Computer education: A survey of accounting graduates |
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| Authors: | Virginia L. Bean Jeanette N. Medewitz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314-7796, USA;2. Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, 105 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, USA;3. Department of Accountancy, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5429, USA;4. Department of Accounting, Thammasat Business School,Thammasat University, 2 Prachan Road, Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand;1. Department of Management Science, School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;2. School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K.;3. Anderson School of Management, The University of New Mexico, 1924 Las Lomas NE, MSC05 3090, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States;4. EBTIC, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;5. Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China |
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| Abstract: | In recent years, increased attention has been directed towards the integration of computers into accounting education. A questionnaire was distributed to accounting graduates in order to determine their opinions about the adequacy of computer education and the importance of computer skills to the professional accountant. Graduates, stratified by year of graduation, were selected from a diverse group of universities.Overall, the respondents rated their own preparation low. They felt best prepared in programming skills but least prepared in networking and computer communication skills. In terms of importance, software proficiency was rated highest, with programming skills lowest. With a few exceptions, the analysis of the responses by demographic variables yielded results consistent with the overall analysis. The respondents with less work experience rated their preparation higher than those with more experience, but those with more work experience rated the importance of all computer skills higher. |
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