Writing in the Accounting Curriculum: Guidelines for Professors

Accounting faculty generally agree that writing skills are necessary for success as an accounting professional. Difficulties that accounting faculty encounter in integrating writing into the accounting curricula include: 1. justifying the value of required writing by students, 2. understanding the d...

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Published in:Issues in accounting education 1992-10, Vol.7 (2), p.193
Main Authors: Stocks, Kevin D, Stoddard, Ted D, Waters, Max L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Curricula
Guidelines
Integration
Skills
Writing
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Summary:Accounting faculty generally agree that writing skills are necessary for success as an accounting professional. Difficulties that accounting faculty encounter in integrating writing into the accounting curricula include: 1. justifying the value of required writing by students, 2. understanding the difference between learning to write and writing to learn, 3. identifying the various types of possible writing assignments, 4. detailing the requirements for making writing assignments, and 5. using an effective and efficient process for grading written presentations. Writing assignments should, as a minimum, specifically address the following issues: 1. purpose, 2. audience, 3. style and tone, 4. document length, 5. scope, and 6. format and organization. Most assignments can be evaluated on the basis of 4 categories - content, organization, language usage, and mechanics.
ISSN:0739-3172
1558-7983