Cases and Analytics Add-ons

Here, I will give some examples on how to use the core research question and the key research findings from a managerial accounting paper to design mini-cases that fit nicely with the topic taught for the day.

These mini-cases usually take 15-20 minutes of class time and are helpful in motivating students to talk in their small groups and to share with the whole class.

Here are the three main components of a mini-case discussion:

•What is the dilemma? - Ethical, judgment, decision

•What is the trade-off? - Choice overload is not good. Constrain to A/B.

•What is the finding? - One key point that challenges your priors.

This is the way we teach management accounting classes.

Do you want to use mini-cases in your own classes? This is how you can use managerial accounting research to design a mini-case.