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From Intro to Intermediate: Modernizing the Accounting Curriculum with AI, Analytics, and Real-World Tools

Wayne Thomas explores ways that Artificial Intelligence can modernize accounting education, enhancing student learning and career preparation.

  • Higher Education
  • On-demand
  • Virtual
  • Blog
  • Accounting
  • Financial Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting
  • 65 Minutes
  • Live Webinar

Description

Wayne Thomas outlines how introductory financial accounting and intermediate courses can be modernized through AI driven cases, data analytics, analysis of real world companies, and other technology based tools drawn directly from practice.

In financial accounting, autograded assignments spark interest, broaden students’ perspectives on the profession, and attract high performing students to the major. In intermediate accounting, the same tools deepen professional judgment, strengthen analytical thinking, and better prepare students for the CPA exam and accounting careers.

About Your Speaker

  • Wayne Thomas -

    Wayne Thomas

    George Lynn Cross Research Professor
    David C. Steed Chair in Accounting

    Wayne Thomas joined the University of Oklahoma in 2000. He teaches intermediate and financial accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university, state, and national levels, including being named Outstanding Accounting Educator by the Oklahoma Society of CPAs and receiving the Cook Prize from the American Accounting Association for undergraduate teaching excellence.

    Thomas is the coauthor of several textbooks. His research interests include accounting information in capital markets, earnings manipulation techniques, the importance of financial disclosures, and financial statement analysis. His work has been published in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and several other journals. He has served as an editor for The Accounting Review and as an associate editor for the Journal of International Accounting Research. He received the Competitive Manuscript Award from the American Accounting Association and was named a George Lynn Cross Research Professor, the University of Oklahoma’s highest research designation.

    Thomas has been married to Julee since 1990, and they have four children and two grandchildren. He enjoys tennis, golf, biking, the outdoors, volunteer activities, and most of all, spending time with his family.