This is the continuation of the course Accounting Research Method. This is the second of two courses concerning conducting empirical research relevant to the diverse areas of Accounting. This course is intended to serve as an integrative capstone to a professional Accounting degree program. It is designed to enable the learners to produce a thesis of general relevance to the professional practice of Accountancy. Research reporting includes developing and summarizing the findings, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations. Also, as part of this course, learners will also be exposed to the peculiar features and distinct format of thesis, dissertation and publishable research. Finally, in this course, the learners are not only expected to pass the final oral defense of their undergraduate thesis but also equip themselves with basic analytical techniques. This course is a capstone course where students are required to use all the relevant knowledge they obtained from previous all accounting and finance courses including the research skills learned in this course to solve accounting and finance problems. It introduces students to research of current issues in accounting and finance using various online databases. The students learn applied research for solving complex accounting and reporting issues including both financial and tax accounting cases. Formal defense of results of research will be conducted at the end of the course.
- Teacher: Alma Lyn Miase