AFW4060

Advanced financial accounting

(BUS)

Mr Kevin Sharp

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland + Prerequisite: acceptance into the BBus(Hons) program

Synopsis: Methodology and development of accounting theory; the interface between accounting research, theory and practice; true income theories; valuation and measurement theories; information economics research; behavioural decision theory research; capital markets based research; agency theory research; critical perspective's on accounting.

Assessment: Case study assignment (4000 words): 20% + Oral presentations: 10% + Group presentations: 10% + Examination (3 hours): 60%