br />
assessment plan completed in AY05. The <strong>Department</strong> plans to work with its constituents<br />
to revise the goals and measures during AY06.<br />
The AY05 assessment report reported that the <strong>Department</strong> would track alumni<br />
performance on the CPA Exam, gather alumni and recent graduate perceptions using a<br />
unique questionnaire, and assess student performance in the first Intermediate<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong> courses.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> subscribes to the National Association <strong>of</strong> State Board <strong>of</strong> Accountancy<br />
(NASBA) publication, Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination. The<br />
<strong>Department</strong> noted a substantial decrease in the pass rates <strong>of</strong> its alumni during 2005 from<br />
previous years. However, the department will continue to monitor the pass rates to<br />
determine if the 2005 results were due to the computerization <strong>of</strong> the exam or a permanent<br />
trend requiring action.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> relied on the CBPA Career Management Center for the second action<br />
(gathering alumni and recent graduate perceptions). However, personnel turnover<br />
prevented the Career Management Center personnel from completing this important<br />
assessment. Consequently, the <strong>Department</strong> mailed a questionnaire to recent graduates and<br />
alumni who graduated five years ago during the later part <strong>of</strong> Summer 06. The <strong>Department</strong><br />
will revise this maintenance report when the questionnaire results become available.<br />
Finally, the department did complete an assessment <strong>of</strong> student learning in the first<br />
Intermediate <strong>Accounting</strong> and Managerial <strong>Accounting</strong> courses.
The <strong>Department</strong> plans on conducting a comprehensive assessment during AY07.<br />
Curriculum Revision<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> working with its constituents and the results <strong>of</strong> the strategic planning<br />
and assessment processes revised both the undergraduate and graduate programs. The<br />
accounting faculty reduced the number <strong>of</strong> hours in accounting courses to 21 from 24<br />
while retaining the number <strong>of</strong> hours in accounting electives at 3. “Financial Auditing”<br />
was made an elective while the other accounting electives (advanced accounting,<br />
government/nonpr<strong>of</strong>it accounting, and corporate/partnership taxation) were retained.<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> changed the graduate program to integrate it with the undergraduate<br />
program producing a true five-year program. The number <strong>of</strong> prerequisite courses was<br />
reduced to three accounting courses – six hours in financial accounting and three hours in<br />
managerial. The number <strong>of</strong> tracks was reduced to two: Assurance Services and<br />
Management <strong>Accounting</strong>. The Assurance Services track qualifies as an Internal Audit<br />
Endorsed Program (IAEP) with the Institute <strong>of</strong> Internal Auditors. <strong>Accounting</strong> faculty felt<br />
that having only two tracks focuses the department resources while giving students some<br />
choice.<br />
Student Recruitment and Retention<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> relies on the <strong>College</strong>s Undergraduate Advising Office for student<br />
advising during the first and final semester <strong>of</strong> a student’s matriculation. <strong>Department</strong><br />
faculty, coordinated by the Undergraduate Student Advisor, advise undergraduate<br />
students beginning with the student’s second semester and continuing until the semester<br />
before their final semester. The Undergraduate Student Advisor advises all students<br />
seeking a second undergraduate degree in accounting and the Graduate Program Director<br />
advises all MSA students.<br />
Both accounting student organizations, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) and the Managerial<br />
Auditing and <strong>Accounting</strong> Club (MAAC), had excellent years with increased membership<br />
and attendance. MAAC continues to be the only student chapter <strong>of</strong> the Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Government <strong>Accounting</strong>.<br />
During AY07, the <strong>Department</strong> plans to make the MAAC evening division the student<br />
association for MSA students. The Vice President – Evening for AY07 is a graduate<br />
student. The <strong>Department</strong> also plans to advertise its MSA program in local newspapers<br />
and hold at least one open house for prospective candidates.<br />
Also during AY07, the <strong>Department</strong> working with the University Career Management<br />
Center plans on holding the first <strong>Accounting</strong> Job Fair in approximately 18 years.
