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Skills That Future Accounting Professionals Should Have: Analysis of The Outcomes of Higher Education Programs To Become an Accounting Professional

Geleceğin Muhasebe Profesyonellerinin Sahip Olması Gereken Yetkinlikler: Muhasebe Profesyoneli Olabilmek İçin Mezun Olunması Gereken Yükseköğretim Program Çıktılarının Analizi

Saime Önce(ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9828-1872
Gülşen Çavuş(ANADOLU UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-8483-0121
Pages
497–510
Publication Date
2022-09-22
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Our research will help to provide a roadmap to align accounting education with developments in the world, to change, update or focus on teaching and learning approaches according to the requirements in the context of Industry 4.0.

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Objective & Hypothesis:New technology, competitiveness, dynamism and the changes in the business world that come with Industry 4.0 have all revealed the need for new competencies.
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Key Findings & Data:The program outputs of the undergraduate departments that need to be graduated to become accounting professionals were analyzed with the content analysis technique using the NVivo 12 package program.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our research will help to provide a roadmap to align accounting education with developments in the world, to change, update or focus on teaching and learning approaches according to the requirements in the context of Industry 4.0.
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⚙️Variables:Dijital Teknolojiler · Dijital Yetkinlikler · Kişiye Özgü Yetkinlikler

Abstract

New technology, competitiveness, dynamism and the changes in the business world that come with Industry 4.0 have all revealed the need for new competencies. This study aimed to analyze the outputs of higher education programs, which are required to be graduated to be an accounting professional in higher education institutions in Turkey, in the context of the competencies expected from future accounting professionals. The program outputs of the undergraduate departments that need to be graduated to become accounting professionals were analyzed with the content analysis technique using the NVivo 12 package program. At the end of the analysis, it has been determined to what extent the competencies that the future accounting professionals should have in the context of Industry 4.0 are included in the program outputs. The findings show that higher education institutions are aware of the importance of personal competencies in today's competitive world and it is important to train graduates with an optimal competency balance. Our research will help to provide a roadmap to align accounting education with developments in the world, to change, update or focus on teaching and learning approaches according to the requirements in the context of Industry 4.0.

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Yeni teknoloji, rekabet gücü, dinamizm ve Endüstri 4.0’la birlikte gelen iş dünyasındaki değişikliklerin tümü yeni yetkinliklere duyulan ihtiyacı ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu araştırmada; Türkiye’de yükseköğretim kurumlarında muhasebe profesyoneli olmak için mezun olunması gereken yükseköğretim program çıktılarının, geleceğin muhasebe profesyonellerinden beklenen yetkinlikler bağlamında analiz edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Muhasebe profesyoneli olmak için mezun olunması gereken lisans program çıktıları NVivo 12 paket programı kullanılarak, içerik analizi tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonunda program çıktılarında Endüstri 4.0 bağlamında geleceğin muhasebe profesyonellerinin sahip olması gereken yetkinliklerin ne derece yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, yükseköğretim kurumlarının günümüzün rekabetçi dünyasında kişiye özgü yetkinliklerin öneminin farkında olduğunu ve optimal bir yetkinlik dengesine sahip mezunlar yetiştirmenin önemli olduğunu göstermektedir. Araştırmamız, muhasebe eğitimini dünyadaki gelişmelerle uyumlu hale getirmek için bir yol haritası sunmak, öğretme ve öğrenme yaklaşımlarını, Endüstri 4.0 bağlamındaki gereksinimlere göre değiştirmek, güncellemek veya odak noktasını belirlemede yardımcı olacaktır.

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Önce, S., Çavuş, G. (2022). Skills That Future Accounting Professionals Should Have: Analysis of The Outcomes of Higher Education Programs To Become an Accounting Professional. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Dergisi, Cilt: 25 Sayı: Özel Sayı Özel Sayı, 497–510. https://doi.org/10.29249/selcuksbmyd.1137721

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