The AICPA's complete CPA Information Package (iPACK) features the Takin' Care of Business DVD (includes videos, games and printable lessons), a presenter's guide, 25 student career guides, 25 bookmarks and a classroom poster that can be used to promote the study of accounting and the CPA profession.
The Takin' Care of Business DVD won a 2006 DVD Association Award of Excellence in the category of Education, Marketing, and Kiosk. The judges felt that "this takes what most of us would think of as a boring topic and through excellent audio and video keeps the viewer engaged."
iPACK PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
DVD:
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The original award-winning Takin' Care of Business video that profiles five CPAs in exciting careers ranging from an FBI Special Agent to a Senior Vice President at New Line Cinemas
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The updated video, titled CPA . . . Imagine the Possibilities, featuring four CPAs in a variety of different companies from a sole CPA proprietorship to the CFO of Barnes and Noble. View the entire video or individual profiles.
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Three interactive games providing a fun and engaging introduction to different CPA specialties. Forensic accounting is explored as CPA and FBI Special Agent Sam Shade investigates white collar crime at Action Arena. With "The Production Accountant," students help decide which movie will become the next blockbuster hit. In the third game, students follow CP Anderson through a busy day-in-the-life of a public accountant as CP helps clients—including a newly signed sports star, a record label and several business owners—make sound business and financial decisions.
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Fifteen printable lesson plans and activities from the Takin' Care of Business Education Handbook on topics like Financial Statement Analysis, Measuring Productivity, Electronic Commerce, Financial Planning and Ethics. Each lesson contains objectives and instruction procedures, student learning activities and solution sets. The lesson plans are based on National Business Education Association (NBEA) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) learning standards, and integrate the AICPA Core Competencies.
User's Guide:
Topics of interest and discussion points for presenters.
Career Guides:(pack of 25)
Explains CPA services, earning potential, and license requirements.
Bookmarks: (pack of 25)
Lists websites with further information about accounting/CPAs.
Poster: Highlights what a CPA is and what a CPA can do.