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IMA certification aims to address accounting talent shortage

Accounting Today

The Institute of Management Accountants is rolling out a new Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate certification that requires no prerequisites like a college degree.

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Bold Move Listing ‘Lucrative Compensation’ As One of Five Reasons to Pursue Accounting, Montclair State

Going Concern

Accountants can choose from a wide array of career paths, ranging from public accounting firms to corporate finance departments, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and beyond. Career Center Education Salaries The Serious Questions Compensation fuck you pay me obvious lies Alright, we’ll give them this one.

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In a Battle Between ChatGPT and Accounting Students, the Students Won

CPA Practice

So, in response to the ongoing debate about how AI chatbots should factor into education, David Wood, a professor of accounting at Brigham Young University, decided to recruit as many professors as possible to see how OpenAI’s original chatbot, ChatGPT, would fare against actual university accounting students on accounting exams.

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Academics Pitted Human Accounting Students Against GPT-3, Students Won

Going Concern

As aspiring lawyers everywhere learned with horror that GPT-4 is capable of passing the bar exam (in the 90th percentile of test-takers, no less) a whole bunch of academics were not-so-quietly putting GPT-3 to the test on accounting. We also discuss implications for accounting education and research. TL;DR Not great, Bob.

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Want to include AI in your accounting course? 24 step-by-step tutorials and more…

Wendy Tietz

As educators, we have a responsibility to help them understand how to use tools like ChatGPT responsibly and effectively. AI is transforming how we workand our students need to be ready to use AI in their future careers. That means helping them see AI not as a shortcut or cheating aid, but as a tool […]

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AICPA Announces Recipients Teaching Awards

CPA Practice

These educators have years of study and experience behind them and have contributed so much to accounting education, yet they continue to innovate in the classroom, bringing the topics of today to life for their students.” Additionally, Vernon J.

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IMA Unveils New FMAA Certification

CPA Practice

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) launched a new certification on Nov. 29 focused on foundational financial and managerial accounting knowledge. With its accessibility to all business professionals, regardless of educational background, the FMAA is the perfect entry point into the accounting and finance profession.