In today's dynamic environment, the adaptation of the accounting profession to meet actual socio-economic needs is a challenging, and yet necessary, task. This study analyzes the technical competency requirements signalled in 171 online job advertisements for accounting positions by Canadian organizations and contrasts them with the CPA Canada…

Practising internal auditors, including entry-level internal auditors, need face-to-face soft skills to effectively manage the increased complexity of their profession. Although many studies have highlighted the need for soft skills, none has identified the various categories of face-to-face soft skills required by entry-level internal auditors…

The purpose of the study was to determine pre-service accounting teachers' perceptions of the confidence and motivation in doing mathematics in Bachelor of Education Accounting courses at a higher education institution, with the aim of informing higher education heutagogy as it relates to teaching and learning in accounting. This study included a…

This study examines whether an ethics intervention curriculum (EIC) influences the ethical awareness of undergraduate accounting students. The ethics intervention curriculum is designed to teach students about ethical behaviour in the workplace. An experiment using final year students at five faith-based private universities in Nigeria was…

The objective of this research paper is to define the significance of forensic accounting and reflecting the need of including forensic accounting in the curricula of accounting departments in universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The research followed the descriptive analytical approach. The research community consisted of a sample…

This study explored the usefulness of incorporating technology into the college financial accounting course. Based on many years of experience in higher education, many traditional and nontraditional learners face challenges while attempting to pass the financial accounting course successfully. For instance, numerous studies by colleges and…

It has become critical for businesses to integrate sustainability to remain relevant in a world under threat from biodiversity loss, climate change, and social inequality. Business schools seek to understand how their education programs influence sustainability and the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study explores…

This empirical study aimed to identify strategies for improving the effectiveness of hybrid learning within the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme in accounting. The PGCE is offered through two modes, full-time and part-time, to accommodate the varying needs and circumstances of students. Full-time students are required to…

This study investigated students' perceptions of an adapted work placement (WP) delivery method due to COVID-19, their intention of finding paid jobs or becoming self-employed and how the intention influenced their job preparatory behaviours (JPB). Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was utilised as a theoretical framework to model the…

Through qualitative analysis of a dozen semi-structured interviews, this study identifies the issues that limit the ability of accounting education programmes to prepare students for the workplace in Libya, a country in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Factors include: faculty's lack of practical experience; weak links with the…

The growth of Islamic banks in Indonesia has not been followed by the availability of competence human resources that meet professional qualifications. Higher education institutions are the large provider of human resources to fulfill the needs of Islamic financial industry. The aim of this study is to formulate the accounting curriculum…

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides free income tax preparation and filing services for low- and moderate-income households. Accounting students from universities across the U.S. have provided these services for many years. A partnership has been in place for five years between VITA and the marketing research course at…

In the ongoing march of industrial evolution there comes along technologies that have the power to transform businesses as we know it. The Internet revolutionized business/marketing in the nineties and today and bockchain has the potential to do the same for commercial transactions. Blockchain is a peer-to-peer model that can speed up processes…

To sit for the CPA Exam in Texas, all candidates must complete an ethics course that has been approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA). These approved courses are offered at educational institutions, using a required Ethics Matrix to create the course to receive approval. The problem addressed by this study is that the…

Purpose: Focusing on the quality of teaching and learning, this study aims to explore the perceptions of accountancy students in two emerging UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of the quality of their learning experiences and the impact of these experiences on generic skills development. Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire survey was…