This course is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the concepts and issues in accounting and related fields by integrating and synthesising the knowledge and skills they have acquired to undertake an applied research project. With instructional guidance, students will undertake independent research work to develop a research proposal and literature review, and to produce a written report of their research project.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Critically analyse and synthesise advanced issues in accounting and related fields.
- Demonstrate an advanced and coherent understanding of the relevant research literature in the selected topic(s).
- Critically evaluate complex ideas and research issues involved in the selected topic(s), drawing on appropriate theoretical and empirical evidence.
Other Information
To ensure the quality of student experience, this course has a limit on the number of students enrolled.
Indicative Assessment
- Typical assessment may include, but is not restricted to, multiple major pieces of assessment and/or a major research report. (100) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 10 hours a week to completing the work. This will include 3 hours per week in class and at least 7 hours a week on average on course reading, research, writing and assignment work.
Inherent Requirements
No inherent requirements for the course.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 34
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5122 | 22 Feb 2027 | 01 Mar 2027 | 31 Mar 2027 | 28 May 2027 | In Person | N/A |