ACC 804

Students will examine a selection of research papers and learn how to evaluate them in terms of internal and external validity and other assessment criteria. We will learn the major challenges involved in designing and executing a piece of accounting research, and explore the advantages/disadvantages of the options available to the researcher, such as the type of research (experimental vs. empirical), the type of data to use, and the choices involved in model design. There is a heavy writing component in this course, and the evaluation structure highlights the importance of communication skills.