1. Academic Resources from IMA®

2. Agenda Promoting MA Curriculum & Careers Teaching Resources & Support1
Promoting MA Curriculum & Careers 2
Teaching Resources & Support 3
Leadership & Networking Opportunities 4
Scholarships, Competitions & Recognition 5
Publishing & Research 2

3. Educator & Student Resources
Promoting Management Accounting Curriculum & Careers
Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) designation
Live webinars for classes and/or student clubs
Curriculum mapping
CMA Scholarship Program
Higher Education Endorsement Program 3

4. CMA Scholarship Please nominate your best students!
Top students are recognized with a scholarship that covers all costs with the CMA exam.
Open to all students (undergrad & master)
Faculty must nominate students
Open during the academic year (Sept 1 – June 1)
The CMA Scholarship is available for top students who are interested in pursuing the CMA designation.
Faculty can nominate the top 5% or 5 (whichever is larger) of their undergraduate accounting students, as well as the top 5% or 5 (whichever is larger) of their graduate accounting students to receive this scholarship.
Students who receive the scholarship fill receive, at no cost:
Three years of IMA membership
Entrance into the CMA Program
Two CMA exam sitting fees
The CMA Scholarship has a value of about $1,000 per student!
Please nominate your best students! 4

5. Higher Education Endorsement Program
Purpose:
To recognize business curriculums that meet the quality educational standards required to enable students to earn the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) designation 5

6. Higher Education Endorsement Program
American University in Cairo
Michigan State University
Asia Pacific Institute of Management
Nanyang Technological University
Athens State University
Niagara University
Baylor University
Penn State University Behrend – Black School of Business
Brigham Young University
Central Michigan University
Pennsylvania State University – Smeal College of Business
Cleary University
Prince Sultan University
Clemson University
Rutgers University (Newark & New Brunswick)
Dixie State University
Eastern Oregon University
Singapore Management University
EBS – European Business School
St. John’s University
Grand Valley State University
Temple University
Humboldt State University
The University of Findlay
Johnson & Wales – Charlotte Campus
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Kent State University
University of São Paulo
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
University of Strathclyde
University of Utah
Loyola University Maryland
Walsh College
Lucerne School of Business
Washington State University - Vancouver
Metropolitan State University 27

7. Higher Education Endorsement Program
To receive endorsement, IMA considers:
Substantially (75%) all of the learning aims of the CMA program are met at the appropriate cognitive level
There are adequate faculty resources to deliver the program
The program is accredited by a recognized accreditation organization
The campus has an IMA Campus Advocate 7

8. Educator & Student Resources
Teaching Resources & Support
IMA Educational Case Journal (IECJ) - Case studies with teaching notes
Campus Advocate – A program to support and recognize educators who mentor accounting and finance students
Strategic Finance – Award-winning monthly magazine
CMA Exam Practice Questions – Retired CMA exam questions to use in the classroom
Faculty Fridays Webinar Series – Free webinars focus on issues of interest to academic members 8

9. IMA Educational Case Journal (IECJ)
Quarterly, online journal of educational case studies in management accounting and related fields
Designed to:
Reflect current problems and complexities in today’s business environment
Enhance learning and facilitate interaction between educators and students
IECJ details:
Over 100 peer-reviewed cases available for download
All cases include teaching notes
Available to IMA academic members at no charge 9

10. Campus Advocate
Campus Advocates are the point-of-contact on campus for information about careers in management accounting, IMA and the CMA designation
Campus Advocates do not have to be IMA members, however, they may qualify for free membership and waiver of CMA program fees
Over 300 Campus Advocates since program launched in 2013! 10

11. Strategic Finance Accounting Education Special Issue (August)
Submitting Articles for Strategic Finance & MAQ
Key topics:
Financial planning & analysis
Risk management
Budgeting & forecasting
Strategic planning
Real-life case studies of management accounting
issues & solutions
Focus is on providing information to IMA members
so that they can perform their jobs better
Contact Kathy Williams
for more information 11

12. CMA Exam Questions for the Classroom
Sample CMA exam questions (with answers) available for use in your courses
Includes sample questions from all sections of CMA exam
Available to all educators for free! 12

13. “Faculty Fridays” – New Webinar Series
New webinar series to share best practices and teaching tips from leading educators
Offered during fall and winter/spring semesters
(Two webinars during each semester)
Webinars offered to date:
May 2016: Kelly Richmond Pope, DePaul University “Enhancing Ethics Instruction with Digital Storytelling”
Sept 2016: Sue Convery, Michigan State University “Innovative Ways to Engage Students with Technology”
Nov 2016: Wendy Tietz, Kent State University “Real-Life Resources for the Introductory Accounting Classroom”

14. Educator & Student Resources
Leadership & Networking Opportunities
Student Chapters – Provide students with leadership and learning opportunities
IMA Student Leadership Conference – For students and academics (November).
Student Leadership Experience 14

15. Student Leadership Conference (SLC)
SLC will be held in Houston, Texas November 9 – 11, 2017
Fantastic professional development and networking event!
Sessions focus on:
Early career issues & choices
Leadership
Accounting topics
Faculty workshop held on Saturday morning
Onsite interviewing for summer internships and full-time positions! 10

