Enhancing accounting graduates' skills and employability through a work integrated learning (WIL) capstone course: an Australian university's experience

Leong, Raymond (2012) Enhancing accounting graduates' skills and employability through a work integrated learning (WIL) capstone course: an Australian university's experience. In: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Doctoral Consortium (AFAANZ 2008), 2-4 Jul 2008, Sydney, Australia.

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Abstract

The skills required of accounting professionals have changed drastically during the last few decades. Accounting graduates are now expected to be equipped with the necessary skills to perform well in a fast changing corporate world. However, recent empirical evidence has shown that there is an increasing gap between what skills new accountants possess and skills they need at the workplace (Kavanagh, 2007).

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper)
Refereed:	No
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	© AFAANZ 2012.
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Jan 2011 - 30 Jun 2013)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance (1 Jan 2011 - 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2013 06:40
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2017 04:33
Uncontrolled Keywords:	accountancy graduates; work ready; skills; curriculum
Fields of Research (2008):	13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130108 Technical, Further and Workplace Education 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130203 Economics, Business and Management Curriculum and Pedagogy 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150305 Human Resources Management
Fields of Research (2020):	39 EDUCATION > 3903 Education systems > 390308 Technical, further and workplace education 39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390103 Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350503 Human resources management
Socio-Economic Objectives (2008):	C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9303 Curriculum > 930302 Syllabus and Curriculum Development
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/22277

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