Postgraduate Course: Current Issues in Accounting (CMSE11324)

Course Outline
School	Business School	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	The course addresses a broad variety of highly relevant contemporary issues in accounting research and practice. By discussing state of the art research in accounting, the course provides students with up to date views on topical questions in accounting, and introduces methods to work out sound answers to such questions.
Course description	The aim of this course is to familiarize students with highly relevant, interesting and insightful current issues in accounting research, their practical significance, and wider implications. Furthermore, students are encouraged to critically assess research methods employed in accounting research, and understand how methodological limitations impact on the interpretation of research findings. The course further aims to provide opportunities for exploring possibilities of doing research in the arena, with a view to facilitating the process of writing a dissertation in accounting.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 107 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand and explain current accounting issues of practical and academic relevance. Critically assess accounting research and related methods. Identify relevant research topics in accounting. Identify, understand and critically reflect on the contemporary accounting research literature. Craft a structured literature review.