Grau de conhecimento dos estudantes concluintes do curso de ciências contábeis das universidades públicas de Alagoas sobre os impactos da indústria 4.0 no exercício da profissão

Abstract

Humanity today lives a turning point, a time of surprising progress with digital technologies that will bring profound benefits and social consequences. Industry 4.0 will cause several changes in business models in which the entire occupation has partial automation potential, while the accountant is not out of this reality. The present study sought to investigate the level of knowledge and importance of students graduating from the Accounting Sciences course at public universities in the state of Alagoas on the impacts of industry 4.0 on Accounting. The research is configured as descriptive and exploratory, since the survey was used, which corresponds to the data collection of a specific questionnaire population; the approach is characterized as quantitative and qualitative, as the data was propagated through statistics and reflection. The results obtained demonstrate the unpreparedness of both students to work in the 4.0 environment and educational institutions to insert activities in their curricular series aimed at this new job market. Finally, a company of the theme is clear, since scenario 4.0 represents the future of work and associations. Thus, it is clear that higher education institutions and future accounting professionals need to be adapted to this reality, which is full of challenges and opportunities.