TY  - JOUR
AB  - One of the objectives of accounting education at South African universities is to prepare students for positions as professional accountants. The bulk of current education at South African universities focuses on the acquisition of technical knowledge through courses or modules focused on financial accounting. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, which is the dominant professional accounting body in South Africa, is mainly responsible for prescribing the body of knowledge that is taught. However, current accounting education is challenged by major changes in the environment in which professional accountants are operating. One of the major factors that affect this environment is the impact of information technology on the accounting profession. The purpose of this article is twofold: firstly, to investigate the extent of the changing environment in which professional accountants will need to operate in future, focusing specifically on information technology; and secondly, to determine the need for future research that will identify strategies for closing the gap between the current education of accountants at South African universities and what will be expected from them in their profession in future.
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 1022-2529
DO  - 10.1108/10222529200400012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/10222529200400012
AU  - Wessels P.L.
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Information technology and the education of professional accountants
T2  - Meditari Accountancy Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 219
EP  - 234
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -