Dr. Hwang Ji-hoe (Accounting major), an interview on the appointment of an accounting professor at Hannam University
- bizskk
- Hit550
- 2022-11-09
1. Hello, it's so nice to meet you like this. Please introduce yourself to the field you are currently studying.
Hello, I am Hwang Ji-hoe who was awarded a doctorate in accounting in February 2022. After graduating from the Department of Business Administration, I obtained a CPA certificate and joined Samil Accounting Corporation. After I joined company, I was mainly in charge of accounting audit, but I had an opportunity to conduct accounting training at large companies such as Samsung Electronics through the headquarters. I felt it was worth sharing my knowledge with people through education work, but I went to graduate school because I had a passion to develop myself further. The year 2018 when I started my Ph.D. program was the year when the accounting audit field change significantly due to the revision of the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies(hereinafter referred to as the External Audit Act). So I've been doing research with particular interest in the area of auditing.
2. I'm curious about the process of becoming a professor at Hannam University. Please explain the reason and process for applying.
I always tried to be faithful to what I was responsible for, thinking that I could learn from it even if it was a small things. So, rather than setting a big goal during the PhD, I was faithful to the class during the course completion period, and after completion, I did my best to write a thesis with the students or under the guidance of the professor. As I tried to faithfully carry out the tasks given to me every moment, I was able to get the honor of receiving the President's award when I graduated. After I got my doctorate in February, I taught accounting principles and intermediate accounting at Sungkyunkwan University and Hanyang Women's University in the first semester, and now I'm going to teach students at Hannam University from the second semester.
3. If you have any research results or papers published in prestigious journals, please introduce them together.
During my Ph.D. program, I published three papers in accounting research and business administration research, which are excellent places in the field of accounting and business administration in Korea. In particular, after being published in Accounting Research, 'The Effects of Newly Established Financial Standard Auditor Designation Reasons on Adjustment of Corporate Profits and Operating Cash Flows' published in Accounting Research in 2020, the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants was requested to contribute to Korea. It was also introduced in the January 2021 issue of the Monthly Certified Public Accountants published by the Society of Certified Public Accountants.
In addition, my doctoral thesis, 'The Effect of the Auditee's Relative Importance on Auditing Partners on Audit Quality'(Guidance Professor : Lee Jong-eun) won an accounting degree thesis award organized by the Korea Accounting Association. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the professors as I think that I was able to receive this prestigious award thanks to my advisor, Professor Lee Jong-eun, the chairman of the review committee, Professor Baek Tae-young, and the professors on the thesis for giving me a lot of guidance and advice.
4. Please tell me about your future research plan.
I am very interested in the study of the impact of the new regulations on society. My research published in the journal is also based on the revised external audit method, and I plan to continue to analyze the impact of the newly introduced system or standards related to accounting. If there are any deficiencies in the regulations in the process of conducting related research, I hope that the regulations will be useful for the purpose of introduction, such as providing supplementary measures, and that my research will be a small contribution to the development of accounting in a transparent direction.
5. Tell us about your ideal educator.
I think the ideal educator is a student-centered education that helps students ask questions and find answers to themselves. I want to be a professor who constantly communicates with students so that they can play such a role as a helper.
6. Lastly, please give advice to Sungkyunkwan University students and master's and doctorate students preparing for the professor.
There are negative news regarding the appointment of professors of due to a decrease in the school age population. When I read such articles and stories, I was worried about whether I should continue on this path. However, I think a good opportunity comes to everyone even in difficult situations. And I think you need to build up your skills so that you can catch the chance.
In the process of preparing for the appointment, I was helped by my advisor and other professors. When it is difficult to solve alone, you can get unexpected answers or be offered a new direction if you actively ask for help from professors.
And I think fellowship is more important than anything else in school life. I was able to have a good time physically and mentally because I also had a good motivation and senior who helped each other and helped each other. If you have a colleague who can discuss topics of interest together, do research together by filling in the deficiencies of each other, eat and joke together, and enjoy your daily life at school, your school life and research results will be rich.