Financial Strategies<br />
The <strong>Department</strong> raised $40,500 in “s<strong>of</strong>t” funds from the following sources during AY06:<br />
• $18,000 in contributions on the <strong>Department</strong>’s behalf to the University<br />
Education Foundation (compared to $17,500 in AY05, $21,500 in AY04,<br />
$17,000 in AY03 and $13,333 average during AY00-02)<br />
• $8,000 in funds from the <strong>Department</strong>’s annual DOA 5k race (compared to<br />
$8,000 in AY05 and $5,000 in AY04)<br />
• $5,000 in funds from the CPA Review Course (compared to $5,000 in<br />
FY05)<br />
• $9,500 in funds from <strong>of</strong>fering mandatory Ethics Training for CPAs<br />
(compared to $9,500 in FY05).<br />
<strong>College</strong> support for faculty travel increased in AY06 to $1000 per tenure track faculty<br />
from $800 during AY05.<br />
Reviewing the trends in obtaining “s<strong>of</strong>t” funds, it appears that the amount <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t funds<br />
that the accounting department can raise has leveled <strong>of</strong>f at approximately $40,000. This is<br />
acceptable given that the <strong>Department</strong>’s fundraising efforts are focused on the capital<br />
campaign and the establishment <strong>of</strong> endowed chairs. Consequently, the <strong>Department</strong><br />
remains committed to obtaining $40,000 in “s<strong>of</strong>t” money during AY07.<br />
The biggest fundraising news <strong>of</strong> AY05 dealt with the announcement by Dean Bagran<strong>of</strong>f<br />
that the <strong>College</strong> would work with the department to raise funds for three $500,000<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essorships. During AY06, Dean Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Chair Ziegenfuss, and the<br />
<strong>College</strong>’s Major Gifts Coordinator, Michael Walker, formed a steering committee to<br />
coordinate the Endowed <strong>Accounting</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship drive, identified potential donors,<br />
assigned potential donors to the members <strong>of</strong> the steering committee and began calling on<br />
potential donors. This activity will be continued in AY07.
Faculty Sufficiency and Faculty Intellectual Contributions and Qualifications<br />
Faculty scholarship as measured by refereed journal articles was distributed in the<br />
following manner during AY06 as compared to AY05:<br />
Tenured Faculty: AY05: AY06:<br />
Douglas Ziegenfuss 1 2<br />
Otto Martinson 0 1<br />
Timothy Mckee 0 0<br />
Laurie Henry 1 0<br />
Untenured:<br />
Yin Xu 2 0<br />
Robert Pinsker 2 4<br />
<strong>Department</strong> Totals: 6 7<br />
During AY06, the <strong>Department</strong> successfully hired two established accounting academics:<br />
Francis Kim, from The City University <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong, and Michael Stein, from The<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Oregon. Upon successfully hiring the two tenure track faculty, the<br />
<strong>Department</strong> released two non-tenure track instructors. This personnel action raised the<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> Academically Qualified to Pr<strong>of</strong>essionally Qualified faculty, from 6/6 to<br />
8/4, or from 50% to 67%. Both newly hired pr<strong>of</strong>essors bring proven records <strong>of</strong> high<br />
quality academic research with them to the faculty.<br />
Several faculty members attended continuing education programs put on by AACSB,<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Program Leadership Group (APLG)/Federation <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> Accountancy<br />
(FSA), PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Virginia Society <strong>of</strong> Certified Public<br />
Accountants.<br />
For the second year in a row, both the <strong>Department</strong> Chair and Graduate Program Director<br />
attended both the AACSB <strong>Accounting</strong> Accreditation Workshop and the Joint <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Program Leaders Group/ Federation <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> Accountancy seminar to keep up to<br />
date on accounting accreditation.<br />
Research productivity increased slightly from AY06. As in AY05, newly hired faculty<br />
members are producing quality journal articles while longer serving faculty members are<br />
maintaining their productivity at an acceptable level.<br />
During AY07, the <strong>Department</strong> plans to increase the quality and quantity <strong>of</strong> its refereed<br />
publications.<br />
AY07 Plans<br />
In summary, the <strong>Department</strong> plans on doing the following during AY07:
1. Revising its goals and objectives to ensure they are effective in measuring the<br />
<strong>Department</strong>’s progress toward its mission.<br />
2. Conducting a comprehensive assessment during AY07 and using its results in<br />
curriculum revision.<br />
3. Advertising the MSA program in local newspapers and holding at least one open<br />
house for prospective students.<br />
4. Hold at least one job fair exclusively for accounting students.<br />
5. Raise $40,000 in “s<strong>of</strong>t” funds while obtaining major contributions for the<br />
endowed accounting chairs.<br />
6. Increase the quantity and quality <strong>of</strong> refereed journal articles produced by<br />
accounting faculty.
