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Making Accounting Careers Appealing Through Assignments

Fri, June 2, 12:30 to 1:30pm, Virtual, TBA

Abstract

Many introductory accounting students are not aware of the full range of accounting careers. They seem to be trapped into the stereotypical thinking of accountants sitting alone doing taxes or that one has to be a math genius. Thus, they miss out on the opportunity to pursue a dynamic in-demand career with good income earning potential and job security. With the accounting pipeline concerns it is imperative to attract learners to the profession.
Including accounting career assignments can change learners’ perceptions of the career and increase awareness of the opportunities. They even have the power to entice a learner to select accounting as a major.
Examples of assignments and available resources will be discussed.

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