How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills
| dc.contributor.advisor | Miller, Taryn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kotze, Ruhan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-28T09:47:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-28T09:47:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-15T13:50:36Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which aspirant CA(SA)s perceive how the academic programme is, and should be, developing relational and decision-making (RDM) skills. There has been extensive criticism that these skills are insufficiently developed in accounting students, an unfortunate reality which, consequently, hinders their expected performance during the SAICA training programme. Research method: A questionnaire was distributed to 103 aspirant CA(SA)s (of which 44 responded) working at one of the largest audit firms globally and currently in their 1st to 3rd year of the SAICA training programme. The questionnaire consisted of three main questions focusing on the respondents' perception of the academic programme. Findings: The majority of the respondents perceive that almost all of the RDM skills are developed to an intermediate or advanced level during the academic programme. However, respondents also perceive that the academic programme should place greater focus on developing certain RDM skills, such as relationship-building; professional scepticism and teamwork, to an advanced level, to maximise performance during the training programme. Lastly, the case study method, a teaching method by academics, resulted in the highest response rate for assisting in developing RDM skills. Originality and value: The study is the first to research RDM skills development, as defined within the new SAICA Competency Framework, during the South African academic programme. Furthermore, the findings of this study could assist SAICA in identifying RDM skills development shortcomings and whether the academic or training programme providers should bear more responsibility for developing certain skills. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Kotze, R. (2022). <i>How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Kotze, Ruhan. <i>"How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kotze, R. 2022. How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Kotze, Ruhan AB - Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which aspirant CA(SA)s perceive how the academic programme is, and should be, developing relational and decision-making (RDM) skills. There has been extensive criticism that these skills are insufficiently developed in accounting students, an unfortunate reality which, consequently, hinders their expected performance during the SAICA training programme. Research method: A questionnaire was distributed to 103 aspirant CA(SA)s (of which 44 responded) working at one of the largest audit firms globally and currently in their 1st to 3rd year of the SAICA training programme. The questionnaire consisted of three main questions focusing on the respondents' perception of the academic programme. Findings: The majority of the respondents perceive that almost all of the RDM skills are developed to an intermediate or advanced level during the academic programme. However, respondents also perceive that the academic programme should place greater focus on developing certain RDM skills, such as relationship-building; professional scepticism and teamwork, to an advanced level, to maximise performance during the training programme. Lastly, the case study method, a teaching method by academics, resulted in the highest response rate for assisting in developing RDM skills. Originality and value: The study is the first to research RDM skills development, as defined within the new SAICA Competency Framework, during the South African academic programme. Furthermore, the findings of this study could assist SAICA in identifying RDM skills development shortcomings and whether the academic or training programme providers should bear more responsibility for developing certain skills. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - academics KW - accountant KW - accounting education and training KW - aspirant CA(SA)s KW - competency framework KW - decision-making KW - professional skills KW - relational KW - SAICA KW - soft skills KW - training programme LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills TI - How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Kotze R. How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37524 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | College of Accounting | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | |
| dc.subject | academics | |
| dc.subject | accountant | |
| dc.subject | accounting education and training | |
| dc.subject | aspirant CA(SA)s | |
| dc.subject | competency framework | |
| dc.subject | decision-making | |
| dc.subject | professional skills | |
| dc.subject | relational | |
| dc.subject | SAICA | |
| dc.subject | soft skills | |
| dc.subject | training programme | |
| dc.title | How can CA(SA) university students be better prepared for the SAICA training programme: A focus on relational and decision-making skills | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MCom |