A comparative study on accountancy practical students during Covid-19 pandemic: Malaysia and Indonesia experience / Nor Aishah Mohd Ali … [et al.]

Mohd Ali, Nor Aishah and Ab. Majid, Rozaiha and Abdullah, Salina and Mediawati, Elis and Widaningsih, Mimin (2021) A comparative study on accountancy practical students during Covid-19 pandemic: Malaysia and Indonesia experience / Nor Aishah Mohd Ali … [et al.]. In: E-Proceeding for Asian Conference on Business, Economics and Social Science (ACBESS) 2021. Center for Islamic Philanthropy and Social Finance (CIPSF), Alor Gajah, p. 82.

Abstract

This paper intends to explore the challenges confronted by the accounting students who have to undergo their practical training during Covid-19 pandemic between the two neighbouring countries, Malaysia and Indonesia. Survey was distributed to practical training Accountancy students from both local Malaysian university as well as in Indonesia. A total of 131 and 92 students respectively from Malaysia and Indonesia responded to the survey. the findings indicate that there is a huge difference the way in which students from two universities conducted their practical training during the pandemic period of Covid-19. Whilst the Malaysian continued with the practical training exercise through the discretion of the respective companies where the practical training took place by way of working from home. The Indonesian students were however, given assignment as replacement to the practical training which they have to foregone due to the pandemic. This study only consider the interns of Accountancy students within a local university from both countries. Other universities from the same countries may deal with the pandemic condition differently. This study provides important information for decision makers involved in successful implementation of practical training for a social science course during pandemic. Hence, this study can be a preliminary study to assist the decision maker dealing with practical students during pandemic crisis.

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Item Type: Book Section
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Mohd Ali, Nor Aishah
aishah72@uitm.edu.my
Ab. Majid, Rozaiha
UNSPECIFIED
Abdullah, Salina
UNSPECIFIED
Mediawati, Elis
UNSPECIFIED
Widaningsih, Mimin
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Types of education > Professional education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education > Types of education > Professional education > Interns. Internship programs
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > Epidemics
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Alor Gajah Campus
Page Range: p. 82
Keywords: Pandemic; Practical training; Auditing
Date: 2021
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51987
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