acc4ifr issues in financial reporting
ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING
ACC4IFR
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
You will appraise the major strands of the scholarly empirical research literature in financial accounting. In doing so, you will evaluate the role of financial accounting from the perspectives of users, providers, and regulators of financial accounting. The subject emphasises the role of accounting information in the contexts of capital markets, contracting, political processes and corporate governance. The subject is designed to enable you to critically evaluate financial accounting research. Much of the required reading for the subject is at the leading edge of financial accounting research and other papers are seminal pieces that provide the foundations for contemporary research.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKamran Ahmed
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission into LHC or LPA or enrolled in an honours course
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Journal articles | Recommended | N/A | N/A |
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