Skills That Accountancy, Business, and Management Students Must Enhance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM) course is one of the strands offered in the academic tracks of senior high school. This study focuses on the skills that should be developed by ABM students that could greatly help them in coping with their studies.

METHODS

Random sampling was done among the grade 11 and grade 12 students of General Mariano Alvarez Technical High School who were taking up ABM course. The respondents were divided into two groups and were classified according to their strand. The researchers used a questionnaire to gather data which was composed of open-ended questions related to the study.

RESULTS

The collected data implies that students of ABM must have an inclination to analytical, mathematical, and communication skills. These skills will help them in pursuing accounting courses in college. Encouragement from teachers and guardians is a big help for the students to be motivated to excel in their studies.

DISCUSSIONS

Every student must practice their critical thinking and analytical skills. They can enhance their abilities through many ways such as reading literary works related to business, exercising these skills in real world, and mainly focusing on their studies.