Abstract
This study aimed to determine the usefulness of Mathematics subjects in the accounting courses for Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. Mathematics subjects, which include College Algebra, Mathematics of Investment, Business Calculus and Quantitative Techniques, were evaluated through its Course Learning Objectives, while its usefulness for accounting courses which include Financial Accounting, Advance Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management Advisory Services, Auditing and Taxation, was evaluated by the students. Descriptive research was employed among all students in their 5th-year in BS-Accountancy who were done with all the Accounting Subjects in the Accountancy Program and they all passed the different Mathematics subjects prerequisite to their courses. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data. Using descriptive statistics, results showed that Mathematics of Investment is the most useful subject in the different accounting courses particularly in Financial Accounting, Advance Accounting and Auditing. Further, by using Mean, the results showed that several skills that can be acquired in the Mathematics subjects are found to be useful in accounting courses and the use of the fundamental operations is the most useful skill in all accounting subjects.
Highlights
IntroductionIt is important for the university and the Accounting educators to facilitate high level of accounting education among the students to achieve better academic and professional success
Accounting Education and the ways to improve it have been a great concern and a big challenge to the University of Saint Louis, one of the universities in the Northern Philippines, especially that the university continuously provides national topnotchers in the CPA BoardExaminations through the years
Descriptive research design was used in this study to determine the usefulness of skills learned from the Mathematics subjects to the Accounting courses for Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Summary
It is important for the university and the Accounting educators to facilitate high level of accounting education among the students to achieve better academic and professional success. The accountants today are required to interpret and analyze corporate data and to report the information. This requires a great deal of talents and skills mainly on mathematics and logic for daily requirement complex analyses. Zandi (2005) concluded that undergraduate accounting students with major in mathematics from pre-university institutes perform better than those with arts or social sciences backgrounds. The mathematics perception level could be the main indicator of efficiency and better performance of undergraduate accounting students
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