All Outputs (6)

The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Brodie, J., Penny, K. I., Windram, B., & McCallum, L. (2015). The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze.

Our research project has been focused on understanding the barriers and enablers of direct entry (DE) students to Edinburgh Napier University as they embark on the Undergraduate Dissertation. DE students often find embarking on a dissertation a daunt... Read More about The development of an e-Toolkit for direct entry students to aid transition into Higher Education: the dissertation maze..

Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers (2006)
Working Paper
Windram, B. (2006). Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers

Vocational skills development has become more prominent in higher education institutions largely as a result of recent government policy documents. Over the last 15 years, professional accounting bodies and practitioners have criticised accounting ed... Read More about Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers.

Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland (2005)
Working Paper
Windram, B. (2005). Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland

Professional accreditation policy is a key driver in the provision of accounting programmes in British Universities. Recent changes in the accreditation regime have resulted in each of the accounting professional bodies revisiting their accreditatio... Read More about Professional accreditation policy: An evaluation of the influence of accreditation on accounting undergraduate education in Scotland.

Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees (2004)
Journal Article
Windram, B., & Song, J. (2004). Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees. Corporate Ownership & Control, 1(3), 108-115. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv1i3p10

In this paper we provide a descriptive summary of a postal survey of FT 500 UK company audit committee chairman on the operations of UK audit committees. The survey represents an “insider view” of the activities of audit committees and the characteri... Read More about Non-Executive Directors & Changing Nature Of Audit Committees.

Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting (2004)
Journal Article
Song, J., & Windram, B. (2004). Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting. International Journal of Auditing, 8(3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2004.00090.x

This paper examines the effectiveness of UK audit committees in their primary responsibility of overseeing financial reporting. A logit regression approach is used to benchmark corporate financial reporting quality against financial reporting standar... Read More about Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting.

Educating the accounting professional: the hidden curriculum of work experience (2003)
Working Paper
Windram, B. S. (2003). Educating the accounting professional: the hidden curriculum of work experience

This paper offers a critique of the pre-qualification work experience requirements of accounting students. The analysis draws on literature from post-compulsory education and professional learning to explore and identify important aspects of knowledg... Read More about Educating the accounting professional: the hidden curriculum of work experience.