COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING Taking Accounting Out of the Classroom Karen Tabak Kim Temme Donna Kay MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY - SAINT LOUIS

Significant out-of-classroom experience Community connection Group activity Reflection as an integral component What is Community-Based Learning?

Service learning: Financial verification Volunteer tax Field-trip based courses: Accounting in the STL Region Accounting for Sustainability Consulting projects: Accounting Theory Business Intelligence Using Excel What Are Our Favorite CBL Projects?

Financial verification Independent study First verification of a NFP Planning through report writing Volunteer tax VITA substitution Minimal classroom time Off-campus sites Service Learning

Accounting in the STL Region Field-Trip Based Courses

Accounting for Sustainability Field-Trip Based Courses

Accounting Theory Business Intelligence Using Excel Consulting Projects

Field-trip based courses Consulting Projects Service Learning Other What Are Your Favorite CBL Projects?

1. What learning experience do I wish to create for my students? 2. What do I wish my students to accomplish? 3. How do I address feasibility issues? 4. How do I address design issues? 5. How do I address implementation issues (i.e., How do I plan for the pitfalls)? 6. What did I accomplish? CBL Model

1. What is the learning experience I wish to provide for my students? Do I want to take my students out of the classroom and into the community? Do I want my students to be consultants? Do I want my students to provide assistance for a community need? What is a CBL Model?

2. What do I wish my students to accomplish? Knowledge Skills/AICPA Core Competencies Deeper understanding More What is a CBL Model?

3. How do I address feasibility issues? University/Dean/Department support Logistics Resources Student interest/class size Contacts and networking What is a CBL Model?

4. How do I address course design issues? Course format (e.g., 1 week, 8 week, 16 week) Timing (Fall, Spring, Intersession) Key component of existing course Prerequisites and credit hours Student assignments/deliverables/due dates Student assessment What is a CBL Model?

5. How do I address implementation issues and course challenges? Logistical and environmental stresses/Plans B - Z Speaker cancellations/Flexibility Inappropriate student behavior/Point structure Low student enrollment/Course redesign Underprepared students/Student advance prep Exhaustion/Enjoy the CBL Experience! What is a CBL Model?

6. When I reflect upon the CBL experience, what was accomplished? What type of student learning occurred? Was the course successful and why? What did I learn and how can I apply this knowledge to other courses? What enhancements do I need to make for next time? What is a CBL Model?

This course isn’t about getting just another college credit; it is about providing a necessary service to the community. I really learned a lot about myself as an accounting professional during my experience. I was able to form a relationship with the client. Through this experience I learned to look at challenges as opportunities, opportunities to better myself for current and future jobs. What Do Our Students Say About CBL?

The class allowed me to see a more exciting side of accounting. The Class was helpful in guiding our process without controlling it. Besides the class format, I loved the content of the class. It was life-changing for me. I wish I had taken the class sooner I did not know that accountants did so many exciting things! Looking to the future, I would like to keep community service such as this in my life... What Do Our Students Say About CBL?

To know that I am actually getting to put all of the hard work from my education into real-life and real world experience is a great feeling. This experience taught me that I can never have all the answers for every question and it is important to know how to utilize the resources provided in order to obtain the correct answer. What we learn in the classroom is so important, and to actually see the results is fantastic! Now I know I want to be an accountant! What Do Our Students Say About CBL?

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Karen Tabak Kim Temme Donna Kay COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING Taking Accounting Out of the Classroom