The case of the purloined pagoda

Article Abstract:

Textbook novels are now being used to teach accounting and other complicated technical material. The trend started in 1978 with the publication of a mystery used to teach economic theory. The mystery was a success with economics professors and students and is being used at over 400 colleges as a supplemental textbook. Using the novel to teach technical subjects has caught on because it is easier to learn when people can identify with characters. More examples and scenarios can also be used. D. Larry Crumbley, an accounting professor who has written several accounting novels, has found that the way to teach complicated material is to provide many examples. The novel is an extension of the principle because it can be a series of related, continuous examples.The novel differs from the case study approach where students must develop their own solutions. Novel readers are given both the facts and the solution.

Equipment and supplies, Accounting, Teaching, Study and teaching, Instructional materials, Crumbley, D. Larry

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Maniacs about excellence (the internal auditing department of Harsco Corp.)

Article Abstract:

Harsco Corp auditing department management is profiled. The group has good rapport with other divisions of the company and with outside auditors. The group is careful to ensure that external and internal auditors do not duplicate each other's work, and performs a wide range of operational and financial audits. One area where the group has been especially busy has been in performing audits for companies involved in Harsco's acquisitions and divestitures.

Methods, Finance, Harsco Corp., HSC, Internal auditing, Managerial accounting

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