Undergraduate, Postgraduate - UnitAFX4010 - Research design and analysis

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2012 (Day)

Synopsis

Students will prepare a research proposal in an area of accounting and/or finance. Students will, with the assistance of a research mentor, select a research topic and prepare a proposal consisting of a literature review, theory and hypothesis development, an outline of the research methods to be applied and the data requirements

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

prepare a research proposal in accounting or finance
write a literature review related to a selected topic in accounting or finance
develop testable hypotheses
identify the appropriate method and identify data requirements to test the hypotheses
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills in individual and/or group activities dealing with a research proposal.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Philip Gray

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in course 0171 or 0181 or 4416 to undertake this unit.