• Offered by Research School of Accounting
  • ANU College ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Course subject Business
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Gregory Shailer
    • Prof Neil Fargher
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in First Semester 2016
     Second Semester 2016
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Seminar in Research Method in Commerce (BUSN4013)
This course introduces students to the world of research in business-related disciplines. Students gain an understanding of how scientific research is undertaken and are introduced to different research approaches. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically evaluate research (their own and that of others) regardless of the research approach. The overall aim is enable students to develop the skills needed to design and undertake research that is ethical, significant, rigorous, and relevant.
accounting, including technical aspects of cost accounting and behavioural responses to management accounting information;
  • examine links between management accounting and decision making, planning and control;
  • understand the relationship between management accounting and performance management; consider the relationship between management accounting and strategy; and
  • learn to be open to new developments in management accounting knowledge and techniques and how to assess these through cost-benefit analysis. 

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Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the Research School of Accounting to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Fees

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Student Contribution Band:
3
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500

Course fees

Domestic International
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $3480
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $4638
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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2016
2017
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First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4827 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
9842 18 Jul 2016 29 Jul 2016 31 Aug 2016 28 Oct 2016 In Person N/A

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