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A Comparative Study Of Accounting Information Systems Courses In Australia And The United States, V. Wan, F. Choo
A Comparative Study Of Accounting Information Systems Courses In Australia And The United States, V. Wan, F. Choo
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
The design of an information system, particularly that of computer-based information systems has an important role in accounting. The importance has been recently highlighted in a report by the Australian Society of Accountants' taskforce (1984), which asserts that "since accountants will be developing their own information systems, fundamental skills in systems analysis and design will become essential for all accountants". Most tertiary educational institutions are increasingly aware of the importance of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) as an academic subject, and do incorporate AIS in the undergraduate accounting curriculum1. This practice is consistent with the views of most writers specialising in …
Australian Accounting Practitioners' Perceptions Of Undergraduate Curricula And Academics, F. A. Gul, J. Y. Wong
Australian Accounting Practitioners' Perceptions Of Undergraduate Curricula And Academics, F. A. Gul, J. Y. Wong
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
The purpose of this study was to compare the actual level of content of 125 topics taught in the Australian accounting curricuIa with the level expected or desired by practitioners. In addition, this study also evaluated practitioners' perceptions of accounting academics. Results showed that there was little divergence between practitioner expectations of the content levels of the topics and the actual content levels taught. The results also showed that, in general, practitioners have a favourable view of academics in that they were viewed as honest, competent, up-to-date and their research as being useful. On the other hand, practitioners felt that …