Module ACCT3071: Research Methods in Accounting

Department: Accounting

ACCT3071: Research Methods in Accounting

Tied To

• N204: Accounting and Management with Placement Year
• N206: Accounting and Management with Study Abroad
• N302: Accounting and Finance with Placement Year
• N304: Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad
• N408: Accounting
• N409: Accounting with Placement Year
• N410: Accounting with Study Abroad
• NN42: Accounting and Management
• NN43: Accounting and Finance

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Draft research plan