The RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference, 2012 – Final program

"The Changing Nature of Accounting Education: Compliance, Governance and Accountability”

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8.45 am – 9.15 am Registration / Coffee

Level 2 (Ground Level)

9.15 am – 9.30 am Welcome / Opening Address

Room 02, Level 1 (Cinema)

Professor Garry Carnegie (Head, School of Accounting)
Professor Geoffrey Stokes (Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Research), College of Business)

9.30 am – 10.15 am Plenary

Room 02, Level 1 (Cinema)

"The global challenge for accounting education”

Professor Christine Helliar, University of South Australia, School of Commerce

10.15 am – 10.45 am Morning Tea / Break

Level 2 (Ground Level)

10.45 am – 12.15 pm Concurrent Session 1

Room A

(Chair: Prof. Robert Gray)

Formative feedback through summative assessments and its association to student performance (F)

Luckmika Perera, Dr Hoa Nguyen and Professor Kim Watty

Deakin University

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Exploring Assessment: an Intervention (F)

Dr Sonia Shimeld, Simone Bingham and John Minas

University of Tasmania

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Impact of collaborative peer and self assessment on students' judgment and written communication (F)

Winthrop Professor Phil Hancock, Keith Willey and Gillian Dale-Jones

University of Western Australia, University of Technology, Sydney

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Room B

(Chair: Sonia Magdziarz)

Transcending the Accounting Classroom through Intelligent Tutoring Systems (F)

Nicholas McGuigan, Daniel Mitrovic, Thomas Kern and Samantha Sin

Macquarie University

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An integrated model for the delivery of IT content in an accounting curriculum (F)

Thomas Tam and Andy Godfrey

Manukau Institute of Technology and Auckland University of Technology

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Accounting students perceptions of action learning (D)

Dr Daryll Cahill, Daniella Juric, Warwick Ponton and David Knock

RMIT University

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Room C

(Chair: Prof.Craig Deegan)

Celebrating 20 Years of Publication: 1992-2011 (F)

Professor Beverley Jackling, Dr Riccardo Natoli, Siti Nuryanah and Dimuthu Ekanayake

Victoria University and Universitas Indonesia

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Estimating the intrinsic value of an enterprise with an integrated financial management system: A live case (F)

Professor Emeritus James Gentry, Professor Frank Reilly and Professor John Evans

University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame, Curtin University

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Continuing professional development for the public accounting profession: Evidence from Indonesia (F)

Ayuu Chairina Laksmi, Professor Paul De Lange and Dr Paul Myers

RMIT University

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12.15 pm – 1.15 pm Lunch

Level 2 (Ground Level)

1.15 pm – 2.00 pm Panel Session

Room 02, Level 1 (Cinema)

“Accounting education: looking forward to the brave new world."

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm Concurrent Sessions 2

Room A

(Chair: Prof. Dennis Taylor)

Identifying the employment expectation-performance gaps of early career accounting graduates (F)

Professor Beverly Jackling, Dr Jayce Naidoo, Dr Maria Prokofieva and Professor Beverley Oliver

Victoria University, Deakin University

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Professional accounting body affiliation: Shifting priorities in the transition from the student to the practitioner (F)

Shannon Sidaway, Professor Paul De Lange, Frederique Bouilheres and Professor Alan Sangster

RMIT University, Griffith University

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Accounting for the visual in performance management education: Working Research Proposal (F)

Dr Gillian Vesty and Dr Laura Maran

RMIT University

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Room B

(Chair: Assoc. Prof Robert Inglis)

A Study of the Global Impact of Accounting Education Research (F)

Professor Alan Sangster, Greg Stoner, Dr Tim Fogarty and Professor Neil Marriott

Griffith University, University of Glasgow, Case Western Reserve University, University of Winchester

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An exploratory study of the digital revolution in the publishing industry: An application to e-textbooks and perceived attitudes of academic staff (F)

Dr Albie Brooks, Jane Hronsky and Jenny Pesina

The University of Melbourne

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A curriculum resource for developing and assessing complex graduate attributes for sharing in a trying time in accounting education (D)

Dr Samantha Sin, Dr Egon Kalotay and Nicholas McGuigan

Macquarie University

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Room C

(Chair: Prof Kim Watty)

The differences in expectations and perceptions between graduate and under-graduate students undertaking a corporate accounting unit (F)

Dr Janto Haman, Dr Jacqueline Birt, Associate Professor John Donald and Ellinor Allen

Monash University, Deakin University

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Enhancing the Interpersonal Skills of Accounting Students: Staff and Student Reflections (F)

Lyn Daff

Avondale College of Higher Education

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Perceptions of Students and Instructors of Online Testing in Undergraduate Accounting Courses (D)

Meredith Tharapos, Dr Arabella Volkov and Pavithra Siriwardhane

RMIT University

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3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Afternoon Tea / Break

Level 2 (Ground Level)

4.00 pm – 5.20 pm Concurrent Sessions 3

Room A

(Chair: Lyn Daff)

Assessing Teaching Innovations: meeting the Online Threat (D)

Associate Professor Paul Kenny

Flinders University

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Designing experiential learning for student success (D)

Adrian Melia

The University of Newcastle

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Room B

(Chair: Dr Gillian Vesty)

An overview of industry engagement in the accounting curriculum: an exploratory study of a work integrated learning program (D)

Luba Satchakova

Victoria University

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Changes to Australia’s Migration Policy: Breaking the nexus between accounting education and permanent residency (D)

Dimuthu Ekanayake and Professor Beverley Jackling

Victoria University

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Room C

(Chair: Prof. Alan Sangster)

The experience of deep learning by accounting students (D)

Dr Martin Turner and Associate Professor Rachel Baskerville

Central Queensland University, Victoria University of Wellington

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Accounting graduates attributes expectation-performance gap: application to Vietnam (D)

Nguyen Thanh Ha, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Hanh and Frederique Bouilheres

RMIT University

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5.20 pm – 5.30 pm Closing Address

Room C

Professor Garry Carnegie (Head, School of Accounting)
Professor Paul de Lange (Conference Convenor)

6.30 pm - 10.00 pm Drinks and Conference Dinner

Cafe Italia, 56-66 University Street, Carlton.

(F) = Full paper (D) = Developing paper