Attachment 1 (to Appendix 9):<br />
AY06 SUMMARY OF UNDERGRADUATE ASSESSMENT<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
This report documents the results <strong>of</strong> assessment methods conducted by the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Faculty for the BSBA in <strong>Accounting</strong> program during Academic Year (AY) 06.<br />
During the Fall 04 semester, <strong>Department</strong> Faculty developed learning objectives for five learning<br />
goals: Ethics, Written Communication, Analytical Problem Solving, Global Perspective, and<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and <strong>Business</strong> Knowledge. The faculty then identified potential direct and indirect<br />
methods for assessing student attainment <strong>of</strong> the learning goals and objectives. The faculty<br />
implemented the assessment methods initially during the Spring 05 semester. Based on the<br />
results <strong>of</strong> that initial assessment, the faculty then revised its undergraduate and graduate<br />
curriculum and modified the learning objectives. The faculty then implemented the revised<br />
assessment methods during the Spring 06 semester with the sole exception <strong>of</strong> Acct 450 which<br />
was not <strong>of</strong>fered during the Spring 06 semester.<br />
DOCUMENTATION<br />
Attached to this summary are the following documents:<br />
(1) BSBA <strong>Accounting</strong> Assessment Plan;<br />
(2) Assessment Documentation for Acct 301;<br />
(3) Assessment Documentation for Acct 302;<br />
(4) Assessment Documentation for Acct 311;<br />
(5) Assessment Documentation for Acct 317;<br />
(6) Assessment Documentation for Acct 411;<br />
(7) Assessment Documentation for Acct 421; and,<br />
(8) Assessment Documentation for the Undergraduate Assessment Exam.<br />
RESULTS<br />
The following is a discussion <strong>of</strong> assessment results by learning goal:<br />
Ethics: Students in Acct 301, primarily juniors, and Acct 411, primarily seniors, did meet the<br />
assessment goal. The indirect measure results are not available but will be during the Fall 06<br />
semester. The Acct 301 students did not meet the goal during the previous assessment study.<br />
This shows some improvement but still we are only able to conclude that the accounting or<br />
business curriculum might be having some positive impact on accounting students’ ethical<br />
sensitivity.<br />
Written Communication: Students in both Acct 302 and 317 met the learning goals. Indirect<br />
measures are not available.<br />
Analytical Problem Solving: Students in Acct 301, 311, 302, 317, 411, and 421 met the learning<br />
goals. Indirect measures are not available.
Global Perspective: Students in Acct 302 met the learning goal. Acct 450 was not taught during<br />
the Spring 06 semester. Furthermore as an elective, it is not the appropriate course to have this<br />
assessment done.<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and <strong>Business</strong> Knowledge: The <strong>Accounting</strong> Faculty developed an assessment exam<br />
covering the subject matter from all required <strong>Accounting</strong> courses. It was given during the final<br />
exam time in Acct 411. Students met the learning goal for both sections <strong>of</strong> the course. The<br />
students also met the learning goals in Acct 301, 302, 311, 317, and 421. Results were not<br />
available for the indirect measures.<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
Based on the results documented above, the following recommendations are made:<br />
1. Continue to monitor student performance on the “Ethics” case in Acct 301 and revise<br />
course content if students continue to not meet the learning goal.<br />
2. A case covering the “Global Perspective” learning goal should not be required in Acct<br />
450; coverage is acceptable in Acct 302 which is a required course.<br />
3. “Pass rates on the CPA Exam until July 2006” and “Employer evaluations <strong>of</strong> Acct<br />
Interns,” currently listed as direct measures <strong>of</strong> “<strong>Accounting</strong> and <strong>Business</strong> Knowledge,”<br />
should be listed as indirect measures.<br />
4. Complete the indirect measures by the Fall 06 Semester.<br />
Attachment 3 (to Appendix 9):: 06 MSA ASSESSMENT SUMMARY<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
This report documents the results <strong>of</strong> assessment methods conducted by the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Faculty for the MS in <strong>Accounting</strong> (MSA) program during Academic Year (AY) 06.<br />
During the Fall 04 semester, <strong>Department</strong> Graduate Faculty developed learning objectives for five<br />
learning goals: Ethics, Written Communication, Analytical Problem Solving, Global Perspective,<br />
and <strong>Accounting</strong> and <strong>Business</strong> Knowledge. The faculty then identified potential direct and<br />
indirect methods for assessing student attainment <strong>of</strong> the learning goals and objectives. The<br />
faculty implemented the assessment methods initially during the Spring 05 semester. Based on<br />
the results <strong>of</strong> that initial assessment, the faculty then revised its undergraduate and graduate<br />
curriculum and modified the learning objectives.<br />
DOCUMENTATION<br />
Attached to this summary are the following documents: (1) MSA <strong>Accounting</strong> Assessment Plan;<br />
and (2) Assessment Documentation for Acct 631.<br />
RESULTS<br />
The following is a discussion <strong>of</strong> assessment results by learning goal:
Ethics: Students in Acct 631 completed three cases from the Arthur Andersen video, “<strong>Business</strong><br />
Ethics.” Their performance was graded based on the information in the course syllabus and a<br />
case study spreadsheet. The students met the learning goal. The indirect measure results are not<br />
available.<br />
Written Communication: Students in Acct 631 completed 8 cases. Their performance was graded<br />
based on the information in the course syllabus and a case study spreadsheet. The students met<br />
the learning goal. The indirect measure results are not available.<br />
Oral Communication: Students in Acct 631 completed a literature review. Their performance<br />
was graded based on the information in the course syllabus and a presentation spreadsheet. The<br />
students met the learning goal. The indirect measure results are not available.<br />
Analytical Problem Solving: Students in Acct 631 completed a comprehensive audit case,<br />
“Apple Blossom Cologne Company.” Their performance was graded based on the information in<br />
the course syllabus. The students met the learning goal. The indirect measure results are not<br />
available.<br />
Global Perspective: The direct and indirect measure results are not available.<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
Based on the results documented above, the following recommendations are made:<br />
1. Complete the indirect measures by the Fall 06 Semester and the direct measures for Acct<br />
630 by the Fall 06 Semester.<br />
2. Obtain the results for the global issues case/problem in Acct 630.<br />
3. Administer the first MSA assessment exams to students graduating during the FALL 06<br />
semester.
