Mrs Joanne Amos

I am interested in finding new ways to assess and teach students to improve engagement and results.  I am particually interested in financial accounting and attended some accounting cafe seminars to look at new ideas for the classroom which i implements in BF1122 this year 23/24.

I have a the following qualifications:

CIMA - ACMA member

ATT

PGCE 

I have had the following employment:

1987 - 1993 industry as a financial accountant

1993 - 2004 Sandwell college as a lecture in accounting

2005 - 2017 Kaplan Financial as a tutor on professional accounting courses

2018 - 2022 - BCU senior lecture in accounting

2022 - present - Aston university teaching fellow in accounting 

I am a member of ACMA

I currently teach financial accounting and taxation on all levels of the A & F degree.

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As well as teaching I am responsible for:

• School liason activities promoting the A & F degree
• Open day events and taster days co-ordination of staff and presentation
• Supervision of business project students
• Supervision of placement students
• Module lead materials for 3 modules
• Personal tutor to 50 tutees
• Additonal support to students on 1:1
• Accreditation with professional bodies

I attend conferences to develop my teaching skills and find out new ideas to introduce to the classrroom.  I am also involved with various professional bodies which I engage with and who visit students on campus to explain how they can develop students knowledge for the work place.

Attending conferences 

I am involved with professional bodies in an external capacity as a marker/question writer/advisor on an ad hoc basis in my own time, such as ACCA and CIMA.

I have been in educaiton since the age of 22 and taught accounting and taxation in colleges, universities and private institutions.  I have taught all levels of students and all age groups from 16 upwards during my career and have extension experience in writing material, presenting and assessment.

Joanne Amos's research focuses on finding new ways to assess, teach students to improve engagement, results and financial accounting.