A Critical Review on the Book Advanced Accounting II  of Payame Noor University

Fathi Abdollahi, Ahmad; Nikbakht, Mohammadreza; Tahriri, Arash; Mahmoodi, Firooz

doi:10.30465/crtls.2021.34275.2091

Document Type : Research

Authors

¹ PhD Candidate, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran and Instructor, Department of Accounting, Payam Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, School of Economic and Management Sciences Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professoor, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education & Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2021.34275.2091

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to critically review the “Advanced Accounting II” book of undergraduate courses in accounting at Payame Noor University and analyze its problems. This research is a combination of the content analysis method to determine the typology of book problems and the descriptive method to examine the views of university professors. Jonassens prepared checklist was used to gather information and a researcher-constructed questionnaire was employed. Experts’ opinions were obtained for the justifiability of tools and for the reliability of the questionnaire Cronbach's alpha 0.98 was calculated. Results showed that from 51 problems of this textbook, 4 cases are algorithmic problems (8%), 34 cases are story problems (67%) and 13 cases are trouble-shooting problems (25%) and the most problems are algorithmic and story problems and the structure of them is well-structured. The content of the textbook does not fit with approved goals and dedicated time to presenting content is not enough and not updated over time, from professor's point of view its content is not up to date, as well as, not synchronous with the recent accounting standards and the content of the book is not suitable for students in terms of comprehensibility.

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Main Subjects

Management and Policy Making

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A Critical Review on the Book Advanced Accounting II of Payame Noor University

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Volume 21, Issue 3 - Serial Number 91
May 2021
Pages 213-231

A Critical Review on the Book Advanced Accounting II of Payame Noor University

References

References

Volume 21, Issue 3 - Serial Number 91May 2021Pages 213-231

Volume 21, Issue 3 - Serial Number 91
May 2021
Pages 213-231