Ph.D.- Accounting Thesis Workshop

This subject is not offered in 2016.

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester

ACCT90022 Research Methods or equivalent.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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The Thesis Workshop builds on knowledge and skills developed in the advanced theory units. It includes a series of seminars in which students further develop their selected research topic and present chapters of their thesis. The objectives of the subject are:

• To provide students with exposure to the work of other PhD candidates at various stages of their research;
• To provide students with guidance on the technology available for the presentation of research results;
• To give students a goal for completion of a stage or chapter of their thesis by requiring them to present their own research results to a seminar group made up of their peers and academic staff;
• To provide students with feedback on their work by their peers.

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Identify and demonstrate the skills necessary to successfully complete a PhD thesis;
• Critically analyse and review the research of other academics and peers;
• Provide critical feedback to their peers;
• Apply relevant knowledge and skills in order to motivate research, build a literature review, develop a hypothesis and develop a PhD proposal.

Seminar presentations and participation. The subject is assessed on a pass/fail basis.

Selected readings, Department of Accounting

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Problem solving;
• Collaborative learning and team work;
• Critical thinking, both in regard to existing research and the students own work;
• Synthesis of data and research information;
• Evaluation of existing literature relevant to a topic/issue;
• Oral and written communication;
• Accessing data from a range of sources;
• Listen to others with tolerance.