A small experiment in online learning

Ryan, Paul R.

doi:10.4314/sajhe.v22i4.25822

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“…Institutional constraints are often the reason why accounting education cannot always deliver accounting graduates with the pervasive skills required by employers (Bui & Porter, 2010). At an ODL institution, such as the University of South Africa (Unisa), student numbers are large when compared to residential universities (Ryan, 2008). Unisa has to cater for students from different generations, namely adults and school leavers, who have different views, knowledge levels, experience levels and expectations (Heydenrych & Prinsloo, 2010).…”

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“…In addition, lecturers need to consider the demographics of the generation of learners in their classes (Fouche, 2013). Unisa's student profile is diverse in terms of income (ranging from highincome earners to poor students who do not even have electricity at home), age, educational background and working experience (Dzakiria, 2012;Ryan, 2008). Many of the students who study part-time experience a time management problem because they are also employed on a full-time basis.…”

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Accounting Education in an Open Distance Learning Environment: Case Studies for Pervasive Skills Enhancement

Reyneke¹,

Shuttleworth²

2018

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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Distance learning institutions allow access to many students who do not enjoy the luxury of studying fulltime at contact-based universities by providing flexibility in terms of time, space and finances. Globally, accountants are vital for the economy and it is important that higher education institutions empower them with the necessary skills to face the volatile working environment. Equipping accounting students with only discipline-specific knowledge, does not result in practice-ready accountants, which cause great concern for professional accounting bodies as well as employers. Pervasive skills are soft skills, also sometimes referred to as personal attributes allowing effective interaction between people. Using case studies to develop pervasive skills in accounting education, specifically in Open Distance Learning (ODL) institutions, is regarded as a fairly unexplored area. A qualitative research approach was followed whereby interviews were conducted with management members of the College of Accounting Sciences (CAS) at the University of South Africa (UNISA). The interviews provided insight into how ODL accounting educators in a developing country perceived the need to introduce a case study-based module to develop pervasive skills. It is recommended that the training of distance education accounting students should be adapted to include case studies for pervasive skills development.

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confidence: 99%