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Direct linkHoadley, Susan; Wood, Leigh N.; Tickle, Leonie; Kyng, Tim – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify threshold concepts that are the essential conceptual content of finance programmes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Conducted in three stages with finance academics and students, the study uses threshold concepts as both a theoretical framework and a research methodology. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Financial Services, Fundamental Concepts, Curriculum Design
Kyng, Tim; Tickle, Leonie; Wood, Leigh N. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
Software, particularly spreadsheet software, is ubiquitous in the financial services workplace. Yet little is known about the extent to which universities should, and do, prepare graduates for this aspect of the modern workplace. We have investigated this issue through a survey of financial services employers of graduates, the results of which are…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Employer Attitudes, Skill Analysis, Computer Software
Tickle, Leonie; Kyng, Tim; Wood, Leigh N. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
The role of universities in preparing students to use spreadsheet and other technical software in the financial services workplace has been investigated through surveys of university graduates, university academics, and employers. It is found that graduates are less skilled users of software than employers would like, due at least in part to a…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Universities, College Role, Technology Education
