This course is designed to explore contemporary issues in management accounting research. It provides a theoretical orientation for research in management accounting through an examination of the extant literature. The course analyses literature from different disciplinary frameworks (economics, psychology, sociology, etc) and examines how these frameworks have informed the philosophical underpinning of various management accounting research projects. It also explores issues related to the planning, designing and conduct of management accounting research projects

Upon satisfactorily completing this course, students should be able to:
a. Develop an understanding of how management accounting is implicated at the “levels” of individual cognition, organisational practices, social institutions;
b. Develop skills for the critical analysis and evaluation of management accounting research work;
c. Construct arguments in situations requiring judgement;
d. Develop an understanding of the frameworks that can be used to guide management accounting research projects; and
e. Conduct original and relevant management accounting research

• Class Participation 10%
• Literature Review 20%
• Research Proposal 10%
• Presentation of Research Proposal 10%
• Final Examination 50%

Students taking this course are exptected to commit at least 10 hours per week to completing the work.

This will include:

• 3 hours a week: seminar
• 1 hours a week: working on the Wattle site, including discussions and online learning
• 6 hours a week: reading, research, writing and assignment preparation

None - based on allocated readings

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