Date: 18th Feb 2010

Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities in the Accounting Profession

Seminar Speaker : Prof. Barry J. Cooper, Associate Dean (Development) and Professor of Accounting

Topic of Seminar : Challenges and Opportunities in the Accounting Profession

Prof. Barry J. Cooper’s CV

Associate Dean, Development
Professor of Accounting
BCom BEd MEd Melb, PhD RMIT

Research interests

• Auditing
• Professional ethics
• Corporate governance
• Accounting education  

Books

• Philomena Leung, Barry J. Cooper, Steve Dellaportas and Beverley Jackling, Ethics Education Toolkit, International Federation of Accountants, 2006.
• Philomena Leung, Paul Coram, Barry J. Cooper, Modern Auditing and Assurance Services in Australia, 2nd ed., Wiley and Sons, 2004 and 3rd ed. 2007.

Book Chapters

• Barry J. Cooper, Where Were the Gatekeepers? Corporate Collapses and the Role of Accountants, in Research Book “Ethics and Auditing” edited by Tom Campbell, Professorial Fellow, Centre for Applied Psychology and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University and Keith Houghton, Director, Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research, Australian National University, 2005

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA)
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
• Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors – Australia
• Member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand