Sanjay Gupta
Valdosta State University
Andrew Ostapski
Valdosta State University
Abstract: The business environment of corporate America is changing rapidly and has necessitated a change in accounting education to keep pace with the needs of the business world. Accounting educators are being urged to reevaluate the curricula and focus on improving students' critical thinking, communication skills, and active participation in the learning process. Businesses are finding that the flow of information across business functions is critical to achieving good decision-making and are developing various types of work teams. The purpose of this study is to discuss the proposed changes in accounting education, provide an overview of the use of teams in the workplace, introduce THE GAME, a structured and collaborative exercise designed to increase student participation in the learning process, and develop some short activities that students work on collaboratively. These exercises contribute to active learning, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills; attributes for success in the accounting profession.
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