KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name: ACCT 8210 – Leadership and Professional Skills
/MAcc Program
Department: School of Accountancy
Degree Title (if applicable): Master of Accounting
Proposed Effective Date: 8/1/2011
Check one or more of the following and complete the appropriate sections:
Sections to be Completed
II, III, IV, V, VII
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
I, II, III
XX New Course Proposal
___ Course Title Change
Course Number Change
Course Credit Change
Course Prerequisite Change
Course Description Change
Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
Submitted by:
Faculty Member
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Approved
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Date
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11/16/2010
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Department Curriculum Committee Date
11/16/2010
Department Chair
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College Curriculum Committee
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College Dean
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Dean, Graduate College
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President
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information
Page Number in Current Catalog:
Course Prefix and Number:
Course Title:
Class Hours:
Laboratory Hours
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Description:
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in the changed item)
Course Prefix and Number: ACCT 8210
Course Title: Leadership and Professional Skills
Class Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours 0 Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the School of Accountancy’s MAcc Program
Description: This course will provide an overview of the behavioral and
managerial competencies that are required for success in the 21st century
accounting profession.
III.
Justification: To be successful as an accounting/auditing professional takes more than
mere technical competence. Hence, it is extremely important that Master of Accounting students
are exposed to a series of courses in “leadership and professional skills” that highlight and
underscore developing strong behavioral and managerial competencies to become well-rounded.
After taking this course in the MAcc Program, we would expect that students will come away
with a deep appreciation of what it takes to be a leader in the real world of professional
accounting practice.
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IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor: S. Ramamoorti
Text(s):
1) Auditing Leadership: The Professional and Leadership Skills You Need by Brian D.
Kush;
2) The Platinum Rule: Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities and How They
Can Lead You to Success by Tony Alessandra;
3) TRUE PROFESSIONALISM : The Courage to Care About Your People, Your
Clients, and Your Career by David H. Maister
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the School of Accountancy’s MAcc Program
Objectives: Students will come away with a deep appreciation of what it takes to
be a leader in the real world of professional accounting practice.
- Specifically, students will:
Develop communication skills
Develop teamwork skills
Develop professional presentation skills
Develop management skills
Instructional Method: Live (Face to Face) Instruction. In classroom
Method of Evaluation: Mock classroom exercises (group work, oral
presentations) – 30%; Essay writing, including Problem-solving and
decision making – 20%; Final exam – 50%
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
NOTE: NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIRED BEYOND NORMAL
DEPARTMENT GROWTH.
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VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course changes have been approved by the Office of the President.
DISCIPLINE
Accounting
COURSE NUMBER
ACCT 8210
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
Leadership and
Professional
Skills
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
2, 0, 2
Approval, Effective Term
Fall 2011
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
Regular
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
APPROVED:
__________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
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SYLLABUS
FOR
COURSES IN THE MAcc PROGRAM
NOTE: Please do not change the first column. Fill in your course specific
information in the second column.
Course Prefix and
Number:
ACCT 8210
Course Title:
Leadership and Professional Skills
Class Credit Hours:
2 hours
Prerequisites:
Enrollment in the School of Accountancy’s MAcc.
Program
Course Description:
This course will provide an overview of the
behavioral and managerial competencies that are
required for success in the 21st century accounting
profession.
Course Objectives:
Students will come away with a deep appreciation
of what it takes to be a leader in the real world of
professional accounting practice.
Specifically, students will:
Develop communication skills
Develop teamwork skills
Develop professional presentation
skills
Develop management skills
Possible Topics to be
Covered:
Partial list: Communication skills, Negotiation
skills, Interpersonal skills, Change management and
Leadership abilities, Becoming Globally/Culturally
savvy by cultivating Emotional/Social Intelligence,
Professional ethics and integrity.
Possible Instructors:
S. Ramamoorti
Possible Texts:
1) Auditing Leadership: The Professional and Leadership Skills
You Need by Brian D. Kush
2) The Platinum Rule: Discover the Four Basic Business
Personalities and How They Can Lead You to Success by Tony
Alessandra
3) TRUE PROFESSIONALISM : The Courage to Care About Your
People, Your Clients, and Your Career by David H. Maister
Instructional Method:
Live (Face to Face) Instruction. In classroom
Possible Evaluation Tools
Mock classroom exercises (group work, oral
presentations) – 30%; Essay writing, including
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and Weightings:
Problem-solving and decision making – 20%; Final
exam – 50%
Other Information
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