A study of Malaysian accounting education in higher-learning institutions: Is Malaysia preparing undergraduates for a tsunami of fraud?

• Main Authors: Ong, Derek Lai Teik *, Al-Mashoor, Sharifah Ameera *, Siew, Weng Chung *, Ng, Qing Song *
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: HF5601 Accounting; LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/184/1/Derek%20Ong%20Lai%20Teik%20-%20A%20Study%20of%20malaysian%20Accounting%20Education%20in%20Higher%20Learning.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/184/

The current syllabus lack sufficiency of fraud education in areas of auditing, fraud examination and forensic accounting in the current accounting curriculum. This paper seeks to analyze the relationship between final year accouting students’ perceived coverage of fraud education and the overall suf...