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BUSS4113: Accounting Honours B

This unit builds upon both BUSS4001 and BUSS4112 to (1) further build students' skills in identifying, analysing and evaluating a range of research areas in Audit, and (2) writing up a review of research relevant to their particular research project. This unit helps students gain a deeper understanding of the range of research in accounting as well as to fine-tune their literature reviews and help prepare them to carry out their proposed research.

Code BUSS4113
Academic unit Accounting
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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Students must meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area
Corequisites:
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BUSS4001 and BUSS4112
Prohibitions:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate that you have identified one or more gaps in the existing accounting literature that your research will address
  • LO2. identify strengths and weaknesses in the literature that will inform your precise research questions and how you will conduct your research
  • LO3. justify and explicate concepts, research design and methods specifically relevant to your research.
  • LO4. understand the diverse research approaches in key accounting topic areas in auditing

Unit outlines

Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.