Abstract

One of the learning goals of the Professional Accountancy Programme is to let our students develop a global perspective associated with accounting. To achieve such learning goal, it is proposed to internationalise the accounting curriculum through collaborations with non-local universities in a more structured way.

ACCT4215 Contemporary Accounting Issues in Global Market was developed to provide students with knowledge and theories that help them identify and analyse accounting issues in global environment. Instead of conducting traditional lectures as learning activities, it is proposed to organise online seminars collaborating with at least three universities in the United States, Europe and Asia covering hot topics in the global markets such as corporate governance, risk management, digital transformation and business sustainability. The seminars will be supplemented with in-class case-based teaching in CUHK adopting the Internationalisation at Home approach.

Students will be assessed through group case presentations and an individual reflective statement with a global and functional perspective. This “co-teaching” mechanism with international scholars encourages students to reflect critically on more advanced global accounting-related issues.