Aligning the Technical and Soft Skills of Management Information Systems and Business Analytics Curricula to Supplement Accounting Education

Autor/inn/en	Larson, Benjamin E.; Sanders, Matthew A.; Bohler, Jeffrey A.
Titel	Aligning the Technical and Soft Skills of Management Information Systems and Business Analytics Curricula to Supplement Accounting Education
Quelle	In: Information Systems Education Journal, 19 (2021) 6, S.27-39 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1545-679X
Schlagwörter	Soft Skills; Business Skills; Management Information Systems; Data Analysis; Business Administration Education; Accounting; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Teamwork; Interdisciplinary Approach; Critical Thinking; Job Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Managementinformationssystem; Auswertung; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Kritisches Denken; Produktive Fertigkeit
Abstract	Familiarity with management information systems (MIS) and business analytics (BA) knowledge and soft skills facilitating teamwork are becoming critical for business-related disciplines. This study explores the need for information systems (IS) and analytics courses and soft skills in accounting positions by analyzing accounting job listings in a geographic job market as well as those from national accounting firms. Using content analysis, we found a critical need for IS and analytical knowledge. Nearly half of all entry-level positions indicated applicants were expected to have knowledge of concepts taught in a systems analysis and design course (SA&D). Additionally, 89% listed analytics skills, while 19% required database knowledge. These findings suggest IS and analytics expand the marketability of accounting students. Further, this research revealed a wide range of soft skills that entry-level accountants were expected to demonstrate, including presentation skills and teamwork, which would be improved through classes consisting of students from diverse majors. The findings indicate the need for IS programs to offer transdisciplinary IS and analytics courses that can provide business students with opportunities to develop practical skills, an asset in a team-driven workplace. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01