Date of Award

1-1-1985

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Business and Vocational Education

Abstract

The problem of this study was to determine whether recent graduates of two-year post-secondary technical and/or vocational institutions in Canada's three prairie provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were perceived by employers and educators to have the necessary education in computer applications in accounting to meet entry-level job requirements.The survey method was selected as the research method for this study which was designed to determine the perceived needs of instructors, employers and students for curriculum offerings of computer applications in accounting in two-year post-secondary institutions. Questionnaires were sent to: (1) all the two-year post-secondary institutions in the three prairie provinces, (2) businesses identified by the only source available, Employment and Immigration Canada, Manpower and Consultative Services and (3) all the accounting students identified by instructors, and to students who applied to Employment and Immigration Canada, Manpower and Consultative Services for accounting positions.When comparing the perceptions of employers, educators and graduates of the importance of computerized accounting requirements and computer-related topics, employers rated those topics of greater importance than did the educators and graduates. Employers perceptions of the necessary education in computer applications in accounting to meet job-entry requirements were not met in the following topics: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, keyboarding skills, accounting software use and work experience. Employers perceived these topics should receive more emphasis in two-year post-secondary institutes in preparing graduates for job-entry level positions in accounting.Although employers perceived flowcharting of little or no importance for the job-entry employee, graduates perceived this knowledge as very important. Work experience was rated high by employers because of its valuable training aspects. Graduates rated it less important for job-entry employees in accounting possibly because of their own lack of it when finding their first job in accounting. Employers indicated the need for keyboarding skills and no need for flowcharting.Educators perceptions of the necessary education for entry-level accounting positions were met. Graduates rated the topics above the ratings given to them by educators.

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