Centennial College Accounting
MyLab Accounting is a leading educational platform that empowers each student to be successful in their course. It combines trusted author content with digital tools and was developed to help faculty more effectively and efficiently teach their courses. It gives instructors the flexibility to create courses to fit their needs, while encouraging students’ individualized learning.
“The resources are excellent. The more I use the site, the easier it gets. I have exams created and I build from there, perfecting them each time I teach the course.”
- College of New Caledonia instructor on MyLab Accounting
Teach students how to use data to make smart decisions
Data Analytics Projects
Students get hands-on practice mining, analyzing, and reporting on data. Each project contains a list of requirements, a dataset, a tutorial video, and instructions for obtaining and using software such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
Watch our webinar on Implementing Data Analytics into Introductory Accounting
Learn more about the different types of data analytics projects
Auto-graded Excel Projects
Auto-graded Excel Projects let you seamlessly integrate Microsoft® Excel® content into your Accounting or Finance course without having to manually grade spreadsheets. Students simply download a spreadsheet, work live on a problem in Excel, and then upload their file back into MyLab. Within minutes, they receive a report that provides personalized, detailed feedback to pinpoint where they went wrong in the problem.
Develop the skills students need for the workforce
Data Analytics Projects
With Mini Simulations (Mini Sims), students can apply course concepts to realistic accounting challenges they’re likely to experience in their future careers. At each point, students receive feedback to help them understand the implications of their choices in the business environment. These mini sims are assignable and auto-graded based on their decisions. (Available in Fall 2023)
Try out a mini sim on Allowance for Bad Debt
Pearson’s accounting titles also incorporate career-ready skills development throughout the text such as critical thinking, latest CPA Canada competencies, and accounting technologies.
Indigenous Perspectives in Accounting
In acknowledgement of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #92, Pearson Canada’s Product Team has adopted the “Nothing About Us Without Us” strategy which aims to provide a variety of truthful and valid perspectives in the content that we help to create to include and encompass all who are reading or engaging with our material.
Since 2020, Pearson has worked with Indigenous Subject Matter Experts to include Indigenous Perspectives and to feature stories, businesses and teachings in our texts.
In accounting, we are currently creating cases based on Indigenous business, community, and financial considerations. These cases will relate to learning objectives found within discipline-specific accounting texts and we will provide instructor teaching notes, rubric and auto-grading where possible through MyLab.
These cases will be available for Managerial Accounting in MyLab starting in Fall 2023. These cases are being authored by Dr. Russell Evans (Assistant Professor, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor) from Temagami First Nation.
We hope to be able to provide Indigenous cases for Introductory, Financial, and Taxation by early 2024. These cases are being written by Indigenous subject matter experts and accountants and it is our goal to be able to engage educators and students at a deeper level and to promote learning around Indigenous issues and regulations as they relate to the accounting discipline while continuing Pearson’s own allyship with Indigenous communities across Canada.
Help students master the accounting cycle
Accounting Cycle Tutorial
Accounting Cycle Tutorial lets students practice each step of the accounting cycle using engaging, interactive content, helping them master the cycle for early and continued success in their course.
Time Value of Money Tutorial
The Time Value of Money Tutorial ensures students understand the basic theory and formulas of the Time Value of Money, while also helping test their ability to apply them to accounting concepts.
Enhance student engagement and preparedness
Learning Catalytics
Learning Catalytics™ is a FREE tool within MyLab Accounting that allows students to use any web-enabled device to participate in-class. Instructors can access a library of prebuilt questions or construct questions on their own to keep students engaged in the lecture.
Dynamic Study Modules
Using a highly personalized, algorithmically driven process, Dynamic Study Modules continuously assess student performance and provide additional practice in the areas where they struggle the most. Each Dynamic Study Module, accessed by computer, smartphone, or tablet, promotes fast learning and long-term retention.
Help when students need it most
Question Help
Question Help consists of homework and practice questions to give students unlimited opportunities to master concepts. If students get stuck, learning aids like Help Me Solve This, eText Pages, and a Calculator walk them through the problem and show them helpful info in the text — giving them assistance when they need it most.
Link from your LMS to MyLab Accounting
Learning Management System (LMS) Integration
You can now link from Blackboard Learn, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, or Moodle to MyLab Accounting. Access assignments, rosters, and resources, and synchronize grades with your LMS gradebook.
For students, single sign-on provides access to all the personalized learning resources that make studying more efficient and effective.
Implement your accounting course with ease
Question Help
All of Pearson’s accounting resources come with the following instructor supplement package:
- Instructor’s manual
- Instructor PowerPoint decks
- Test banks
With MyLab Accounting, you will also benefit from additional instructor support:
- Extensive online assessment content – Filled with a wealth of content that is tightly integrated with each textbook, MyLab has a large and diverse bank of assessment types for each chapter (many of which are algorithmic).
- Powerful homework and test manager - Lets you create, import, and manage online homework assignments, quizzes, and tests that are automatically graded. You can choose from a wide range of assignment options, including time limits, proctoring, and maximum number of attempts allowed.
- Easily shareable and scalable content – The MyLab platform enables you to manage multiple class sections, and lets other instructors copy your settings so a standardized syllabus can be maintained across your department. Should you want to use the same MyLab course next semester, with the same customized settings, you can copy your existing course exactly — and even share it with other faculty members.
Implementation and Success
Plan
- Discussion of best practices
- Discussion of learning goals
- Manage Pearson-Bookstore logistics
Build
- Curate MyLab content for Before/During/After class
- Training to faculty on digital resources
- Faculty and Customer Success meetings to discuss & design course
Implement
- Integrate MyLab with eCentennial for all sections
- Setup MyLab/ D2L Grade Sync
- Support teaching team with assignment creation and settings
Deploy
- Provide students with registration instructions via eCentennial
- Host Pearson “Office Hours” and/or class presentations to help onboard students
- Provide ongoing platform training to teaching team
Evaluate & Review
- Collect platform feedback from students
- Business Review to share results and collect feedback from teaching team on your usage of MyLab and discuss what has been going well and what can be improved.
Special Features
Excel projects
Mini sims
Decision makers