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phdhope · 2009 November 6th, 11:49 PM

I thought I would start sort of an interesting debate. The Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program is a program by the AICPA, universities, and 75 accounting programs to reverse the lowering number of people studying tax and audit. It provides funding of 30000 for four years to people with industry experience to get the phd. The questions are as follows:

1. Do you think that introducing individuals with this type of background will increase, decrease, or maintain the quality of teaching/research?

2. Do you believe that this will increase the number of accounting phd students or simply reduce the cost of a phd program for schools? Schools are supposed to not decrease the number of university funded phd students but it is hard to say in this economy if you were going to cut the numbers accepted that bringing all ADS supported students wasn't a way to have a "net increase".

3. Are there programs like this in other areas? If not, why?

4. Any other comments or controversial views on this?

phdhope · 2009 November 10th, 10:40 PM

Anybody ever thought about ADS or similar programs at all? I thought a topic like this would at least have generated a comment.

Bloomsbury · 2009 November 11th, 11:52 AM

1. Probably increase

2. Probably increase

3. I don't think so. There is an even greater shortage for accounting than for other areas. That's the reason why.

4. nop

but thanks for introducing this debate.

TraderJoe · 2009 November 11th, 01:39 PM

1. Probably increase.

2. Probably stay the same. The universities will still only admit the smartest students and will offer full funding to them, This $30,000 per year funding will supplement the funding provided by the universities and may increase the graduation rate. It is unlikely that the universities will admit less-smart students without funding and in that case, the $30,000 per year will barely cover the tuition and fees and not the living expenses.

3. There are many scholarships available to PhD students in Finance.

4. Hope some more initiatives like this come up. It will reduce the dependence of the PhD students on Ramen Noodles.

2009 November 6th, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
phdhope Eager! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 97	Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program I thought I would start sort of an interesting debate. The Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program is a program by the AICPA, universities, and 75 accounting programs to reverse the lowering number of people studying tax and audit. It provides funding of 30000 for four years to people with industry experience to get the phd. The questions are as follows: 1. Do you think that introducing individuals with this type of background will increase, decrease, or maintain the quality of teaching/research? 2. Do you believe that this will increase the number of accounting phd students or simply reduce the cost of a phd program for schools? Schools are supposed to not decrease the number of university funded phd students but it is hard to say in this economy if you were going to cut the numbers accepted that bringing all ADS supported students wasn't a way to have a "net increase". 3. Are there programs like this in other areas? If not, why? 4. Any other comments or controversial views on this?

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2009 November 10th, 10:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
phdhope Eager! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 97	Anybody ever thought about ADS or similar programs at all? I thought a topic like this would at least have generated a comment.

2009 November 11th, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bloomsbury Within my grasp! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 130	1. Probably increase 2. Probably increase 3. I don't think so. There is an even greater shortage for accounting than for other areas. That's the reason why. 4. nop but thanks for introducing this debate.

2009 November 11th, 01:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
TraderJoe Eager! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 34	1. Probably increase. 2. Probably stay the same. The universities will still only admit the smartest students and will offer full funding to them, This $30,000 per year funding will supplement the funding provided by the universities and may increase the graduation rate. It is unlikely that the universities will admit less-smart students without funding and in that case, the $30,000 per year will barely cover the tuition and fees and not the living expenses. 3. There are many scholarships available to PhD students in Finance. 4. Hope some more initiatives like this come up. It will reduce the dependence of the PhD students on Ramen Noodles.

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