3000 word Accounting/Financing Assignment

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Banking, Finance, Finance and Investment–THE CLIENT’S MAJOR
Word: 3000
Level: master
Deadline: 24/11/13 10pm in uk time
attachment 1: the handbook for this module
attachmenr 2: the assessment ppt for this task
This is research proposal task, the client’s major is in the handbook.
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: Research for Finance and Accounting

(2013-2014)

MSc MANDIF, Islamic Banking, Finance, Finance and Investment

MSc Accounting, Forensic Accounting & Audit

MSc Associate Accounting Nurtingen (Term 1 only)

1: Contact details for teaching team

Room

Phone

Martyn Jarvis

A112

01443 4

mjarvis@glam.ac.uk

2: Reading list

Recommended texts:

Collis, J. and Hussey, R. (2009) Business Research, 3rd Edition, Palgrave

Field, A. (2013) Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, 4th Edition, Sage Publications: London

Additional texts:

Research Methods:

Humphrey, C. and Lee, B. (2008) The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research, Elsevier

Ryan, B., Scapens, R.W. and Theobald, M.. (2002) Research Method and Methodology in Finance and Accounting, Thomson
Saunders, M., Thornhill, A. and Lewis, P. (2009) Research Methods for Business Students, FT Prentice Hall

Smith, M. (2011) Research Methods in Accounting, Sage Publications: London

SPSS:
Pallant Julie, (2013) SPSS Survival Manual (5th Edn) OUP

Any Statistics Book but the following are good texts:
Anderson, Sweeney, Williams, Freeman, Shoesmith (200

7

) Statistics for Business and Economics Thomson Learning
Wisniewski Mik (200

6

) Quantitative Methods for Decision Makers (4th Edn) FT Prentice Hall
Bradley Teresa (2006) Essential Statistics for Economics, Business and Management Wiley
3: Lecture programme

Week
Week commencing
Topic

Reading*
Chapters
1
30th Sept 2013

Literature review

and Harvard referencing

C 13 & 6
2
7th Oct 2013

Research paradigm and methodology

C 4 & 5
3
14th Oct 2013

Collecting and analysing qualitative data

C 8 & 9
4
21st Oct 2013

Collecting and analysing quantitative data

C

10

, 11, 12
5
28th Oct 2013

Research proposal to research project (dissertation)

C 3
6
11th Nov 2013

The use of SPSS to analyse quantitative data

F
7
18th Nov 2013
8
25th Nov 2013
9
2nd Dec 2013
10
9th Dec 2013

* C = Collis and Hussey (2009), F = Field (2013)

4: Tutorial programme

Week

Week commencing

Topic

30th Sept 2013

7th Oct 2013

Literature review
and Harvard referencing

14th Oct 2013

Research paradigm and methodology

21st Oct 2013

Collecting and analysing qualitative data

28th Oct 2013

Collecting and analysing quantitative data

Clatworthy and Jones (2008)

11th Nov 2013

The use of SPSS to analyse quantitative data

18th Nov 2013

25th Nov 2013

2nd Dec 2013

9th Dec 2013

Activity
Introduction Research output	Module outline PowerPoint slides	Clatworthy and Jones (2008)
Clatworthy and Jones (2008) Exercise
Sarens et al (2009)
Linsley and Shrives (2006)

Articles

Clatworthy, M. and Jones, M.J. (2008) “Overseas equity analysis by UK analysts and fund managers”. British Accounting Review, 40 (3), pp.337-355.

Linsley, P. And Shrives, P. (2006) “Risk reporting: A study of risk disclosures in the annual reports of UK companies” British Accounting Review, 38 (3), pp.387-404.

Sarens, G., Beelde I. and Everaert P. (2009) “Internal audit: A comfort provider to the audit committee” British Accounting Review, 41 (2), pp. 90–106.

5: Assessment

Two assignments, each carrying 50% weighting of the overall mark.

MSc Associate Coursework 1 only

Coursework 1

Assignment issue date (Start Date) 1st October 2013
Assignment hand-in date (Due Date) 1st December 2013
Assignment return date (Post Date) 20th January 2014

Coursework 2

Assignment issue date (Start Date) 12th November 2012
Assignment hand-in date (Due Date) 9th February 2014
Assignment return date (Post Date) 10th March 2014

Research Methods for Finance and Accounting

5: Research proposal to research project (dissertation)

Martyn Jarvis

2
Topic selection – recap
Personal interest
Originality
Practicality
Body of literature
Data gathering
Boundary

3
Topic selection -sources
Work
Other modules
Other coursework
Reading:
Newspaper, professional journal, etc.
Previous or current academic research
Refereed academic journals
Textbooks

4
Topic selection – recap
Criteria for topic selection
Personal interest
Existence of relevant body of literature
Practicality

Topic selection
Sources
Taught modules
Professional journals
Newspapers
Web sites
Academic journal articles
5

6
Research proposal coursework
A working title and general overview of topic area (20%)
Identification of the relevant literature (30%)
Key research questions (10%)
Methodology (30%)
Presentation, including referencing (10%)

Research project process
Components
Research project
Research proposal
Research sequence
Definition of topic
Research ethics
7

8
Components of research project
Introduction, objectives
Literature review
Theoretical framework
Methodology
Results
Discussion of results
Conclusion, recommendations

9
Components of a research proposal
A working title of the topic area
General overview of area
Identification of the relevant literature
Key research questions
Methodology
Bibliography

10
Three questions
Why?
Background
Importance
What?
Objectives
How?
Method

11
The research sequence
Identify broad area
Select topic
Decide approach
Formulate plan
Collect information
Analyse data
Present findings

12
Definition of topic
Alternative styles:
Objectives
Questions
Hypotheses

13
Research ethics
Written permission from participating organisations
Written permission from participating individuals
No personal harm to participants
Participants informed of motives for research

14
Participants offered opportunity to receive feedback on results
Coercion avoided
Confidentiality and anonymity guaranteed
Right of withdrawal at any time granted to participants
Security of research data guaranteed

15
Dissertation
20,000 words + / – 10%
Not including appendices, list of references
Hand-in date:
Feb MANDIF/IB 30 April 2014
Otherwise 30 September 2014

16
Dissertation result
Pass (> 39%)
Fail (< 40%) or non-submission (0%) Resubmission by Feb MANDIF/IB 30 Sept 2014 Otherwise 30 April 2015 Same project or new project Capped at 40% Extenuating circumstances 16 17 Dissertation structure Title page Abstract Table of contents Introduction Background (if required) Literature review 17 18 Dissertation structure – cont’d Methodology Findings: presentation and analysis Discussion Conclusions and critical reflection Recommendations (if required) 18 19 Supervision Supervisor allocated on basis of dissertation proposal Agree supervision “ground rules” Supervisor is first marker Final mark agreed between first and second marker 19 Reading Collis and Hussey Chapter 7 Ed 2 (On line) Chap 5 (5.10 – writing proposal) 20 20

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