The students' perceptions on the usefulness of the simulation project in financial accounting 1 (FAC 100) / Rosliza Bahari

This study investigates among other things the students' in Part 1 and Part 2 of The Diploma in Accountancy at UiTM perceptions of the importance and the usefulness of the Simulation Project being a part of the Financial Accounting 1 (FAC 100) subject. It was found that the students perceived the simulation project as important in helping them to understand the full accounting cycle and also to achieve the objectives of the subject. It was also found among other things that the students prefer to do the project in a group rather than individually and the preferred number of members in the group are 3. The result of this study may be used to assess the usefulness of the simulation project as well as to assess the effectiveness of the project in achieving its objectives. Also further improvement could be introduced if necessary such as the extension of the project from 1 l /2 week to 2 week.