Project Description
The study seeks insight from accounting practitioners and academics to determine whether knowledge of international accounting should be included in the accounting curriculum at Universities in the United States, and if so, to what depth. The results will benefit the management accounting profession by providing information so that curriculums and training programs can adapt to better prepare practitioners for the international accounting needs of management accounting positions. This study’s results will also inform regulators on what practitioners expect of accounting graduates with regards to the content of international accounting topics. Two research methodologies will be employed. First, field surveys will be sent via email and/or mailing to practicing accountants in both corporate and public accounting entities. A list of participants will be purchased from the AICPA. Second, data will be hand-collected from AACSB accredited accounting programs’ websites about the coverage of international accounting topics in their curriculums and/or we will personally reach out to their department chairs via e-mail or phone calls requesting the information. Finally, we will map the results of the field surveys with that of the hand-collected accounting curriculum data and the content of the CPA exam to identify gaps among regulators, practice, and academia.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The student will assist with distribution of the survey and once surveys are returned, the student will assist in creating a workable database from the survey responses. The student will also assist in hand collection of the accredited accounting program curriculum data and creating a workable database from this hand collected database. Finally, the student will help with a thorough literature review of the existing literature.
Desired Qualifications
None Listed.