New Didactic Approaches in Accounting: Moving Beyond the Calculation Exercise

Pavel Strach () and Irena Stejskalova ()
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Pavel Strach: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Irena Stejskalova: University of Economics in Prague

No 2304424, Proceedings of Business and Management Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: Case studies have been utilized frequently throughout business curricula. In the domain of accounting, however, cases have not been as proliferated. The aim of the paper is demonstrate the use of secondary case studies in the didactics of an undergraduate introductory accounting course. Authentic stories from professional journals and daily newspapers have been used for students to critically examine real-life accounting applications. Based on subsequent longitudinal student survey undertaken in two consecutive academic years, secondary case studies have been found effective in delivering real-life accounting applications, enabling greater understanding of accounting phenomena, and enhancing didactic approach in and above the accounting domain.

Keywords: didactics; accounting; case studies; teaching; student feedback (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 M41 M49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2015-06
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 1st Business & Management Conference, Vienna, Jun 2015, pages 320-330

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