COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI FATIH DALKILIÇ

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The course is designed to familiarize students with empirical research in accounting and to endow students with skills to critically analyze the overall design of a research paper. Topics covered will be grouped under the main research areas within accounting research including the impact of accounting information on stock prices, the effect of accounting discretion on other firm behavior, the use of accounting numbers to predict firm performance, and the role of management accounting information in performance evaluation and decision-making within firms, corporate governance and disclosure issues, taxation and auditing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

No text book required.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, article discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1.Students will identify the research objectives and question in an empirical research paper.
2.Students will identify and evaluate the motivation for a research paper and evaluate contribution to literature.
3.Students will identify the links of research carried out and the theoretical framework.
4.Students will evaluate the research design utilized and the measurement of variables.
5.Students will evaluate the results of the paper and identify future research direction.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cagnur.kaytmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes