Ger Long | Waterford Institute of Technology

Title: Head of Department of Accounting & Economics
School/Department: Business -Accountancy And Economics
Telephone: +353 0 51302026
Email: [email protected]
Room Name/Num:: D24
Building:: 1977 - Business Building
Campus:: Main Campus

My Biography

I am Head of Department of Accounting and Economics. I have overall responsibility for the running of the department and I also contribute to the running of the School of Business and the wider Institute.

The department has about 35 full-time staff and about 450 students. The courses in this department include the

BA (Honours) in Accounting

BA (Honours) in Finance & Investment

Bachelor of Business (Level 7)

Higher Certificate in Business

The departmental staff include those with specialisms in Accounting, Economics, Information Technology, and Business Mathematics.

Teaching Experience

Auditing, Financial Reporting, Financial Management, and Taxation at undergraduate and postgraduate and professional levels in WIT
E-Tutor for Association of International Accountants (2012-present)

Professional Experience

South Western Services: Manager: 2.5 Years
Deloitte & Touche; Audit Senior; 1.5
Dublin Business School; Academic Director; Malaysia; 2 Years

Other

Quality Qualifications Ireland Panel Membership:

Griffith College, Business Post-Graduate Programmatic Review, 2013
Dorset College, BBS Level 7 Evaluation Panel, 2012 and Bachelor of Business (Hons) International Business Panel, 2014
IPASS Programmatic Review, 2013

External Examiner Roles:

University of Ulster Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (2009-2012)
Liverpool John Moores University accredited courses in Dublin Business School (2008-2011)
University of Hertfordshire, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics Module and Course External Examiner (2012- 2016)
Athlone Institute of Technology, Dissertation on MB in Accounting (2012-2014)
Dublin Institutes of Technology, Bachelor of Business (Honours) (2010-2013)
Institute of Technology, Tralee (2010-2014)

Institute of Technology, Sligo (2014-)
Various assignments in previous years such as CIT, LIT & DIADT.

Other non-lecturing roles

Previously course leader for BA (Honours) in Business and Financial Studies and subsequently MBS in Internationalisation.

Chair of Council of Heads of Academic Departments in WIT (2004 to present)

Secretary of the Irish Accounting and Finance Association (IAFA) 2011-2012

Professional Body Examining & Related Experience

Date	Professional body	Examination	Level	Role
2000-2005	Chartered Accountants Ireland	Management Accounting & Business Finance	Professional III (i.e. penultimate level)	Assistant Examiner (i.e. marker)
2006-2008	Chartered Accountants Ireland	Management Accounting & Business Finance	Professional III (i.e. penultimate level)	Joint Examiner (Business Finance Section).
2009	Chartered Accountants Ireland	Strategic Management Accounting	CAP II (i.e. penultimate level)	Examiner
2008	Certified Public Accountants- Ireland	Auditing	Professional One (i.e. penultimate level)	Examiner
2008-present	Certified Public Accountants- Ireland	Auditing and Assurance Services	Professional Two (Finals)	Examiner