APPENDIX 10: ONGOING PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION:<br />
FACULTY MEMBER<br />
AQ/PQ<br />
STATUS<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Certifications<br />
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL<br />
INTERACTION<br />
Dr. Nancy Bagran<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Dr. Douglas Ziegenfuss<br />
Dr. Otto Martinson<br />
AQ<br />
AQ<br />
AQ<br />
CPA, CMA,<br />
CIA, CFE,<br />
CGFM, CCSA,<br />
CISA,<br />
CrFa,CITP<br />
CPA, CMA,<br />
CFM, CFE,<br />
CGFM<br />
Dr. Timothy Mckee PQ CPA, CGFM<br />
Dr. Laurie Henry AQ CPA, CGFM<br />
Dr. Chansog Kim<br />
Dr. Michael Stein<br />
AQ<br />
AQ<br />
Dr. Yin Xu AQ CPA<br />
AAA Vice President; AICPA Committee;<br />
BAP Advisory; President Economics<br />
Club <strong>of</strong> Hampton Roads; Numerous<br />
presentations on <strong>Business</strong>/<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Ethics; Chair, <strong>College</strong> Executive<br />
Advisory Board; Treasurer, Local Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
Foundation; etc.,<br />
Board member Institute <strong>of</strong> Internal<br />
Auditors Research Foundation; Board<br />
Member, Tidewater Chapter, IIA and<br />
ACFE; Annually coordinates<br />
Williamsburg Fraud Conference;<br />
Annually develops and delivers 35 2-<br />
hour Required Ethics CPE sessions for<br />
Virginia CPAs; Regularly attends<br />
Tidewater Chapter VSCPA, IIA, AGA,<br />
CPE events; etc.<br />
Is one <strong>of</strong> most highly sought after<br />
presenters for the CBPA Executive<br />
Training Center; Member Board <strong>of</strong><br />
Examiners, CMA Exam; regularly<br />
provides governance/strategic planning<br />
services for a large regional bank CEO;<br />
etc.<br />
Provides tax preparation and consulting<br />
services; board member Hampton<br />
Roads Tax Forum; Member T & C<br />
section AAA committee.<br />
Regularly gives briefings to local<br />
governments on GASB<br />
pronouncements; regularly attends<br />
Tidewater Chapter, VSCPA CPE events<br />
Regularly attends and participates in<br />
European Financial Management<br />
Association meetings; regularly serves<br />
as reviewer discussant for finance<br />
associations meetings.<br />
Regularly co-authors with practitioners<br />
on research; consults with<br />
national/international firms concerning<br />
audit risk assessment.<br />
Regularly uses practitioners as subjects<br />
in her research; Regularly attends the<br />
Ethics Training sessions for Virginia<br />
CPAs;
FACULTY MEMBER<br />
AQ/PQ<br />
STATUS<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Certifications<br />
Dr. Robert Pinsker AQ CPA<br />
Mr. Walter Berry PQ CPA<br />
Ms. Patricia Doherty PQ CPA<br />
Ms. Terry Kubichan PQ CPA, CMA<br />
Mr. Randall Spurrier PQ CPA<br />
ONGOING PROFESSIONAL<br />
INTERACTION<br />
Board Member, Tidewater Chapter,<br />
VSCPA; coordinated Tidewater Chapter,<br />
VSCPA IT Day; regularly attends FSA<br />
Deloitte Educators Colloquium.<br />
Managing Partner local CPA practice;<br />
regularly provides tax and business<br />
consulting services to local businesses;<br />
regularly attends Tidewater Chapter,<br />
VSCPA CPE events.<br />
Completed a year long sabbatical in<br />
which she installed and maintained a<br />
management information system for a<br />
regional architectural firm; regularly<br />
attends Tidewater Chapter, VSCPA CPE<br />
events.<br />
CFO/Controller Local Heating Air<br />
Conditioning <strong>Business</strong>; Regular attends<br />
CPE events given by Tidewater Chapter,<br />
VSCPA; attended PWC University.<br />
Board Member, Treasurer, Secretary,<br />
Tidewater Chapter, VSCPA; Faculty<br />
Advisor ODU Chapter BAP; Coordinates<br />
Student Night with area firms and<br />
colleges/universities; provides<br />
accounting/consulting services for area<br />
businesses; regular attends Tidewater<br />
Chapter, VSCPA CPE events.
