Effects in Industry 4.0 on Accounting Education(Muhasebe Eğitimine Endüstri 4.0’ın Etkileri)

Abstract

Today, Industry 4.0 technologies have gained a new dimension with the development in the transfer of information with digitalization. However, there is a rapid change in technological, social, cultural, educational, and cultural fields. The sectors with the most technological developments have been the sectors that produce products and services. In parallel with this digitalization process in the industrial sector, it has been inevitable to keep up with innovations and developments in the accounting field. It will be able to obtain more accurate and faster information provided by Industry 4.0 technology and share it with stakeholders immediately. With the acceleration of business and transactions, the workload of accounting professionals and those working in the field of accounting will decrease. By reducing the time spent by professional accountants for certification, recording, classifying and reporting of documents, more time will be left for the analysis phase. Useful financial information, which will emerge with meticulous analysis and comments, will be shared in order to contribute to the decision-making process of stakeholders. Industry 4.0, which directly affects businesses, has also directly affected the field of accounting and finance. With the digitalization brought about by Industry 4.0, accounting education and accounting profession will take a different direction. Within the scope of this study, the effects of Industry 4.0, the development of Industry 4.0, the effects of Industry 4.0 on accounting education have been examined.

Keywords

• industry 4.0
• accounting education
• technology
• digitalization