Preserving transferable skills in the accounting curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic
Accounting Research Journal
; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print):14, 2021.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1091163
ABSTRACT
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a first-hand, critical reflection on the rapid redesign of a New Zealand university accounting course in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors reflect on their experience of redesigning a course for online delivery, while preserving its focus on transferable skills. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents the authors' commentary on and self-evaluation of the teaching of a final year accounting paper during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings The authors provide lessons for developing transferable skills when pivoting to digital learning under extreme conditions. The authors found a multi-modal approach to course delivery that helped facilitate the development of transferable skills and self-reflection journals were particularly useful for motivating students in an online teaching environment. The authors also identified the efficacy of designing and evaluating online course delivery using a "transferable skills first" template to identify gaps in learning activities and assessments. Originality/value The pressures of rapidly pivoting to digital learning threatened the authors' ability to maintain a focus on transferable skills. The authors provide a design method for maintaining and developing transferable skills in a digital environment using a "transferable-skills first" teaching philosophy.
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Accounting Research Journal
Year:
2021
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