APPENDIX 11: Tables 9-1, 10-1, 10-2 – Fall 2006; Spring 2007<br />
TABLE 9-1<br />
SUMMARY OF FACULTY SUFFICIENCY IN DISCIPLINE AND SCHOOL<br />
Re: Standard 9 - using Student Credit Hours - Fall 2006<br />
ACCOUNTING<br />
Name<br />
Participating<br />
or<br />
Supporting<br />
(P or S)<br />
Amount<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
teaching<br />
if P<br />
Amount<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
teaching<br />
if S<br />
Berry, Walter P 477<br />
Doherty, Pat P 462<br />
Henry, Laurie P 132<br />
Kim, Chansog P 153<br />
Kubichan, Terry P 405<br />
Martinson, Otto P 79<br />
McKee, Timothy P 519<br />
Pinsker, Robert P 207<br />
Spurrier, Randall P 393<br />
Stein, Michael P 231<br />
Xu, Yin P 159<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas P 111<br />
Alsubaie, Abdullah S 90<br />
Carney, David S 51<br />
Farquer, Robert S 300<br />
Porter, Debra S 72<br />
Raza, Shan S 93<br />
% SCH by P<br />
TOTAL<br />
SCH<br />
Total<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> 3328 606 84.60% 3934
TABLE 9-1<br />
SUMMARY OF FACULTY SUFFICIENCY IN DISCIPLINE AND SCHOOL<br />
Re: Standard 9 - using Student Credit Hours - Spring 2007<br />
ACCOUNTING<br />
Name<br />
Participating<br />
or<br />
Supporting<br />
(P or S)<br />
Amount<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
teaching<br />
if P<br />
Amount <strong>of</strong><br />
teaching if<br />
S<br />
Berry, Walter P 555<br />
Doherty, Pat P 501<br />
Henry, Laurie P 171<br />
Kim, Chansog P 111<br />
Kubichan, Terry P 372<br />
Martinson, Otto P 99<br />
McKee, Timothy P 537<br />
Pinsker, Robert P 276<br />
Spurrier, Randall P 378<br />
Stein, Michael P 228<br />
Xu, Yin P 135<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas P 135<br />
Carney, David S 147<br />
Chiusano, Peter S 57<br />
Farquer, Robert S 99<br />
King, Carolyn S 150<br />
Porter, Debra S 120<br />
% SCH by P<br />
TOTAL<br />
SCH<br />
Total <strong>Accounting</strong> 3498 573 85.92% 4071
TABLE 10-1: SUMMARY OF FACULTY QUALIFICATION, INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS – Fall 2006<br />
AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES<br />
(RE: Standards 2 & 10) 1<br />
Name 2<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Highest<br />
Earned<br />
Degree &<br />
Year<br />
Date <strong>of</strong><br />
First<br />
Appt.<br />
to<br />
School<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong><br />
Time<br />
Dedicated to<br />
the School’s<br />
Mission 3<br />
Acad<br />
Qual 4<br />
Other 4 Number <strong>of</strong> Contributions during the last five years<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong><br />
Qual 4 Learning &<br />
Pedagogical<br />
Scholarship 5<br />
Discipline-<br />
Based<br />
Scholarship 5<br />
Contributions<br />
to Practice 5<br />
PRJ OIC PRJ OIC PRJ OIC<br />
Normal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Responsibilities 6<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Nancy (Dean) DBA – 2003 100 YES 2 1 3 18 ADM, SER<br />
1986<br />
Berry, Walter MBA – 1977 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1977<br />
Carney, David MACC - 2006 25 YES UG<br />
Doherty, Patricia<br />
MBA- 1985 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1991<br />
Farquer, Robert<br />
MS – Assr. 2006 25 YES UG<br />
Svcs - 2006<br />
Henry, Laurie PhD - 1993 1993 100 YES 1 2 3 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Kim, Chansog (Francis) PhD - 1994 2006 100 YES 6 6 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Kubichan, Terry MSA – 1995 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1995<br />
Martinson, Otto DBA - 1989 100 YES 1 3 1 1 4 15 GR, SER, RES<br />
1969<br />
McKee, Timothy JD – 1979 1985 100 YES 1 5 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Pinsker, Robert PhD – 2002 100 YES 2 4 8 3 3 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
2002<br />
Porter, Debra MSA – 1996 25 YES UG<br />
1996<br />
Raza, Shan MSA – 2001 25 YES UG<br />
2001<br />
Spurrier, Randall MBA – 1990 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1968<br />
Stein, Michael PhD - 1988 2006 100 YES 2 7 UG/GR, SER, RES
TABLE 10-1: SUMMARY OF FACULTY QUALIFICATION, INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS – Fall 2006<br />
AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES<br />
(RE: Standards 2 & 10) 1<br />
Other 4 Number <strong>of</strong> Contributions during the last five years<br />
Date <strong>of</strong><br />
First<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong><br />
Time Acad Pr<strong>of</strong><br />
Learning &<br />
Pedagogical<br />
Discipline-<br />
Based<br />
Contributions<br />
to Practice 5<br />
Normal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Responsibilities 6<br />
Highest Appt. Dedicated to Qual 4 Qual 4 Scholarship 5 Scholarship 5<br />
to the School’s<br />
PRJ OIC PRJ OIC<br />
Earned<br />
Name 2<br />
School Mission 3<br />
Degree &<br />
PRJ OIC<br />
Year<br />
Xu, Yin PhD - 2001 2001 100 YES 7 12 1 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas PhD –<br />
