The Introductory Accounting Course for Hospitality Students: A Relationship between Perceptions and Examination Performance
The basic accounting subject can benefit those entering organizations where decision makers use accounting information. Students have negative stereotypical perceptions of accounting especially students from non-accounting majors. This study intended to investigate the perceptions of the hospitality students towards the Principle of Accounting and the effect of the changes towards students’ performance in the subject. Two hundred and eight (208) students enrolled in Hotel and Tourism Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) between November 2004 until March 2005 from UiTM Shah Alam, UiTM Melaka and UiTM Dungun, participated.
Keywords:
Introductory Accounting
Stream:
Adult, Vocational, Tertiary and Professional Learning
Presentation Type:
Virtual in English
Paper:
Introductory Accounting Course for Hospitality Students, The,
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Salamiah A. Jamal
Lecturer, Faculty of Hotel and tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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I have been in the education line since 1999 and currently attach to University Technology MARA. I am lecturing in the faculty of hotel and tourism management teaching several accountig subjects to hospitality students (non-accounting students). My first degree was in Accounting and Management Control from Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom and my master degree was in Business Administration. At the moment I am doing my Phd on a part time basis specializing in consumer behaviour. My interest is in the area of destination tourism focusing on the aspect of consumer behaviour in terms of their decision on choice of places to visits for holidays. I have just finished writing my first book entitle "Homestay Selangor : Its Uniqueness and Memorable Experiences" that is to be launched by The Ministry of Tourism Malaysia in October 2006.
Ref: L07P0054
