PACE Academic IG

I'm slowly adopting more of a case-based teaching approach to both my cost accounting and advanced managerial accounting course (probably more appropriately called financial planning and analysis). Still very much a work in process, but I do find the richness of academic cases a great tool for showing the application of concepts and not getting lost in the mechanics of a particular tool. So, what has your experience been in using academic cases in cost or managerial accounting? What are some of your favorites? Do you have any recommendations or insights on using cases studies?

Had a few interesting conversations in recent months about what minors are best for students majoring in accounting. Not too long ago many would recommend doubling-down on the quantitative business aspect with finance as a minor or double major. More recently, I've seen and heard advice that the better route is a different but complementary field. Maybe Sales/Marketing if you're going more public accounting. Certainly computer science or a data science type field where you build stronger analytical skills and gain experience with coding and working with larger data sets. Maybe something with a stronger operational focus like supply chain. Or maybe something further afield like a fine arts discipline to get stronger in things like storytelling and communication.

What say you?

Saw that apparently Excel is integrating Python into it. Any ideas what you might do with this. I'm excited.

I've developed a course that is basically (what I would consider) FP&A aspects of management accounting: budgeting, pricing, theory of constraints, variance analysis, transfer pricing, responsibility centers, balanced scorecard, etc. I also include a substantial discussion of the management control aspects of most every topic. Would you consider such a course to be, essentially, what elsewhere might be considered "Controllership"?

Thinking about some of the topics, especially management control systems and things like the balanced scorecard, do you think we integrate those enough into the broader work of PACE?