Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Task Overview: Reflect on your personal understanding of the accounting profession.
Marking criteria:
- Analysis and synthesis of knowledge from a range of experiences/sources
- Critical self-reflection to formulate professional development strategies.
- Completeness and relevance
- Overall clarity
Refer to the Reflection Marking Rubric.
Deliverables: 500-700 word reflection.
Additional requirements:
Formatting: Standard 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing, side margins 2.5cm wide.
Referencing: All sources (ie the work and ideas of others) cited and referenced using a standard referencing system.
Preparation/Instructions:
Read at least one of the following readings:
- A Changing Profession? – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Developments in the global accountancy sector – Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Answer the following questions, thinking about how your understanding of the role of an accountant has developed since you began studying accounting and the specific experiences/sources that have influenced your thinking:
- When you think of the accounting profession what comes to your mind?
- What contextual factors do you think could influence the accounting profession?
- Describe the people you expect to interact with as an accountant.
- What role do you think you should play in contributing to your community as an accountant?
- What might the clients and fellow employees expect of you as an accountant?
- What skills do you think you should possess to be a successful accountant?
Review your work. Make sure the structure of the paragraphs and sentences is clear. Fix spelling and grammatical errors. Make sure you have cited and referenced accurately.