1988<br />
1988 100 YES 2 1 3 3 22 ADM, UG/GR, SER, RES
TABLE 10-1: SUMMARY OF FACULTY QUALIFICATION, INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS – Spring 2007<br />
AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES - (RE: Standards 2 & 10) 1<br />
Name 2<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Highest<br />
Earned<br />
Degree &<br />
Year<br />
Date <strong>of</strong><br />
First<br />
Appt.<br />
to<br />
School<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong><br />
Time<br />
Dedicated to<br />
the School’s<br />
Mission 3<br />
Acad<br />
Qual 4<br />
Other 4 Number <strong>of</strong> Contributions during the last five years<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong><br />
Qual 4 Learning &<br />
Pedagogical<br />
Scholarship 5<br />
Discipline-<br />
Based<br />
Scholarship 5<br />
Contributions<br />
to Practice 5<br />
PRJ OIC PRJ OIC PRJ OIC<br />
Normal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Responsibilities 6<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Nancy (Dean) DBA – 2003 100 YES 2 1 3 18 ADM, SER<br />
1986<br />
Berry, Walter MBA – 1977 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1977<br />
Carney, David MACC - 2006 50 YES UG<br />
Chiusano, Peter JD - 1990 2006 25 YES UG/GR<br />
Doherty, Patricia<br />
MBA- 1985 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1991<br />
Farquer, Robert<br />
MS – Assr. 2006 25 YES UG<br />
Svcs - 2006<br />
Henry, Laurie PhD - 1993 1993 100 YES 1 2 3 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Kim, Chansog (Francis) PhD - 1994 2006 100 YES 6 6 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
King, Carolyn MSA – 1984 25 YES<br />
1984<br />
Kubichan, Terry MSA – 1995 100 YES UG, SER<br />
1995<br />
Martinson, Otto DBA - 1989 100 YES 1 3 1 1 4 15 GR, SER, RES<br />
1969<br />
McKee, Timothy JD – 1979 1985 100 YES 1 5 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Pinsker, Robert PhD –<br />
2002<br />
Porter, Debra MSA –<br />
1996<br />
Spurrier, Randall MBA –<br />
1968<br />
2002 100 YES 2 4 8 3 3 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
1996 25 YES UG<br />
1990 100 YES UG, SER
TABLE 10-1: SUMMARY OF FACULTY QUALIFICATION, INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS – Spring 2007<br />
AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES - (RE: Standards 2 & 10) 1<br />
Other 4 Number <strong>of</strong> Contributions during the last five years<br />
Date <strong>of</strong><br />
First<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong><br />
Time Acad Pr<strong>of</strong><br />
Learning &<br />
Pedagogical<br />
Discipline-<br />
Based<br />
Contributions<br />
to Practice 5<br />
Normal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Highest Appt. Dedicated to Qual 4 Qual 4 Scholarship 5 Scholarship 5<br />
Responsibilities 6<br />
to the School’s<br />
PRJ OIC PRJ OIC PRJ OIC<br />
Earned<br />
Name 2<br />
School Mission 3<br />
Degree &<br />
Year<br />
Stein, Michael PhD - 1988 2006 100 YES 2 7 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Xu, Yin PhD - 2001 2001 100 YES 7 12 1 UG/GR, SER, RES<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas PhD –<br />
1988<br />
1988 100 YES 2 1 3 3 22 ADM, UG/GR, SER, RES
TABLE 10-2. CALCULATIONS RELATIVE TO DEPLOYMENT OF QUALIFIED FACULTY - Fall 2006<br />
(RE: Standard 10)<br />
Name<br />
Qualification<br />
(Academic-AQ,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional-PQ,<br />
Other-O)<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
AQ Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
PQ Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
Other Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
Qualification<br />
ratios per<br />
Standard 10 -<br />
AQ %<br />
Qualification<br />
ratios per<br />
Standard 10 -<br />
AQ/PQ%<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Alsubaie, Abdullah AQ 25<br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Nancy AQ 100<br />
Berry, Walter PQ 100<br />
Carney, David PQ 25<br />
Doherty, Patricia PQ 100<br />
Farquer, Robert PQ 25<br />
Henry, Laurie AQ 100<br />
Kim, Chansog (Francis) AQ 100<br />
Kubichan, Terry PQ 100<br />
Martinson, Otto AQ 100<br />
McKee, Timothy PQ 100<br />
Pinsker, Robert AQ 100<br />
Porter, Debra PQ 25<br />
Raza, Shan PQ 25<br />
Spurrier, Randall PQ 100<br />
Stein, Michael AQ 100<br />
Xu, Yin AQ 100<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas AQ 100<br />
Total <strong>Accounting</strong> 825 600 0 57.89% 100.00%
TABLE 10-2. CALCULATIONS RELATIVE TO DEPLOYMENT OF QUALIFIED FACULTY - Spring 2007<br />
(RE: Standard 10)<br />
Name<br />
Qualification<br />
(Academic-AQ,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional-PQ,<br />
Other-O)<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
AQ Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
PQ Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
Other Faculty % <strong>of</strong><br />
time devoted to<br />
mission<br />
