Professional judgement is hard! How do students learn to make complex professional judgements? The complex professional judgements required of accountants and other business professionals contain many sub-decision points. Critical thinking is a central component of accounting and business higher education curriculum (Coupe et al., 2023; Bryant, 2023). In the 3rd-year unit, ACCT3011 Reporting on BusinessContinue reading “Excel – a new way to join the dots “
Janine Coupe
Reimagining First Year Accounting with a Practical Connection
How can we connect with students who have little business experience and ensure they develop the necessary skills to become capable professionals? As business academics and practitioners, we grapple with this issue every semester. At the end of 2022, we presented our story of making practical connections with students at the ASCILITE Conference. The PractitionerContinue reading “Reimagining First Year Accounting with a Practical Connection”
Connecting with students through humour
How can we connect with our students when we don’t see them? We decided to try humour. As passionate and energetic educators, we believe that fostering connections with our students is just as essential to their learning experience as providing honest feedback. Yet building connections with students online is an ongoing challenge as Zoom andContinue reading “Connecting with students through humour “