The Integration of ERP in Accounting Education: Enhancing the Experiential Learning of Accounting Information System

Aziatul Waznah Ghazali; Nur Aima Shafie; Dahlia Fernandez Mohd Farid Fernandez; Salwa Zolkafli

doi:10.47405/mjssh.v7i10.1819

Aziatul Waznah Ghazali Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Nur Aima Shafie Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Dahlia Fernandez Mohd Farid Fernandez Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Salwa Zolkafli Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v7i10.1819

Keywords: Accounting information system, Accounting education, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Experiential learning, IT competencies

Abstract

Given the vast evolution of information technology (IT), and the seeming omniscience of Internet of Things (IoT), the future career prospect of accountants would also be altered in some ways. Accounting education underpins the career prospects of future accountants and accounting information system (AIS) is among the major syllabus in accounting education. More than any other subject, the pedagogy of AIS revolves around a set of dynamic tools and developments that force a different manner of course preparation and conceptualization. The current study evaluated the integration of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) into an AIS course at a Malaysian public university from the perspectives of undergraduate students. The findings suggest that students would very much benefited from the integration of ERP in AIS, enhancing their understanding of the business process cycle and how information technology assist with the automation and integration process. However, ongoing support needs to be provided to deal with classroom learning tasks as well as with administrative and technical issues.

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