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Written by: The Vanguard Editorial Board
Bentley University has long been recognized for its concentration and prestige in accountancy. However, in the 2009-2010 academic year, there have been some major changes to the curriculum that have resulted in angered upperclassmen, unable to obtain the education they so hoped for.
Since GB 101 became GB 112, a course that was previously intended for basic business concepts is now about basic accounting and finance.
This has removed professors from their previous subjects, and started a game of musical chairs. Professors that had been teaching GB 201, or Financial Accounting, are now teaching the new integrated business course for freshmen.
This has not only created issues with the inconveniencing of professors by switching courses being taught, but also has forced upperclassmen who need accounting guidance in their major requirement courses to be assigned to professors who have minimal accounting background.
Sophomores in particular who are now taking GB 201, which will no longer be in the curriculum beginning the 2010-2011 school year, are suffering. These students who are experiencing accounting for the first time in their lives are forced to have professors that are originally certified in areas such as CIS and Economics. It is completely unfair that during this time of change any students should suffer, especially those who are making important decisions regarding their futures.
Some students are not receiving as much attention as they may need at a critical time when they are about to declare their majors. The fact that students may not have professors that can effectively teach a course inhibits a student’s ability to make an educated decision on their choice of a major or minor. How is a student supposed to know if they are interested in accounting when their professor doesn’t even specialize in the course? These students are not receiving proper attention in areas they may need help in, which could hinder their ability to succeed.
Also, students who are taking courses for their Accountancy majors are not receiving the best education by professors who specialize in those courses. It is unreasonable that these students cannot be given the highest education for accounting, which Bentley prides itself on. These students have made decisions to carry out an education in a difficult subject, and to have professors that may not teach effectively is just not fair.
These decisions we make will follow us not only through classes now, but for the rest of our lives. We are deciding now what we want to do in the future, and the first place to begin is the best education possible.
It seems as though this academic year has been an overall struggle for the General Business department in allocating professors to proper classes and changing the curriculum. Why should those students who need to take major requirement courses in accounting have to suffer because the professors accredited in accounting are now being pawned off to freshmen?
Sophomores and other accounting students at Bentley should not put up with anything less than what they deserve. It is unfair for accounting students to have anything other than accounting professors.
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