THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS ON ACCOUNTING EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY ON TEACHING STAFF

Just as technological developments have affected all aspects of life, they also have had a great impact on the accounting profession. Accounting which was previously done manually are now mostly done in the computer environment with the advent of computerized accounting. Computerized accounting has recently become very popular because of its accuracy, speed, convenience and reliability. Using computerized accounting system in financial reporting also provides managers, executives and investors with accurate, reliable, quick current financial information to support decision making. Technology has also affected the field of education today.Recently,new universities have been opened in accordance with the law numbered 5467 in the Eastern Anotalia and Black Sea regions in Turkey. Most of these universities have the Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculties, the curriculums of which involve accounting courses. The study population consists of 120 teaching staff working at the Accounting and Finance Departments of these newly established universities in the Eastern Anatolia and Black Sea region. In the study, a questionnaire containing 25 questions has been used in the collection of the data. SPSS statistical package program has been used for the analysis of data in the study. Chi-Square analysis was carried out with the aim of detecting the relation between the demographic characteristics of the academic staff who participated in the study and their responses to the questions about Accounting Training. The study has been conducted with the objective of determining the opinions of the academic staff about whether some changes should be made in the curriculum of accounting education to keep up with the developments in technology and communication, about whether the education provided is appropriate to the developments in the information system, about whether the analysis capacities of the package programs used are sufficient, about whether verbal and written communication skills are important, about whether course presentations and materials used are appropriate to the recent developments, and about whether the practice of internship is necessary. As a result, it has been concluded that the use of teaching techniques that develop the logical mental and financial analysis skills of students and have a content covering the practical aspect of accounting processes are more effective in learning.