I am working independently and based on Dr. Newberry's suggestion that I reduce the scope of my project, I decided to revisit my course content. Fortunately, I had already been invited to attend a Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting at a local college for the school’s vocational accounting program. It was held on Wednesday, May 5, 2015.
Program Analysis
The
purpose of the PAC, made up of local professionals and instructors in the
accounting field, is to communicate to the school the vocation training and
skills needed for students to find employment and be successful at a career in
accounting. The PAC reviews curriculum and equipment used in the
classroom and offers suggestions for improvements.
Determining Need
The (PAC)
also reviews the program's completion/employment performance and offers
suggestions for improvements. The accounting program completion rate was less
than 25% well below forecast standards. Student exit interviews indicated that
student were not aware prior to starting the program of the work involved with
the accounting.
Results of Analysis
One
suggestion of the PAC was that the program needed an introductory course that
provided information to about a career in accounting prior to
student committing to a two to four year program. The course would introduce
students to accounting with exposure to accounting basics, and careers
available in this field.
Determining Objectives:
I decided
to develop an online course that might meet this criteria. The following is an outline of the contents for such an online course. In consists of five sessions, with
the objectives and a list of interactions types for each.
| Course Title: Introduction to Accounting | ||
| Session | Session Objectives | Interaction |
| One | Describe the purpose of accounting | Student - Content: Online
Presentation, Online Text, Podcast Student - Instructor: Email, Skype, Webinar Student - Student: Email, Discussion |
| Two | Describe the accounting process | Student - Content: Online
Presentation, Online Text, Podcast Student - Instructor: Email, Skype, Webinar Student - Student: Email, Discussion |
| Three | Define the three types of business ownership structures | Student - Content: Online
Presentation, Online Text, Podcast Student - Instructor: Email, Skype, Webinar Student - Student: Email, Discussion |
| Four | Classify different types of business transactions | Student - Content: Online
Presentation, Online Text, Podcast Student - Instructor: Email, Skype, Webinar Student - Student: Email, Discussion |
| Five | Identify career opportunities in accounting | Student - Content: Online
Presentation, Online Text, Podcast Student - Instructor: Email, Skype, Webinar Student - Student: Email, Discussion |
Hello William,
ReplyDeleteI think it is really great that you had the opportunity to work with other professionals and instructors in the accounting field. Receiving feedback from others who have experience can be really helpful since they are able to point out the strengths and weaknesses. I can see that meeting with them really helped you in the development of your course design.
Your revised scope has really helped focus your approach. I hope you can see in this a path towards using the same ideas for the rest of the content you eventually will design for.
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