Strategies for Improving Success in First-Year Accounting for Internal Students at a Regional University Campus

Authors

  • Janet Sawyer University of South Australia
  • John Medlin University of South Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v12i1.479

Keywords:

accounting, first year, university

Abstract

This paper describes a range ofinnovative strategies incotporated into an internal, first year accounting course on a regional university campus in an endeavour to improve the success rates ofstudents studying the course. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the nature of accounting information and the field of accounting generally. It is a core course in all the business undergraduate programs within the University of South Australia and is studied by students in programs of other  disciplines. The various strategies applied keep the students engaged with topics in an on-going, participative way that  they find both enjoyable and professionally beneficial.

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Published

01-03-2002

How to Cite

Sawyer, J., & Medlin, J. (2002). Strategies for Improving Success in First-Year Accounting for Internal Students at a Regional University Campus. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 12(1), 16–22. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v12i1.479

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