IMA Partnership for Student Success
Partnering with the IMA offers academic institutions a valuable opportunity to enhance students' accounting education through resources, reduced rate memberships, guest speakers, and professional development activities. By mapping curriculum to the CMA exam, providing access to content experts, and promoting student involvement in conferences and seminars, the IMA empowers students to explore diverse career paths in the accounting field beyond the CPA certification. Academic roadmaps, guest speaker programs, and networking opportunities pave the way for a well-rounded educational experience that prepares students for success in managerial and cost accounting roles.
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Managerial Track Course Mapping to the CMA Exam What Can the IMA Do For You? Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church Assistant Professor, UMKC Bob Swisher President, IMA KC Chapter March 6, 2015 *Special Thanks to Jennifer Rottinghaus for all her hard work on this initiative
Motivation for Partnering with the IMA WHO IS YOUR STUDENT BODY? For various personal and professional reasons (financial, time, etc.), some accounting students choose to leave the university after completing their bachelor s degree WHAT CAREERS ARE YOUR STUDENTS PURSUING? Roughly 30% of accounting students will end up in public accounting ARE THERE OTHER CERTIFICATIONS BETTER SUITED FOR SOME STUDENTS? Although the CPA certification is considered the gold standard, I wanted to introduce students to alternative career paths and certifications DO PROFESSIONALS EXIST THAT CAN SPEAK TO THESE STUDENTS? Guest speakers with professional experiences share war stories with students in managerial/cost courses ARE THERE OTHER ADVANTAGES TO AN IMA PARTNERSHIP? Resources and opportunities exist for students, academics, and professionals
An Academic Roadmap to the IMA Start a Student Chapter, Become an Academic Advocate, or Get Active in Your Local Chapter Board Other Reduced Rate Academic and Student Membership Managerial and Cost Accounting Opportunities Map Your Curriculum to the CMA Exam Guest Speakers Through Your Local Chapter Attend Conferences, Seminars, Meetings, and Professional Development
Guest Speakers Through Your Local Chapter Content Experts Case Studies Plant Tours See handout for chapter in your area
Reduced Rate Academic and Student Memberships $220 Professional Memberships $110 Academic Memberships $39/$25 Discount Codes Provided by Local Chapter Communication See www.imanet.org for benefits
Attend Conferences, Seminars, Meetings, and Professional Development Student Leadership Conferences MSSU, UMKC, Orlando Education Conferences Missouri State National Professional & Student Meeting Los Angelos Local Chapter Meetings Monthly National Webinars Monthly Plant Tours KC February Meeting, Xenotech Tour Professional Development KC Chapter will Mr. Exel to UMKC May 2015
Student Chapter, Academic Advocate & Your Local Chapter Board Student Chapters & Academic Advocate Take time planning & ensure finances Partner with other on-campus organizations Partner with other university chapters Reach out to your IMA network Your Local Chapter Offer Your Expertise Get Active on the Board
Map Your Curriculum to the CMA Exam We started with Gleim & Becker certification exam materials Willingness to discuss & evaluate course content in Managerial, Cost & Advanced Managerial OVERLAP... Required that we communicate with other departments, quite a bit of finance materials Motivated us to create a sequence of courses that were value added rather than repetitive.
Other Opportunities IMA Honor Society for Student Scholarships Student Chapter Partner Excel Conference at UMKC CMA Resources for You and Your Students Cases & Materials for Class Accounting Salary Survey Publications & Research Much More
