accounting Career Exploration Assignment
Instructions
Overview: This assignment aims to help you explore potential career paths in accounting. While you may not be considering a career in accounting, you need to understand accounting roles as you may be working with accountants. You will research different types of accounting careers, analyze job responsibilities, and evaluate the education and experience requirements for each role.
Instructions:
Research different types of accounting careers: Use resources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, professional organizations like the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and job postings to research different types of accounting careers. Examples may include public accounting, corporate accounting, government accounting, forensic accounting, or taxation.
Analyze job responsibilities: Select at least three accounting careers that interest you and analyze the job responsibilities for each. Describe the daily tasks, duties, and functions performed in each role. Consider the level of client interaction, degree of specialization, and potential for upward mobility in each role.
Evaluate education and experience requirements: Research the education and experience requirements for each of the accounting careers you have analyzed. Compare and contrast the different levels of education and experience needed for each role and identify any certifications or licenses that are required or recommended.
Reflect on your findings: Write a reflection on your research and analysis. Consider which accounting careers appeal to you the most and why. Evaluate how your skills, interests, and values align with each role’s job responsibilities and requirements. Consider any potential challenges or obstacles you may face in pursuing a career in accounting.
Format and submit your assignment: Your assignment should be typed, single-spaced with double-spacing between paragraphs, and at least two pages long. Use APA style for in-text citations and reference list. Submit your completed assignment to your instructor by the assigned due date.
Grading Criteria: Your assignment will be graded on the following criteria:
Thoroughness of research and analysis (40%)
Accuracy of information and use of sources (20%)
Reflection and critical thinking (30%)
Formatting and presentation (10%)
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Rubric Name: Accounting Career Exploration Assignment
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Criterion Score
Thoroughness of research and analysis
2.5 points
Student identifies and analyzes at least three different accounting careers and provides detailed descriiptions of job responsibilities, potential for upward mobility, and specialization.
2.25 points
Student identifies and analyzes at least two different accounting careers and provides clear descriiptions of job responsibilities and potential for upward mobility.
2 points
Student identifies and analyzes at least two different accounting careers and provides clear descriiptions of job responsibilities and potential for upward mobility.
1.5 points
Student fails to identify or analyze any accounting careers.
0 points
No submission or incomplete submission.
Score of Thoroughness of research and analysis,/ 2.5
Reflection and critical thinking
1.5 points
Student provides a thoughtful reflection on their research, considering personal skills, interests, and values in relation to potential accounting careers. Student shows evidence of critical thinking and analysis.
1.35 points
Student provides a reflection on their research, considering personal skills, interests, and values in relation to potential accounting careers. Student shows some evidence of critical thinking and analysis.
1.2 points
Student provides a limited reflection on their research, with limited consideration of personal skills, interests, and values in relation to potential accounting careers. Student shows limited evidence of critical thinking and analysis.
0.9 points
Student provides no reflection on their research and shows no evidence of critical thinking and analysis.
0 points
No submission or incomplete submission.
Score of Reflection and critical thinking,/ 1.5
Accuracy of information and use of sources
1 point
Student accurately identifies and cites sources for all information presented.
0.8 points
Student accurately identifies and cites sources for most information presented.
0.7 points
Student inaccurately identifies or fails to cite sources for some information presented.
0.6 points
Student inaccurately identifies or fails to cite sources for most information presented.
0 points
No submission or incomplete submission.
Score of Accuracy of information and use of sources,/ 1
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Overall Score
Excellent
4.5 points minimum
This score represents the average evaluation across all rubric criteria.
Very Good
4 points minimum
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Good
3.5 points minimum
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Satisfactory
3 points minimum
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Poor
2.8 points minimum
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0 Points
0 points minimum
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