Software Development in Accounting Education: Maximising Student and Academic Productivity Through Digital Technology

Increasingly sophisticated digital technology has provided a means to improve the quality of accounting graduates and the potential to reduce the amount of time required to assess student achievement. This paper outlines the approach adopted in the Department of Accountancy at the University of Wollongong to adapt digital technology to accounting education with the twin goals of producing high quality graduates equipped to participate in a rapidly changing technological environment and reduce the amount of marking time required by academic staff.