Creating Financial Statements Using Microsoft Dynamics GP: Learning versus Teaching

• In Event: Reception: ELS and Research Presentations, plus CTLA Hands-On with Tech Tools
  In Poster Session: Effective Learning Strategies Poster Presentations

Abstract

We will present a course project that requires students to build financial statements using FRx within Microsoft Dynamics GP, an enterprise system. The project emphasizes the learner-centered paradigm rather than a teacher-centered educational paradigm. Researchers have found great importance in the learner-centered approach in educating students, especially in information systems (Saulneir et al. 2008; Landry et al. 2008). Major differences exist between the two approaches; for example, the professor gives information and evaluates, and emphasizes the right answer in a teacher-centered approach. The professor coaches and facilitates, and emphasizes that students generate good questions and learn from mistakes in a learner-centered approach. This project utilizes the learner-centered approach, an effective approach for today's students. Instructors can generalize this project to any accounting software system used to create financial statements.

Authors

• Joann Segovia, Winona State University

• Bonnie K Klamm, North Dakota State University