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Cream‐Filled Cookies: An Assurance In‐Class Case

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  • Jo‐Anne Ryan

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This case presents students with a case situation that they can visualize, resulting in some unique learning opportunities. The case is an assurance simulation centered on cookies that can be purchased in the grocery store that have a cream filling, and the same type of cookie but with twice as much cream filling. These cookies are manufactured by various companies including long‐standing brands and generic brands from national supermarkets. Given the popularity of these cookies, and the ease of access to them, they make for a perfect introductory simulation to students during their first assurance class. Mr. Cookie becomes a fictional character in the case to represent the client that the auditors are working for. The case is easy enough for students to work independently, and has been tested in both small and large classes; working equally as well. It does require the instructor to invest in some cookies and measurement tools such as rulers, plastic knives and weigh scales. The group discussion at the end consistently results in students gaining a greater understanding of the scope and limitations of assurance services, setting the foundation for the balance of the introductory assurance course. L'auteure soumet aux étudiants une étude de cas dont ils peuvent visualiser la situation, leur offrant ainsi une occasion d'apprentissage unique. Il s'agit de la simulation d'une mission de certification auprès d'un fabricant de biscuits fourrés à la crème semblables aux autres biscuits vendus dans les épiceries mais contenant deux fois plus de crème. Les biscuits à la crème offerts dans les épiceries sont confectionnés par diverses sociétés, sous des marques solidement établies et des marques génériques de supermarchés nationaux. Compte tenu de la popularité de ces biscuits et de la facilité avec laquelle les consommateurs peuvent se les procurer, la situation est parfaitement appropriée pour initier les étudiants à une simulation dans un premier cours de certification. M. Cookie, personnage fictif du cas, joue le rôle du client des services des auditeurs. L’étude de cas est assez simple pour que les étudiants puissent y travailler de manière indépendante, et elle a été mise à l'essai en classe, avec autant de succès, auprès de petits et de grands groupes. Le formateur devra investir dans des biscuits et des instruments de mesure tels que des règles, des couteaux en plastique et des balances. La discussion de groupe au terme de l'exercice permet invariablement aux étudiants de mieux comprendre l’étendue et les limites des services de certification, jetant les bases de l’équilibre visé dans un cours d'introduction à la certification.

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  • Jo‐Anne Ryan, 2016. "Cream‐Filled Cookies: An Assurance In‐Class Case," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(1), pages 70-78, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:15:y:2016:i:1:p:70-78
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12088
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