The Affects of Information Technology on the Accounting Education

摘要

Information Systems and Technology have greatly affected the accounting profession. For example a task that normally would take eight clerks to perform can be accomplished by one accountant. Information Technology has now made it easier for accountants to generate reports and perform year-end closes. A number of professional organizations have called on accounting faculty to use technology in their courses. Given the range of technologies available, the purpose of this study is to determine what technologies have widespread applied among accounting educators. In addition, from this study we can learn the differences among educators in their choices of technology and the extent to which they use it. The information presented in this article also can be used by administrators to develop an effective policy which can ensure broad participation of faculty in the integration of technology into the university curriculum in China. Considering major globalization impacts on accounting professions, accounting educators are recommended to pay special attention to this issue.