Using Current Events in the Accounting Classroom

• In Event: Panel: Teaching Innovations

Abstract

Accounting students’ engagement levels noticeably increase when they see how what they are learning relates to the real world. There are many opportunities every year to integrate interesting and relevant current events into the accounting classroom. New stories of fraud and corruption inevitably crop up every year. Taxation is another frequently covered topic in the news. This presentation will recap some of the current events students found most interesting over the past year, and will discuss specific assignments that can be implemented in accounting courses. Assignments include case study analyses, research projects, presentations, classroom discussions, and online discussion posts. These assignments can be deployed in ethics, fraud examination, taxation, and accounting systems courses, to name a few.

Author

• Stephanie Mongiello, University of North Texas at Dallas