ACCT614-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Research Methodology and Epistemology

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

ACCT614 seeks to provide students with a thorough introduction to the principal assumptions that underpin the development of research ideas in accounting, information systems and related disciplines. More particularly, it seeks to expose students to the theoretical and philosophical foundations of knowledge and reality. You will also be introduced to both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a significant increase in your appreciation of key issues in research published in the academic literature.
2. Demonstrate a scholar’s awareness of accounting, tax and information systems as areas for advanced study and research.
3. Demonstrate critical and analytical ability in various contexts.
4. Demonstrate a significant improvement in your written and oral presentation skills.
5. Actively lead and participate in discussion and debate of issues concerning the foundations of knowledge and reality in the social sciences.
6. Design, carry out, analyse and write up a piece of accounting, auditing, accountability, plublic finance, taxation or law research.
7. Design, carry out, analyse and write up a piece of qualitative research.
8. Design, carry out, analyse and write up a piece of quantitative research.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

ACIS614, AFIS614, INFO614

Course Coordinator

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Quantitative Methods 15%
Assignment on Methodology and Epistemology 15%
Presentations & Quizzes in Qualitative Methods 15%
Research Proposal 55%


Qualitative Methods have variable due dates.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading:
Some chapters from Yin, R. K., (1994 or 2003), Case Study Research: Design and Methods (2nd or 3rd ed.), Sage: Beverly Hills are recommended reading for the qualitative research module.  You are not expected to purchase this book – there are three copies of this book on restricted loan in the Central Library.

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,850.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

All ACCT614 Occurrences

  • ACCT614-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017