Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2024-2025
Module ACCT3071: Research Methods in Accounting
Department: Accounting
ACCT3071: Research Methods in Accounting
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2024/2025 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | N408 |
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| Tied to | N409 |
| Tied to | N410 |
| Tied to | NN43 |
| Tied to | N302 |
| Tied to | N304 |
| Tied to | NN42 |
| Tied to | N204 |
| Tied to | N206 |
Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake an independent research project under appropriate supervision.
- To distinguish between research philosophies, identify appropriate research methods, plan a research project and complete a review of relevant literature.
Content
- Research Philosophies including Positivist, Realist, Interpretivist and Pragmatist approaches to research
- Searching for academic literature
- Research methods appropriate to research paradigms
- Project management skills for research
- Ethics in research
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- By the end of the module students are expected:
- To have acquired extended knowledge of a relevant topic of interest and completed a review of relevant literature;
- To have developed their knowledge of approaches to research and be able to distinguish between Positivist, Realist and Interpretivist paradigms.
Subject-specific Skills:
- By the end of the module students are expected:
- To have acquired skills of independent research and project management;
- To be able to demonstrate an ability to present and analyse data in a clear and appropriate manner.
Key Skills:
- Written communication
- Planning, organising and working to deadlines
- Problem solving and analysis
- Initiative
- Computer literacy
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Learning is facilitated by weekly workshops designed to explore research ideas.
- Formative assessment is by production of a draft research plan.
- Summative assessment is by means of a 2000 word written assignment.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops | 10 | Weekly | 2 hours | 20 | ■ |
| Preparation, Reading and Independent Study | 180 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Written Assignment | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Individual written assignment | 2000 words max | 100% | same |
Formative Assessment:
Draft research plan
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University