Vysotskaya, A., Kolvakh, O. and Stoner, G. (2016) Mutual calculations in creating accounting models: a demonstration of the power of matrix mathematics in accounting education. Accounting Education, 25(4), pp. 396-413. (doi: 10.1080/09639284.2016.1191273)
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to describe the innovative teaching approach used in the Southern Federal University (SFedU), Russia, to teach accounting via a form of matrix mathematics. It thereby contributes to disseminating the technique of teaching to solve accounting cases using mutual calculations to a worldwide audience. The approach taken in this course provides useful insights for both accounting educators and accounting students by providing an alternative explanation and understanding of the main principles of accounting, and does so using a simple game simulation. This paper provides readers with an awareness of the broader international environment of accounting education and of the techniques that can be adopted in the teaching of accounting. The paper also demonstrates that any accounting operation can be represented by matrix equations, and, as a result, adds to the understanding of alternative processes of recording transactions and the mathematical generation of essential accounting reports. The paper thereby reveals the potential value of matrix based approaches to accounting within the accounting educational environment.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Stoner, Professor Greg |
| Authors: | Vysotskaya, A., Kolvakh, O., and Stoner, G. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance |
| Journal Name: | Accounting Education |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0963-9284 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1468-4489 |
| Published Online: | 28 June 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Taylor and Francis |
| First Published: | First published in Accounting Education 25(4): 396-413 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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