Module 3 Discussion Forum

Lawson, R. (2019, March 1). New competencies for management accountants. Retrieved from https://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/march-2019-new-competencies-for-management-accountants/?_ga=2.146661044.1290194127.1552165397-730366639.1552165397 (Links to an external site.)

• Focus on one of the major subjects of this article that is of interest to you. These subjects include (but are not limited to):
  • The changing role of finance and accounting professionals
  • Impact of technology and data analytics
  • The growing importance of ethics in the digital age
  • The IMA management accounting competency framework
• Include the subject you have decided to focus on as part of the title of your initial post.
• Do the following in your initial response:
  • Prepare an annotation of the major subject in which you are interested or wish to comment upon, and answer/include the following points and questions. (An annotation is a summary of the main points of the subject you have chosen to summarize for the class, organized to include a correctly formatted APA reference.)
• Problem: What was the major focus of the subject in the article? Why does the subject matter to accountants in the future?
• Results: What was the result or conclusion reached in the article of the strategies recommended to address that subject in the article, now and in the future?
• Application: How might practitioners or your classmates potentially apply what was covered in the article in the real world? Be specific.

By 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) on Thursday of this week, submit a substantive initial posting of at least 300 words that answers or addresses the issues in the discussion board.

By 11:59 P.M. MT on Sunday of this week, respond to two or more classmates, or your instructor, in any of the following ways:

• Build on something your classmates said in the post
• Explain why and how you see things differently
• Ask a probing or clarifying question
• Share an insight from having read your classmate’s posting
• Offer and support an opinion
• Expand on classmates’ posting
• Answer your instructor’s follow-up question with a substantive response

Your posts must be formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.).