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Dickins, Denise; Reid, Joseph – Accounting Education, 2023
We address calls to develop accountants' critical thinking skills by describing a pedagogy based on Bloom's ([1956]. "Taxonomy of educational objectives, handbook I: The cognitive domain." David McKay) taxonomy for cognitive development which can be integrated into an introductory accounting class. The pedagogy recommends instructors be…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Accounting, Introductory Courses
Alan Reinstein; Natalie Tatiana Churyk; Eileen Z. Taylor; Paul F. Williams – Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations, 2019
Despite formal ethics education and ethics-related continuing professional education (CPE) requirements, professional accountants continue to play a central role in enabling corporations to make unethical business decisions and take unethical business actions. Several jurisdictions in the United States require ethics education for licensure, but…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Departments, Advisory Committees
Hu, Zhirong; Yang, Qiujing – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Autonomous learning ability is the ability of students to learn voluntarily. The book "The Learning Revolution" points out that one of the goals of education in the 21st century is to require students to understand learning strategies and learning methods and to put them into study practice. However, now the situation is that quite a…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Learning Strategies, Vocational Education, Higher Education
Bunney, Diane; Sharplin, Elaine; Howitt, Christine – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015
The case for integrating generic skills in university accounting programmes is well documented in the literature, but the implementation of strategies designed to teach generic skills in the context of accounting courses has posed ongoing challenges for academics and course administrators. The imperative for generic skills in accounting programmes…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Graduates, Skill Development, Employment Potential
Morrill, Janet – Accounting Education, 2019
Internationally educated professionals (IEPs) encounter significant barriers to entry to their professions upon immigrating. Obtaining education in the new country is an effective means of improving their positions. While universities emphasize the need to attract and serve adult learners and a more diverse clientele, the specific needs of…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Students, College Students, Transitional Programs
Chang, Amy; Churyk, Natalie Tatiana; Yu, Shaokun – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2015
Developing a vibrant and relevant accounting curriculum requires involvement of many stakeholders such as interns, alumni, and firms. Each has a distinct perspective regarding the strengths and weaknesses of accounting education. Discussion of perception gaps between the three groups and the importance of aligning these perceptions are presented.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Curriculum Development, Alignment (Education), Stakeholders
Kerr, Stephen; Krull, George – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper explored the authors' concerns about students enrolled in their introductory accounting course. Anecdotal evidence suggested that students struggle with basic arithmetic concepts that underlie basic business transactions even though their math placement and ACT scores are high. A survey of 125 students in a first accounting course was…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Skill Development, Arithmetic
Bay, Darlene; Felton, Sandra – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
This paper describes a pedagogical experiment that used feature films in a senior accounting class to stimulate development of student competencies and raise ethical issues. Rather than being content driven, this active learning technique focuses on skills development, while engaging the students' emotions in the learning process. Encompassing…
Descriptors: Accounting, Films, Teaching Methods, Skill Development
Mucenski-Keck, Lynn; Hintz, Arthur F.; Fedoryshyn, Michael W. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
For many accounting students the focus of their fourth or fifth years is finding a job to start them on an exciting and financially rewarding career. Colleges provide significant guidance and direction to these students in the form of internship assistance, resume writing workshops, interview practice, networking events and career guidance. At…
Descriptors: Accounting, Educational Certificates, Credentials, Job Skills
Kilpatrick, Bob G.; Wilburn, Nancy L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
This paper describes two co-curricular career development activities, mock interviews and speed networking that we provide for accounting majors at our university. The driving force behind both activities was to increase comfort levels for students when interacting with professionals and to enhance their job interview and networking skills.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Accounting, Employment Interviews, Networks
Ballantine, Joan; Larres, Patricia McCourt – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: The objective of this study is two-fold. First, it provides guidance to educators and trainers on establishing a cooperative learning environment. Second, it examines final-year undergraduate accounting students' opinions on the effectiveness of a cooperative learning environment in delivering generic skills for their future professional…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Guidance, Educational Environment
Marshall, Leisa Lynn – Journal of Education for Business, 2007
In this article, the author examines the validity of performing assurance of learning (AOL) activities at the degree program level (e.g., bachelor's level) and the major level (e.g., accounting, finance). She examines 3 learning goals: management-specific knowledge, problem solving, and communication. The results strongly suggest that the AOL…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study, Problem Solving, Knowledge Level
Hassall, T.; Joyce, J.; Bramhall, M. D.; Robinson, I. M.; Arquero, J. L. – Industry and Higher Education, 2005
Employers often consider graduates to be unprepared for employment and lacking in vocational skills. A common demand from them is that the curriculum should include "communication skills," as specific skills in their own right and also because of the central role that such skills can play in developing other desirable attributes. Current thinking…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Communication Skills, Skill Development, Accounting