Title

Protecting The Solution: A ‘High-Tech.’ Method To Guarantee Individual Effort In Accounting Classes

Keywords

artificial intelligence; Case studies; computer technology

Abstract

Advocates of the case method in accounting education have provided strong arguments in favour of this classroom approach. However, a primary objection has been unanswered. Cases generate ‘canned’ solutions that, when passed between students, jeopardize the accountability of individual efforts and the educational value of the exercise. Although students have leveraged computer technology to exacerbate this problem, academic staff generally have not ‘fought fire with fire.’ This paper shows how computer technology, through the use of artificial intelligence, can restore the confidence that each student will work his/her own case solution and, therefore, will extract the intended educational value from the effort. With computer technology made to act intelligently, the case method in accounting classes should become more robust as a primary pedagogical device. *The authors are willing to share the data in this paper. © 2007, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

Accounting Education

Volume

16

Issue

2

Number of Pages

129-143

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280701234344

Socpus ID

68749098622 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/68749098622

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