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An Arthur Anderson partner walks into his office and asks, ‘Did you send the Enron documents to the Feds?’ His manager looks up, horrified. ‘What? I thought you said rip the Enron documents to shreds.’

Business21C Weekly is a little different this week. We look inside UTS at the lives and work of academics.

First up, Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Head, School of Accounting, Jonathan Tyler digs into his swag of favorite accounting jokes to share with us.

Humour aside, says Jon, accounting matters. Because what we choose to count – and what we choose not to count – reveals our values, and shows what society considers to be important. (Pretty topical in the context of Pavan Sukhdev’s talk at the Sydney Opera House, ‘What’s the world worth?’ on August 3rd.)

Jon also talks about his passion for the academic life and why texting in class has made him a better lecturer.

Next we are joined by Dr Deborah Edwards and Tony Griffin, from the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, UTS.

Using GPS tracking, Google Earth maps and photo geotagging, Deborah and Tony and their colleagues have been analysing visitor movements through London, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne. Their research shows not only where tourists go, but how long they spend and what they do there. It maps entire journeys – on foot, car or public transport – and reveals surprising results about visitor behaviour.

So, while Australian tourism was pleading with the world ‘where the bloody hell are you?’, UTS researchers have been able to show precisely, where they are, and what they are doing when they get there. Watch the video of tourist trails in London here on Business21C.

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