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1. Department Name: Accounting

2. Program Name: Bachelor in Accounting

3. Program Code

4. Course Code and Title: "1602214 "Research Methods in Accounting

5. Course credits: 3

6. Pre-requisites: 1607150 "principles of statistics" 7. Course Instructor/ Coordinator

Name and Email Dr. Hala Zaidan h.zaidan@ju.edu.jo

8. Course web-page: None. 9. Academic year: 2019 – 2020

10. Semester: First √

11. Textbook(s)

Malcolm Smith. (2017). Research Methods of Accounting. 4th edition. Sage Publication Ltd. 12. References:

Sekaran (2000), Research methods for Business, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons 13. Other resources used

14. Course description

The course aims at familiarizing students with the major concepts of research methodology. Emphasizes will be placed on managerial and Financial Accounting research methods. The course is expected to help students acquire and enhance their research abilities and skills in areas related to problem specification, hypothesis developments, data collection, analysis and interpretation. Scientific research reports’ writing styles are also expounded. This course explains some of selected statistical methods in accounting research.

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15. Course Intended Learning Outcomes:(All CILOs must start with an action verb, please use ANNEX I for getting a better understanding of the Action Verbs and Blooms Taxonomy. The mapping of the CILOs with relevance to the PILOs of the program.)

Mapping to PILOs

CILOs (Preferred not to exceed 12 CILOs)

a b c d E F g H

1. Demonstrating a clear understanding of the scientific thinking methods.

x x x

2. Recognizing the differences among quantitative and qualitative research.

x x x x x

3. Understanding the various steps of scientific research and how to apply them

in a real research setting.

x x x x x x x

4. Understanding the importance and purpose of the critical literature review to research

process.

x x x x

5. Understanding the need, importance and all related issues for sampling in business

and management research.

x x x x

6. Determining the various techniques for collecting different data and the scientific

process for each one of them.

x x x x x

7. Grasping the main skills of utilizing and applying statistical techniques in research

x x x x x x

8. Reflecting necessary skills and abilities to writing a research manuscript.

x x x

9. Introducing the students with code of ethics in accounting research, and the informed consent.

x x

10. Developing presentation skills x

16. Course evaluation: (Formative and summative assessment methods are expected)

Assessment Type

Details/ Explanation of Assessment in relation to CILOs

Number Weight Date(s)

Midterms Introduction to research methods, identifying a topic, reviewing the literature and research design.

1,2,3,4,5 30 % Week 8

Research project

A practical proposal should be submitted by students. In addition to presentation.

20% Week 12

Final Cover all the topics 1-12 40 % Week 16

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17. Description of Topics Covered(The description should be from the textbook used)

Topic Title

Description

Introduction to research

methods in business.

This topic covers a brief introduction to the concept of accounting research, its purposes, processes and steps.

Developing the research

idea

This topic identify the attributes of a geed research topic as well as the formulation of research Questions and objectives.

Theory, Literature and

Hypotheses.

This topic introduce the importance of theory, and purpose and

different sources of literature review. Also determine what to

include when writing the critical review in research project.

Research Ethics in

Accounting

Introduces the students with code of ethics in accounting research,

and the informed consent.

Data collection This topic introduces students with how to choose the research

method, sample selection, measurement issues, and data

management.

Survey Research This topic covers mail surveys, design and planning issues, pilot

testing, data collection, measurement error and interview methods.

Archival Research This topic covers the main type of researches in accounting, this

type of research uses cross-section and time-series data. In

addition to that, it shows the validity trade-off in archival research

and content analysis.

Total 100%

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18. Course Weekly Breakdown:

Week Date Topics covered CILOs Teaching Method Assessment

1,2 Sep. 22th

Sep. 29th Introduction and overview

1 Lectures class discussions

Exams and class participation

3,4 Oct. 6th

Oct. 13th Developing the research idea

2,3, Lectures class discussions

Exams and class participation

5,6 Oct. 20th

Oct 27st Theory, Literature and Hypotheses

3,4 Lectures Exercises

Exams and class participation

6 Oct 27s Research Ethics in Accounting

9 Lectures class discussions

Exams and class participation

7,8 Nov. 1st

Nov 8th Data Collection 5,6 Lectures

class discussions Exams and class

participation

9,10 Nov 15 th

Dec 1st Survey Research 2,3,6 Lectures

class discussions Exams and class

participation

11 Dec. 15th Archival Research 6,7 Lectures class discussions

Exams and class participation

12-14 Dec. 8th

Dec. 15th

Dec. 22th

Presentations of the students' proposals

8, 10 Presentations Presentations

15 Final Exam

19. Others:

Description

Attendance policies:

Attendance University policy is that students are to attend all

classes and to arrive on time. Verified emergencies may

require an absence or delay, but habitual tardiness or absence

affects your learning and disrupts the class. Your presence is

important since student contributions are a significant part of

classroom activity and absence deprives others of your

contributions. Students are not allowed to miss more than

15% of the classes during the semester. Failing to meet this

requirement will be dealt with according to the university

disciplinary rules.

Absences from exams and handing in assignments on time:

Exams. Any absence from an exam that is not excused, will

result in a grade of ZERO. For an absence to be excused, the

student must provide an appropriate documentation and give

advance notification.

Assignments’ University policy is, that assignments are due

on the date assigned. Instructors may refuse to accept late

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assignments or lower the grade that would be otherwise

given.

Health and safety procedures:

Honesty policy regarding cheating, plagiarism, misbehavior:

The Honor Code is an integral part of university life.

Students are responsible, therefore, for understanding the

code’s provisions. Cheating and attempted cheating,

plagiarism, lying, and stealing of academic work and related

materials constitute Honor Code violations. In the spirit of

the code, a student’s word is a declaration of good faith

acceptable as truth in all academic matters. To maintain an

academic community according to these standards, students

and faculty must report all alleged violations to the Honor

Committee.

Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism is the

use of someone else’s ideas, words, projects, artwork,

phrasing, sentence structure or other work without properly

acknowledging the ownership (source) of the property

(item). Plagiarism is dishonest because it misrepresents the

work of someone else as one’s own.

Any violations of the University’s academic rules,

regulations or directives are reported to the head of the

department and may result in one of the university

disciplinary measures.

Course Coordinator: Hala Zaidan

Head of Department: Hamza Al Mawali

Head of curriculum committee/ School Level:

Dean:

Approved by the Program Coordinator/ Head of the Department on:

Copy to:

Head of Department

Assistant dean for Development and Quality Assurance

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