Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award

Pearson Education Australia is pleased to announce that the Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award will be offered again in 2009. The aim of the award, which was created in 2001, is to encourage and recognise innovative teaching practices in Accounting or Finance at a university level.

Nominations will be accepted from tutors, lecturers and senior lecturers, whose primary activity is teaching in undergraduate or postgraduate accounting or finance courses. The Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award is judged by the Education Directors of CPA Australia, the ICAA and the NZICA.

The Award consists of $3,000 and a plaque, to be presented at the AFAANZ Conference in July 2009.

Selection Criteria

• Interest and enthusiasm for teaching and for promoting student learning.
• Ability to organise course material and to present it cogently and imaginatively.
• Command of subject matter, including the incorporation in teaching of recent developments in the field of study.
• Provision of appropriate student assessment, including the provision of worthwhile feedback to students on their learning.
• Professional and systematic approach to teaching development.
• Participation in professional activities and research relating to teaching.

Applications

To apply for the Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award, simply download the Rules, Criteria and Nomination Form (PDF 99KB), and complete it using the Rules of Entry as a guideline. Nominations must be submitted using the Nomination Form, with all details completed. Three copies of all materials should be submitted. They should be received no later than 5:00pm Friday 24th April 2009.

Enquiries

Mail
Scott Charles
Marketing Manager
Pearson Education Australia
Suite A, Level 2
57 Coronation Drive
Brisbane, QLD 4000

Email: scott.charles@pearsoned.com.au
Phone: (07) 3016 7311
Fax: (07) 3016 7333

Conditions

• No correspondence will be entered into.
• Previous winners are not eligible to apply.
• The judges' decision is final and they reserve the right not to make an award if the criteria are not met.
• Entrants must be currently employed within an Australian or New Zealand university.
• Accounting or Finance teaching being evaluated must have taken place within an Australian or New Zealand university during 2008/9.
• Winner and entrants may be requested to be available for publicity purposes.