Howard A. Kanter
Associate Professor of Accountancy

DePaul University
1 E. Jackson Blvd. (DPC 6000)
Chicago, IL 60604

hkanter@depaul.edu
Telephone: (312) 362-8449
Fax: (312) 362-6208

Education

B.S.B.A., Industrial Management, Roosevelt University, 1969;
M.S.A., Accounting, Roosevelt University, 1976;
Ed.D., Business Education/Accounting, Northern Illinois University, 1984.

Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching specialties: (1) auditing, (2) information technology, (3) financial accounting.
Current research topics: (1) management information system development, (2) ethics in accounting practice, (3) issues of the year 2000.

Professional Activities

Publications Include

Kanter, H., "The Year 2000 Problem: Challenges for IS Audit," IS Audit & Control Journal, Vol. II, 1997; Kanter, H., and M. K. Pitman, " Audit Risk Assessment: A Renaissance Approach," IS Audit & Control Journal, Vol. I, 1997; Kanter, H., and M. K. Pitman, "A New Approach to Risk Assessment," The Government Accountant’s Journal, Summer 1995; Kanter., H., "Practitioner’s Perceptions of the Auditing Course as Preparations of the Early Work Experience of Auditors," Proceedings of the 17th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Venice, Italy, April 1994; Kanter, H., "An Ethics Casebook of Professional Issues for Certified Public Accountants in the State of Illinois," Illinois CPA Society, Autumn 1993.

Professional Service

Ethics Committee of the Illinois CPA Society; Information Technology Committee of the Illinois CPA Society.

Employment History

Management Consultant, Price Waterhouse, 1974-76- Director of MIS, Walworth Company, 1971-74; Management, Consultant, Touche, Ross & Company, 1969-71; Manager of Operations, Union Carbide Corp., 1966-69; at DePaul since 1979.