(FROM TABLE 10-<br />
1)<br />
Qualification<br />
ratios per<br />
Standard 10 -<br />
AQ %<br />
Qualification<br />
ratios per<br />
Standard 10 -<br />
AQ/PQ%<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong><br />
Bagran<strong>of</strong>f, Nancy AQ 100<br />
Berry, Walter PQ 100<br />
Carney, David PQ 50<br />
Chiusano, Peter PQ 25<br />
Doherty, Patricia PQ 100<br />
Farquer, Robert PQ 25<br />
Henry, Laurie AQ 100<br />
King, Carolyn PQ 25<br />
Kim, Chansog (Francis) AQ 100<br />
Kubichan, Terry PQ 100<br />
Martinson, Otto AQ 100<br />
McKee, Timothy PQ 100<br />
Pinsker, Robert AQ 100<br />
Porter, Debra PQ 25<br />
Spurrier, Randall PQ 100<br />
Stein, Michael AQ 100<br />
Xu, Yin AQ 100<br />
Ziegenfuss, Douglas AQ 100<br />
Total <strong>Accounting</strong> 800 650 0 55% 100%
Appendix 12 Panel A:<br />
BSBA in ACCOUNTING LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR ASSESSMENT –<br />
AACSB & SACS (Summary)<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Ethics<br />
Learning Goal Learning Goal Objective Assessment Method<br />
Students will have the<br />
capability to recognize<br />
ethical issues in business.<br />
Communication<br />
Students will be effective<br />
communicators.<br />
Students can recognize and<br />
analyze ethical dilemmas and<br />
select a resolution for practical<br />
accounting situations, such as:<br />
• Choosing/Changing<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> Principles<br />
(Acct 301, 302)<br />
• Earnings Manipulation<br />
(Acct 301, 302)<br />
• Overproduction<br />
Problem/Absorption<br />
Costing (Acct 311)<br />
• Fraud (Acct 460)<br />
• Internal Controls (Acct<br />
460)<br />
• PCAOB/SOX (Acct 460)<br />
• Trust Service (Acct 460)<br />
• Auditing (Acct 460)<br />
• Tax Avoidance vs. Tax<br />
Evasion (Acct 421)<br />
• Tax Preparer<br />
Responsibility (Acct 421)<br />
Students can communicate an<br />
issue in a coherent written<br />
presentation.<br />
Students will be able to write<br />
clearly using proper grammar<br />
For courses identified in<br />
Learning Objectives:<br />
Graded homework case<br />
study including at least one<br />
ethical issue. At least 75%<br />
<strong>of</strong> students will receive a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70% on the<br />
resolution.<br />
Undergraduates<br />
ACCT 302 paper graded<br />
for punctuation, spelling,<br />
vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
Sp<br />
06<br />
Not Met<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
Fall<br />
06<br />
Not Met<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
NA<br />
Sp<br />
07<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Action<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
None<br />
Met Met NA None
Learning Goal Learning Goal Objective Assessment Method<br />
and spelling.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
communicate an issue in a<br />
coherent oral presentation<br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 460 group systems<br />
design project graded for<br />
punctuation, spelling,<br />
vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar. Uses a rubric. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Sp<br />
06<br />
Met<br />
Fall<br />
06<br />
Met<br />
Sp<br />
07<br />
Met<br />
Action<br />
None<br />
ACCT 460 students will<br />
complete a oral<br />
presentation graded for<br />
punctuation, spelling,<br />
vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar. Uses a rubric. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
None<br />
3<br />
Analytical<br />
Problem<br />
Solving<br />
Students can apply<br />
methods from a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
disciplines to solve<br />
business problems.<br />
Students will be able to apply<br />
accounting theories to solve<br />
business reporting problems.<br />
ACCT 301 and ACCT 302<br />
case studies graded for<br />
choice <strong>of</strong> accounting<br />
theories, quantitative<br />
analysis, and logical<br />
reasoning. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 460 group systems<br />
design project graded for<br />
choice <strong>of</strong> appropriate info<br />
technology and accounting<br />
controls, and on<br />
management and<br />
marketing concepts. Uses<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
None<br />
None
Learning Goal Learning Goal Objective Assessment Method<br />
a rubric. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 460 individual<br />
computer project using<br />
Micros<strong>of</strong>t Great Plains<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware requires entries to<br />
all accounting systems and<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong><br />
integration <strong>of</strong> all business<br />
functions. Graded for<br />
choice <strong>of</strong> accounting<br />
entries At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Sp<br />
06<br />
Fall<br />
06<br />
Sp<br />
07<br />
Met Met Met None<br />
Action<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Global<br />
