Tim Ireland Head of Business Studies Eric Hamber Secondary School Vancouver Tim is the co-author, with George Syme, of Prentice Hall Accounting and Accounting 1, 5th Edition. He has been teaching accounting and business studies for over 20 years and is now the head of Business Studies at Eric Hamber Secondary School. Prior to that time he worked as a business analyst for Dun and Bradstreet. During his teaching career Tim has also authored four editions of the School Accounting Modules (The Witness Fitness Centre), published by the Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada (CGA). Further, Tim has worked on curriculum implementation projects with the British Columbia Ministry of Education and the Vancouver School Board. And he has long been an active member of the British Columbia Business Educators Association (BCBEA). In 2000 Tim received the BCBEA's top award, the Sheila E Cameron Award. Tim holds a diploma in Investment and Finance and a degree in Business and Physical Education. In 1980 he received an award as the top business graduate of the University of British Columbia teacher training program.