The Colorado Group
about the authors
 
Paul Kimmel is Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the winner of numerous awards that recognize his teaching and research contributions. He has published articles in the Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education and Journal of Accounting Education. His research interests include accounting for financial instruments and innovation in accounting education. He has published papers and given numerous talks on incorporating critical thinking into accounting education.

Shirley Carlon, MCom(Hons), CA, is a lecturer in the Australian Taxation Studies Program at the University of New South Wales. Her teaching interests include both financial and managerial accounting. She has developed several distance education courses. Shirley has taught extensively in China, where she has also spoken on financial accounting issues at government functions. Her research interests are in the area of financial accounting, with several publications on intangible assets and risk reporting. Prior to taking up an academic position, she worked in both chartered accountancy and commerce.

Janice Loftus, BBus, MCom(Hons), is a senior lecturer in accounting at the University of Sydney. Her teaching interests are in the area of financial accounting and she has written several study guides for distance learning programmes. Janice's research interests are in the area of financial reporting. She co-authored Accounting Theory Monograph 11 on solvency and cash condition with Professor M. C. Miller. She has numerous publications on earnings management, risk reporting, solvency and developments in standard setting in Australian and international journals. Prior to embarking on an academic career Janice held several senior accounting positions in Australian and multi-national corporations.

Rosina Mladenovic is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Sydney. She has a PhD in Accounting from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Higher Education (UNSW), and a Master of Commerce (Honours) (UNSW). Rosina is a member of CPA Australia (where she is also a Liaison Officer for Professional Bodies) and has also worked as an auditor for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. She is on the editorial board of "Accounting Education -An International Journal", and her research interests focus on exploring student perceptions and approaches to learning as a way to improve accounting education practice and research. Rosina has also published in the area of audit judgment.

Donald E. Kieso is currently the chairman of the KPMG Peat Marwick Emeritus Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University. He is the winner of many teaching awards at NIU. He has served on many boards including Illinois CPA Society, the AACSB's Accounting Accreditation Committee and has acted as the Secretary Treasurer of the American Accounting Association.

Jerry J. Weygandt is Arthur Anderson Alumni Professor of Accounting at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published in many journals including Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research and Journal of Accountancy. His research lies in the areas of financial reporting issues such as accounting for price level adjustments, pensions, convertible securities, stock option contracts and interim reports. He has served on numerous committees and boards, most notably, American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Accounting Standards Executive Committee. He was recently presented with the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs' Outstanding Educators Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.