Using a Large-Scale Integrative Simulation to Increase Students' Confidence in Management Accounting Competencies

Traditional lecture-based college courses offer limited opportunity for accounting students to develop the confidence they need to step into their role as a business partner. We developed a simulation-based project for use in management accounting courses and tested its effectiveness at developing confidence in management accounting competencies.
Today's management accountants are strategists, analysts, leaders, business partners, and, most importantly, communicators. A critical aspect of their job is interpreting financial and operational data and telling the business's story [...]