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:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

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

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Teaching or article package and an independent essay based on selected materials
Evaluation criteria:
Essay
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (6–8 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching