Associate Professor & Faculty Chair (DeVry University) College of Business & Management, Decatur Campus, Atlanta, Georgia Office Phone: (404) 270 2964; Cell: (678) 234 9175; Fax: (770) 985 4054 coakley@devry.edu & croakley@bellsouth.net EDUCATION: Post-Doctoral Bridge Program (PDB), July 2014 Hough Graduate School of Business, Warrington College of Business Administration University of Florida (UF), Gainesville Specialization: Finance and Accounting Research Topic: The treatment of goodwill: A cross-border exploration utilizing various Standards Outcome: Academically Qualified (AQ) / Scholarly Academics (SA) Status in Finance and Accounting (AACSB classification for a graduate of PDB Program) Colorado State University, 2011 Doctor of Philosophy Major: Education and Human Resource Studies Specialization: Educational Leadership, Renewal and Change Dissertation: Oakley, C. R. (2011). Instruction in Ethics: Influences on Undergraduate Business Students Academic Dishonesty (Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University, 2011) University of the West Indies, 1994 Master of Science in Accounting Mercer University, 2003 Master of Business Administration Concentration: Finance and Tax Syracuse University, 1985 Master of Arts in Public Administration Professional Appointments: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Jamaica; 1995
AACSB SANCTIONED POST-DOCTORAL COURSEWORK Accounting International Finance Financial and Managerial Accounting Financial Management Teaching with Case Study Method & Module Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Bloomberg Terminal Training Business Research Tools ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: DeVry University, November 1, 2003 present (confidential) College of Business and Management Associate Professor (October 1, 2012- present) Assistant Professor (August 1, 2010- September 30, 2012) Faculty Chair (August 1, 2010- July 1, 2014) Adjunct Faculty (November 1, 2003- July 31, 2010) Graduate Courses taught: (abridged) Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting Issues Finance & Budgeting Advanced Accounting Advanced Taxation & Decision Making Managerial Accounting Intermediate Accounting International Accounting Public Administration and Budgeting Masters Capstone Project Undergraduate Courses taught (abridged) Auditing Financial Accounting Essentials of Accounting Business Finance Accounting Information Systems 2
Federal Corporate & Individual Income Taxation Managerial Accounting Advanced Cost Accounting Advanced Accounting Intermediate Accounting (1, 2, 3) Federal Taxation Mercer University, Spring 2005, Atlanta Georgia Undergraduate Courses taught Fundamentals of Accounting University of Technology, Jamaica, 1994 2000 Undergraduate Courses taught Taxation NON TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Over 30 + years with experience in accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, financial analysis, general management culminating on appointment at executive and senior management levels appointments. Professional and Community Activities: Consultant and Founding Director since 2001 for FACTS Corporation - financial statements preparation, budgeting, tax preparation, and internal control. St. Bede s Episcopal Church, Vestry Member, 2005-2008 Finance Endowment Fund, Member Professional Affiliations: Institute of Internal Auditors Georgia Society of CPAs American Accounting Association 3
National Association of Black Accountants Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica Academic Honors and Awards: Awarded academic scholarship by United States Agency for International Development to pursue masters degree at Syracuse University, New York SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Published Article(s) Oakley, C.R. (2012). Empirical evidence on academic dishonesty: Caribbean and United States institutions. Journal of the University College of the Cayman Islands, 5(1), 90-104. Working Papers Oakley, C.R. & Jordan. H. (2012). Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Accounting: The Students perspectives (Target- a book chapter). Oakley, C. R. (2014). The treatment of goodwill: A cross-border exploration utilizing various Standards Unpublished Dissertation Oakley, C.R. (2011). Instruction in Ethics: Influences on undergraduate business students academic dishonesty. (Doctoral Dissertation. Colorado State University, 2011). Research in progress Oakley, C. R. & Jordan, H. H. (2013, submitted). Exploring the pedagogical issues in teaching accounting: A qualitative approach. Paper if approved will be presented at the ACBSP Region 3 Annual Conference, June 21-24, 2013, Salt Lake City, Utah Research Interests (abridged) Issues in Accounting Business Ethics Academic Integrity 4
Pedagogical Issues Dissertation Topic Instruction in Ethics: Influences on Undergraduate Business Students Academic Dishonesty Conference Presentations and Convention Papers Oakley, C.R. & Jordan, H. H. (2012, accepted). The Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Accounting: The Students Perspectives. Proceedings of ACBSP Southeastern Regional Conference, North Carolina. Oakley, C. R. (2012, accepted). Effectiveness of Learning Modalities in the Caribbean: A Case Study Synthesis. Proceedings of the 3 rd International Educational Conference. University College of the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, March 21-23, 2012. Oakley, C. R. (2011, accepted). Empirical Evidence on Academic Dishonesty: U.S. and Caribbean students examined. Proceedings of the 2 nd International Educational Conference. University College of the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, April 15-18, 2011 Oakley, C. R. (2010, accepted). Why Undergraduate Students Cheat: A Synoptical Review. Proceedings of the 1 st. International Education Conference. University College of the Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, March 11-12, 2010. HONORS AND AWARDS Awarded, Excellence in Teaching by the National Society of Leadership Council on July 2014. 5