AUT - Irshad Ali

Irshad Ali

Senior Lecturer ATB and Paper Leader - Business Information Management, Centre for Business Interdisciplinary Studies

Phone: + 64 9 921 9999 ext 5132

Email: irshad.ali@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

•     Masters in Management Studies (with Distinction)
•     Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance (with Distinction)
•     Graduate Certificate of Education
•     Bachelor of Arts (in Accounting and Economics)

Memberships and Affiliations:

CPA (Certified Practicing Accountant)- member of CPA Australia (membership no. 9509915)
http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/xchg

Teaching Areas:

•     Financial Accounting
•     Professional Practice
•     Academic supervision (Cooperative Education)

Research areas:

•     Internet Financial reporting
•     First Year Higher Education
•     Accounting Education
•     Ethics Education
  

Research Summary:

Irshad’s research interests are in the area of financial accounting/ reporting and accounting pedagogy.  In the area of financial reporting he is interested in investigating the use of the Internet by companies to disclose financial and non-financial information and the utilisation of technological advancements such as webcasts in the disclosure of such information. His other research interest is in the area of accounting pedagogy. He is interested in looking at the issues and challenges facing accounting educators and students and the pedagogical implications of these.  He is particularly interested in researching the non-participation of specific ethnic groups in accounting and accounting education and the long term implications of this. He is also interested in first year higher education and ethics education

Current Research Projects:

• Ali, I., Kommunuri, J., & Julich, S. (2012).Using blogs as an assessment tool in higher education: Evidence from a first year business programme.

• Ali, I. (2012.) A discourse on the present and future status of ethics education in accounting at New Zealand tertiary institutions.

Schedule:

• The 15th International First Year Higher Education Conference 2012, Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 June 2012.

• Accounting Studies International Conference, 5th-7th November 2012, Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Hosted by the School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Publications:

Ali, I. (2011). Disclosure of information on the Internet: Current practices and further evidence from New Zealand. In Proceedings of Asian Academic Accounting Association 2011 Annual Conference. Bali, Indonesia.

Ali, I. (2011). Current issues and challenges facing accounting education and the pedagogical implications: A review of the literature. In Proceedings of Auckland Regional Accounting 2011 Annual Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.

Ali, I. (2010). Internet financial reporting: A review of the literature and further evidence from New Zealand. In Proceedings of the Auckland Regional Accounting 2010 Annual Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.

Ali, I., & Davis, G. (2010). Supporting FY student achievement in assessments in an interdisciplinary programme. In Proceedings of First Year Higher Education Conference. Adelaide, Australia.

 

 

 

 

Awards:

• 2010- Business Faculty Health and Safety Award
• 2009- Excellence in Student Centred Learning Award
• 2009- Tertiary Education Commission Learning for Living  Certificate of participation award
• 1998- University of Waikato Masters Scholarship award
• 1997- PPTA Study Award
• 1979- Fiji Government scholarship award