Data Analytics Skills: Is Accounting Curriculum Ready?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v24i3.6839Keywords:
higher education, data analytics, curriculum, accounting educationAbstract
Data assets that become very vast, unstructured, and move in a fast pace as a result of the digitalization of organizational business processes have a substantial impact and may have implications for greater advantages from data analytics. This creates a need for modifications to accounting education. This study examines how data analytics is integrated into the accounting curriculum. Through an online survey of 238 accounting educators. The findings indicate a gap between the need and actual conditions incorporating data analytics capabilities into the curriculum, with a scarcity of resources with data analytic skills serving as the main cause. The findings have implications for all stakeholders involved in accounting education in Indonesia, encouraging them to collaborate to anticipate the potential effects of the Industry 4.0 revolution, particularly about the graduates’ data analytics skills and ability to make the best business decisions.
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