Unit Objectives

To equip students with theoretical knowledge in carrying out accounting and finance research.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the rationale, discuss the usage, and carry out basic computational exercises for each of the topics covered.
  • Explain the underlying assumptions and imitations in the use of theories and approaches in the research of accounting and finance issues.
  • Adopt and use relevant theory, approach, methodology, and analytical techniques to carry out accounting or finance research, analyze the data, and evaluate and synthesise the results obtained to explain the phenomenon being studied or the issue being discussed.