Professor K A Houghton. 306-301 Financial Accounting or 306-302 Managerial Accounting or 306-331 Investments. First semester A 3-hour seminar a week. On completion of this subject a student should:

• have a foundation for understanding the nature of scientific inquiry in accounting and finance.
• have an understanding of how research questions are created and developed into testable hypotheses.
• appreciate the range of alternative research methods and how one might choose amongst them.
• be familiar with these alternatives and observe examples and analyses of the application of these methods.
• have developed an ability to critically analyse the research of others in the fields of accounting and finance.

Fundamental approaches to research; the range of analytical and empirical research methods and techniques used in accounting and finance. A forum for students to discuss and develop their own research proposals. A 3-hour end-of-semester examination (60 per cent); a mid-semester test (10 per cent); an assignment of up to 5,000 words (30 per cent). Selected Readings (current year version) Research Methods in Accounting and Finance. Department of Accounting and Finance