Phil Johnson is a Lecturer in UniSA Business. He is course coordinator for the large first year introductory accounting course, as well as teaching in other first and second year courses.
Phil’s academic career has focused on the development of high quality and engaging courses for first year accounting students studying on-campus, online and internationally. He has made several significant contributions to teaching and learning outcomes, including the implementation of virtual classrooms for distance students, the creation of a number of key concept videos used across the accounting discipline and the development of an electronic marking tool to help in providing detailed and consistent feedback across large student cohorts.
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About me
Phil Johnson is a Lecturer in UniSA Business. He is course coordinator for the large first year introductory accounting course, as well as teaching in other first and second year courses.
Phil’s academic career has focused on the development of high quality and engaging courses for first year accounting students studying on-campus, online and internationally. He has made several significant contributions to teaching and learning outcomes, including the implementation of virtual classrooms for distance students, the creation of a number of key concept videos used across the accounting discipline and the development of an electronic marking tool to help in providing detailed and consistent feedback across large student cohorts.
Phil holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from UniSA and is a CPA. During his accounting career he has worked in the non-profit sector and in commercial accounting roles (BAE Systems), before moving into academia with UniSA.
Phil’s research interests centre on accounting education, with a particular focus on improving assessment and student outcomes.
In 2022, Phil’s work was recognised by being awarded a Teaching Collaboration and Peer Support Team Award and a Teaching Commendation.
Phil currently serves as an elected member on UniSA Academic Board and UniSA Business Academic Board. He also serves as Treasurer of the Morialta Uniting Netball Club, the South Australian Vocal Eisteddfod, and the Adelaide West End Association.
With over 20 years of teaching experience in a variety of tertiary institutions and extensive experience working as a commercial accountant, Phil brings a wealth of accounting experience to UniSA Business.
About me
Member, CPA Australia, 1994 - present
Member, AFAANZ (Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand), 2015 - present
Foundation Member, University of SA Alumni Association (Business and Management Chapter), 1992 - present
About me
Bachelor of Accountancy University of South Australia
Certified Practising Accountant CPA Australia
Lecturer, UniSA, 2000 - 2016
Financial Controller, BAE Systems Flight Training, 1996 - 1999
Finance Officer, Community Business Bureau, 1994 - 1996
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Open access
2
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Johnson, Philip & Carter, Amanda & Prider, Heather & Copeland, Scott. (2017). Academic MacGyverism: overcoming problems and improvising solutions. Conference paper: AFAANZ 2017, Adelaide, South Australia
Carter, Amanda & Prider, Heather & Johnson, Philip & Copeland, Scott. (2016). Improvise, Adapt and Overcome using the functionality of Microsoft Word®for “soft-copy” marking. Conference paper: RMIT Accounting Educators Conference 2016, RMIT, Swanston Academic Building, Level 11, 445 Swanston Street, Melbourne
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
UniSA Business School Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards: Top Teaching Team (2015) (w. Heather Prider), Student's Voice (2018), Teaching Commendation (2020)
Teaching & student supervision
