Generic skills in accounting education in Saudi Arabia: students’ perceptions

Mallak, Mohammed Ali Al; Tan, Lin Mei; Laswad, Fawzi

doi:10.1108/ara-02-2019-0044

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“…Soft skill is a significant element to be mastered by the employee in order to adapt to the work. The main soft skills namely communication skills, interpersonal skills, problemsolving skills, and critical thinking skills (Al Mallak et al, 2020).…”

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Facilitating Soft Skills Development of Higher Education Graduate Through Alumni Involvement

Putri¹,

Putri²,

Nanda³

et al. 2021

Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research

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A university is primarily being a facility to produce a capable and professional workforce. On other hand, higher education institutions must be reacted quickly to the social and economic needs of the industry. Thus, this leads to their actions to enhance graduate employability. In particular, a good learning model was identified as a central requirement to meet future labour demands. One important element in making graduates with good soft skills is through the involvement of the alumni, who has plunged into the working world. Alumni have a variety of experiences that can be input for improving the university graduates. This study is development research arranging the alumni learning model to empower higher education graduates. By using the ADDIE model stages, this study expands a soft skill learning model that was given directly by university alumni. Based on the results of validity the alumni learning model gets a 93.33% score, while the field test gets a 95% score. These results indicate that the model is valid to be used as a soft skill learning model. On the other hand, the results of the open-ended questionnaire show a positive response from an expert as a validator and student as a user.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Facilitating Soft Skills Development of Higher Education Graduate Through Alumni Involvement

Putri¹,

Putri²,

Nanda³

et al. 2021

Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research

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“…Thus, the perceptions of university accounting students about the importance of developing generic skills, in Saudi Arabia, were analysed by Al Mallak et al (2020). The results showed that students consider them important, especially ethical skills, and that the accounting education system could do more to provide students with opportunities to develop generic skills.…”

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Integrating Digital Technologies in Accounting Preservice Teacher Education

Rodrigues

2022

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

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The importance of developing technological skills at the undergraduate level to form better professionals is no longer questionable, assuming a particular role in subjects as accounting education. However, it appears that technologies are still weakly used in education and training. This article intends to analyse i) how students' technological skills development can be promoted, ii) in what way the integration of digital technologies in the curriculum is managed, and iii) what influence teaching, assessment and learning methods have, in the development of generic skills, especially technological skills. Presents a case study in the master's degree in Economics and Accounting Teaching, that forms teachers to vocational secondary education in this area. A qualitative approach was used with the support of participant observation and a questionnaire to finalist students. The case study is based on the active teacher training model that promotes technological skills using teaching and assessment methods for active learning.

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“…Teachers and software developers are constantly concerned with computer system response time and information exchange for improved educational performance (Kim et al, 2015). The value of acquiring generic abilities in accounting education and that of the Saudi accounting education system might do more to provide students with the opportunity to build generic skills that will help them thrive in their future employment (Al Mallak et al, 2020). Senan (2019) found that stakeholders agreed that the university curriculum was capable of satisfying the special requirements of the Saudi Arabian labor market.…”

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The hunt for computerized accounting education in the GCC: a structured literature review

Thottoli

2022

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PurposeThe objective of this paper is to review and analyze the existing literature on computerized accounting education (CAE) in educational institutions across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and to suggest a research agenda for the future.Design/methodology/approachThe author employs a structured literature review (SLR) approach to analyze CAE research published in the GCC between 1981 and 2021.FindingsThe current study has focused mainly on education in the field of computerized accounting (CA); however, very few research studies have focused on CAE. The author recognized two key topics: the broad concept of CA and the identification of software programs used to teach CA courses.Research limitations/implicationsA future study might extend to address the gap in the knowledge of graduate students’ theoretical concept in accounting with CA program across higher-educational institutions (HEIs) in the GCC.Practical implicationsThe broad topic analyzed by the author leads to highlight the growing need for students’ practical skills in CA, particularly in the GCC, and to give suggestions for future research. This study also provides a kind of advice to educational institutions to implement an appropriate CA program for CA courses.Originality/valueCurrently, there is a lack of SLR on CAE. Findings on the broad topic analyzed in the current study have been addressed by agreeing on a critical assessment of present research and future research goals.

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Generic skills in accounting education in Saudi Arabia: students’ perceptions

Cited by 32 publications

References 28 publications

Facilitating Soft Skills Development of Higher Education Graduate Through Alumni Involvement

Facilitating Soft Skills Development of Higher Education Graduate Through Alumni Involvement

Integrating Digital Technologies in Accounting Preservice Teacher Education

The hunt for computerized accounting education in the GCC: a structured literature review

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