Abstract
The Purpose of the study: The study aims is to identify the extent of compatibility of accounting curriculum with the requirements of accounting profession in labor market and IT Environment Jordanian Higher Education and scientific Research Institutes. Such requirements include general and specialized scientific skills and knowledge that accountants need to have in IT environment.
 
 The methodology of the study: The researcher has used descriptive analytical method. Previous studies and international standards of accounting education, touching upon the most important knowledge and skills that the accountants need to have as requirements of Jordanian labor market have been reviewed. In addition, the researcher designed and distributed a questionnaire to a research sample of the accountants working at Jordanian companies.
 
 Findings: The study concluded that the accounting courses taught in Jordanian higher education and scientific research institutes include the most significant knowledge and skills required in Jordanian labor market and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) environment. And they are inserted in some courses but are not detailed. Moreover, the study referred that attention should be paid to the developments of accounting curricula in order to comply with the development of ICT, recently used.
Highlights
Higher education, the main pillar of meeting the needs of human development and labor work, plays an important role in creating a trained workforce able to communicate with the world and deal effectively with the updates
This study tests the following set of hypotheses: 1. Accounting curricula taught in Jordanian higher education and scientific research institutes include general knowledge which the accountant has to know well in order to meet the requirements of Jordanian labor market and information technology (IT) environment
Accounting curricula taught in Jordanian higher education and scientific research institutes include the knowledge and skills which meet the requirements of Jordanian labor market and qualify the students to work in IT environment in the capacity of electronic system users
Summary
The main pillar of meeting the needs of human development and labor work, plays an important role in creating a trained workforce able to communicate with the world and deal effectively with the updates. Using information technology has contributed to the diversification of accountant work's fields and tasks ranging from data entry in electronic systems to information system manager and information system designer and analyst. Such practical reality imposes various IT skills and knowledge on accountants in order to perform appropriately their tasks and roles. Universities play an important role in qualifying the accountants who are able to perform their tasks in IT environment. The researcher seeks to identify the important role of the universities in developing the curricula which qualify the accountants in order to perform their accounting tasks in IT environment through providing the fundamental skills and knowledge. The accountants become able to perform their jobs if they work as system mangers, electronic system designers or evaluators
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