16. Leadership Experience
Exclusive opportunity for students from IMA Endorsed Schools
Students are selected to attend IMA’s Global Board meeting in February (February 2017 meeting is in San Diego)
Program exposes students to non-profit governance and leadership; students attend Board sessions and meet Board members.
All hotel and travel costs will be covered and coordinated by IMA

17. Educator & Student Resources
Scholarships, Competitions & Recognition
Scholarships – IMA sponsors a variety of scholarships to assist students with their education costs
Annual Student Case Competition – Recognizes the student team with the best solution to a published case
IMA Accounting Honor Society (IAHS) 17

18. Student Case Competition
Teams of students respond to a case by preparing and submitting a video-taped presentation to judges selected
from IMA members
Provides students with real-world challenges and the
opportunity to:
Analyze a case
Develop of solution
Present solution to an audience
Receive recognition for their efforts
This year’s case:
Case title: “Profits on Trial at Darby & Larkin, LLC”
Entries must be submitted by February 2, 2017
Four finalist teams will receive cash stipend and complimentary registration
at IMA’s Annual Conference & Exposition in Denver, CO (June 2017)
New case becomes available in August of each year 18

19. IMA Accounting Honor Society
Recognition program for top accounting students.
Enables students at all accredited schools to be recognized for their academic achievement.
Visit IAHS.org for more information
The IMA Accounting AHS was launched in March 2015 and we have nearly students from over 295 Universities around the world. THE IAHS was created to honor top students who are committed to the Management accountant profession. We hope that you will support the program by discussing the opportunity with your students and by nominating them directly for this honor.

20. Publishing & Research
Publishing & Research
IMA Management Accounting Textbook – Coming in 2017!
IMA Research Foundation – Providing funding for MA research 20

21. Coming Spring 2017 – MA Textbook
Management Accounting: A Business Planning and Analysis Perspective
Authors: C.J. McNair and Kenneth A. Merchant
Will provide an effective integration of all of the major Management Accounting concepts into a single, unified body of knowledge.
Takes on a unique approach to including modern techniques such as target costing, process management, capacity management, and lean management.
By providing an integrated framework, this book moves Management Accounting education away from being just a random combination of tools and techniques to a decision-oriented framework that incorporates the best of the modern control literature.

22. IMA Research Foundation
Over the last 10 years, the Foundation has funded more than 120 proposal submissions, providing approximately $1,000,000 in research grants to academics and doctoral students. 22

23. Who Can Apply?
Anyone doing research relating to management accounting Any country Projects evaluated based on their potential to contribute to the “body of knowledge” available to the members of IMA and the management accounting profession as a whole.

24. IMA Research Studies Topical Categories: Business Leadership & Ethics
Strategic Cost Management
Planning & Analysis
The Future of Management Accounting
External Reporting & Disclosure Management
Technology Enablement
Operations, Process Management & Innovation
Performance Measurement Incentives & Alignment
Risk Management

25. Recent Grant Awardees Project Title (Awarded)
Compensation Discretion as Insurance: How do Managers Respond to Having a Back-up Plan? ($5,900)
The Effect of Risk Management Systems on Honesty in Managerial Reporting: An Experimental Examination. ($4,100)
Firm-Level Pay Disparity: Opening Doors or Building Barriers? ($6,100)
From share value to shared value: Exploring the role of integrated reporting in accounting practices ($24,000)
ERM, APAs and MAPs: Do these Strategies help managers mitigate transfer pricing risk? ($18,000)

26. Types of Funding Programs Available
Faculty:
Faculty Research Grants
Incubator grant program (up to $5,000)
Deadline: January 31
Applied Research Track at IMA Annual Conference
Doctoral programs:
Doctoral Student Grants
Doctoral Summer Research Scholarship ($5,000)
Deadline: April 15
January 31
CMA Doctoral Scholarship (take CMA exam at not cost plus online review materials)

27. Guidelines for Grant Proposal Submissions
Budget with appropriate level of detail for funding request. The following types of costs are eligible for reimbursement:
Purchase or rental of custom databases, application software.
Transportation and other costs of data collection.
Costs associated with developing research engagements, partnerships, or arrangements.
Data entry, supplies, word processing, copying, telephone, postage, transcription, and subject stipends.
Journal submission fees.
Other reasonable costs associated with the project.
IRF does not generally fund salaries or living expenses, but reasonable stipends will be considered.
Grant recipients are expected to commit to a presentation of their research findings at an IMA conference.

28. Review Process Letter Proposal Decision Reviews IRF Administrator
(Kerry Butkerra)
IRF Staff Liaison and Dir. Of Research
(Kip K)
IRF Review Chair
2+ IRF Directors review proposal
Applicant
Letter
Proposal
Decision
Reviews 28

29. Research proposals may be from any area in management accounting.
Scholarship winner will receive a $5,000 stipend.
$1,250 on June 1st;
$1,250 on July 1st;
$1,250 receipt of the initial draft
$1,250 receipt of the final approved research paper.
Free one-year membership with IMA
Deadline: April 15

30. Special Offer
50% off the Student Membership fee and Student CMA Entrance Fee.
Students need to pay only $ instead of $227.
Use promo code MEFALLST. 30