Perspective-<br />
Students will have a global<br />
business perspective.<br />
<strong>Accounting</strong> and<br />
<strong>Business</strong> Knowledge-<br />
Students will have<br />
competency in basic<br />
accounting and business<br />
Students will be able to identify<br />
and solve business issues in a<br />
global environment.<br />
Students will be able to identify<br />
and solve accounting issues in<br />
financial and management<br />
accounting, tax, and accounting<br />
information systems<br />
Students will be able to apply<br />
basic business principles to<br />
accounting related problems.<br />
ACCT 302 graded case<br />
study contains international<br />
accounting issues. At least<br />
75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Fall 2006 <strong>Accounting</strong><br />
competency exam given in<br />
ACCT 460 At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Employer evaluations <strong>of</strong><br />
ACCT interns.<br />
Met Met Met None<br />
Met Not Met Not Met To be<br />
determined<br />
during Fall<br />
07<br />
semester.<br />
ACCT 301 and ACCT 302
Learning Goal Learning Goal Objective Assessment Method<br />
graded case studies on<br />
financial accounting issues.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong> students<br />
will achieve a grade <strong>of</strong><br />
70%.<br />
Sp<br />
06<br />
Met<br />
Fall<br />
06<br />
Met<br />
Sp<br />
07<br />
Met<br />
Action<br />
None<br />
ACCT 311 graded<br />
problems on managerial<br />
accounting issues. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
None<br />
ACCT 460 graded<br />
comprehensive individual<br />
project using Micros<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Great Plains s<strong>of</strong>tware. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 460 graded group<br />
systems development<br />
project for revenue or<br />
expenditure system. Uses<br />
a rubric. At least 75% <strong>of</strong><br />
students will achieve a<br />
grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
ACCT 421 graded<br />
homework problem on<br />
personal tax issues. At<br />
least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
achieve a grade <strong>of</strong> 70%.<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
None<br />
None<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
Met<br />
None
Appendix 12 Panel B:<br />
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR<br />
ASSESSMENT<br />
AACSB & SACS (Summary)<br />
Area and Learning<br />
Goals<br />
Learning Objectives Direct Assessment Sp 06 Sp 07 Action<br />
1 Ethics-<br />
Students will<br />
have the<br />
capability to<br />
recognize ethical<br />
issues in<br />
accounting.<br />
Students can recognize<br />
and analyze ethical<br />
dilemmas and select a<br />
resolution for accounting<br />
situations.<br />
Ethics case with multiple<br />
embedded ethic scenarios in<br />
Acct 631.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong> “B” or greater<br />
on the resolution.<br />
Met Met None<br />
2 Written and Oral<br />
Communication-<br />
Students will be<br />
effective<br />
communicators.<br />
Students can<br />
communicate an issue in<br />
a coherent verbal or<br />
written presentation.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
write clearly using proper<br />
grammar and spelling.<br />
Writing assignments in Acct 631<br />
will be graded for punctuation,<br />
spelling, vocabulary, argument,<br />
grammar, etc.<br />
Class oral presentations in Acct<br />
631 will be graded.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong> “B” or greater<br />
on the resolution.<br />
Met Met None
Area and Learning<br />
Goals<br />
3 Analytical<br />
problem solving-<br />
Students can<br />
assess situations<br />
and apply<br />
various<br />
analytical<br />
methods to solve<br />
business<br />
problems.<br />
4 Global<br />
perspective -<br />
Students will<br />
have a global<br />
business<br />
perspective.<br />
Learning Objectives Direct Assessment Sp 06 Sp 07 Action<br />
Students will be able to<br />
apply financial analysis,<br />
using accounting and<br />
operating information, in<br />
making business<br />
decisions and solving<br />
business problems.<br />
Students will be able to<br />
identify and solve<br />
business issues in a<br />
global environment.<br />
Cases in Acct 631 will include<br />
problems/cases that require<br />
financial analysis to make<br />
decisions and/or solve some<br />
business problems. It will be<br />
graded separately.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong> “B” or greater<br />
on the resolution.<br />
In Acct 630 students will have a<br />
problem/case on the final exam<br />
involving a global environment<br />
issue. It will be graded<br />
separately.<br />
At least 75% <strong>of</strong> students will<br />
receive a grade <strong>of</strong> “B” or greater<br />
on the resolution.<br />
Met Met None<br />
NP<br />
Not<br />
Met<br />
Course<br />
Content<br />
Change