Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Accounting education"
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Accounting education : investigating the gap between school, university and practice
(2014)Various studies have highlighted the problems faced in accounting education. Some of these problems refer to the stagnating accounting curriculum, limited resources available to students from designated black empowerment ... -
Ameliorating chartered accountants' training at a South African university : interventions for reform
(2014)The profession of chartered accountancy (CA) is critical to the economic, social and cultural development of South Africa. It has the potential to play a broader leadership role in the development of the financial skills ... -
Analysing the use of a board game as educational tool in secondary school Accounting
(North-West University, 2018)Recently globalisation was responsible for several changes in the Accounting profession. Research showed that Accounting education must consider these changes to meet the challenges thereof and to prepare learners for the ... -
The application of the SOLO taxonomy in evaluating the level of introductory financial accounting assessments
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)There is wide consensus that assessment drives student behaviour and that assessment needs to be fair. In terms of a financial accounting module pitched at NQF level 5, universities predominantly used the revised Bloom’s ... -
Applying a framework-based approach to teach complex problem-solving to Accounting students
(2015)Accounting transactions are becoming more complex, and more extensive accounting guidance is provided on a continuous basis in the accounting standards. In addition, accounting guidance changes often and additional guidance ... -
Developing a teaching intervention to expose accounting students to pervasive skills
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The need is widely advocated for accounting graduates to demonstrate competency upon entering the profession. Competency reflects the ability to execute tasks in the real world in an effective, meaningful and contributing ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a newly developed simulation in improving the competence of audit students
(2015)Accounting education, and specifically audit education, has been calling for change in the teaching methodology applied by audit lecturers in higher education since the 1950s. This call for change is evident in current ... -
Measuring student perceptions about the use of a computer programme as a teaching aid in auditing
(2014)Auditing, as a subset of the accounting discipline, is an inherently difficult subject to learn and teach. There have been various challenges, problems and criticisms regarding traditional auditing and accounting education. ... -
Pertinence and alignment of educational level requirements in assessment : the case of chartered accountancy programmes in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)It has been shown that accounting graduates need a broad set of skills for entry into the profession. Students have to be able to apply knowledge in the workplace instead of merely accumulating knowledge during their years ... -
Programme development for first year accounting in South African higher education
(North-West University, 2006)There are various factors that accounting educators should consider when involved in accounting education. These include: A continuous changing business environment; A new generation of learners studying at universities; A ...