YLAJ2310 Theory and Research in Financial Accounting (6–8 cr)
Study level:
Postgraduate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Aim: Familiarize accounting PhD students to the central financial accounting research areas, theories and methods.
Completion methods
Study method: Seminar & essay/written work about the articles, total of 6 credit points. In addition a study of an earlier accounting PhD thesis suitable for the PhD student’s research theme can be analyzed, producing 2 extra credit points.
Learning outcomes
Learning objective: After completing the course the student can position his/her research and produce advanced/PhD student level scientific texts related to financial accounting topics.
Study materials
Articles specified by the lecturer.
Suggested additional reading:
a) Riahi-Belkaoui, A., Accounting Theory
b) Scott, W.R., Financial Accounting Theory
Suggested additional reading:
a) Riahi-Belkaoui, A., Accounting Theory
b) Scott, W.R., Financial Accounting Theory
Completion methods
Method 1
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