A Review of The Curriculum of Public Accounting Programs ‎with The Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Colombia

Authors

  • Orlando Carmelo Castellanos Polo

    Research professor at the Grancolombiano Polytechnic University Institution

  • Edel Rocío Lasso Silva

    Research professor at the Grancolombiano Polytechnic University Institution https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-0277

  • Fernán Alonso Cardona Quintero

    Research professor at the Grancolombiano Polytechnic University Institution

How to Cite

Polo , O. C. C. ., Silva, E. R. L. ., & Quintero, F. A. C. . (2025). A Review of The Curriculum of Public Accounting Programs ‎with The Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Colombia. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(4), 259-265. https://doi.org/10.14419/hs7nff91

Received date: June 24, 2025

Accepted date: August 4, 2025

Published date: August 9, 2025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/hs7nff91

Keywords:

University; Public Accountant. Information Technology; Systematization; Academic ‎Curriculum.

Abstract

Information technologies are advancing at an ever-accelerating pace, causing changes in the ‎accounting profession. Therefore, universities are forced to periodically assess the demands of ‎organizations on public accountants. The results of the business field now require academia to ‎strengthen the learning of information technology (ICT) in the public accounting program ‎classroom. The research analyzes the academic curricula of several universities, the importance ‎of updating the curricula of the public accounting degree is analyzed, where the importance ‎of incorporating the subject of digital innovation is reflected, such as the proposal of the ‎Syllabus with the topics that should be addressed, with sufficient credit hours, where the ‎automation of processes, systematic language, artificial intelligence and the analysis of Big ‎Data are taught, the focus is directed on the current analysis of academic curricula and the ‎analysis of the work of accountants is being transformed into the digital age in organizations, ‎so that they are competent in the new digital age‎.

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How to Cite

Polo , O. C. C. ., Silva, E. R. L. ., & Quintero, F. A. C. . (2025). A Review of The Curriculum of Public Accounting Programs ‎with The Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Colombia. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(4), 259-265. https://doi.org/10.14419/hs7nff91

Received date: June 24, 2025

Accepted date: August 4, 2025

Published date: August 9, 2025