UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH HANDBOOK
PART A: ARMB 313 ACCOUNTING RESEARCH METHOD
PART B: ARMB 423 ACCOUNTING PROJECT PAPER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: ARMB313 ACCOUNTING RESEARCH METHOD
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 17 17 17
ARMB 313 ACCOUNTING RESEARCH METHOD 1.0 1.1 Introduction Course Objectives
1.2 Preparation of a Research Proposal 1.2.1 Group Formation 1.2.2 Selecting a Topic for the Research Proposal 1.2.3 Identifying and Choosing a Supervisor for the Research Proposal 1.3 Assessment 1.3.1 Evaluation Form for Research Proposal 2. FORMAT OF THE PROPOSAL 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction Written Presentation for Research Proposal Oral Presentation Technical Guidelines Binding and Cover
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE ARMB 423 ACCOUNTING PROJECT PAPER 1.0 1.1 1.2 Introduction Course Objectives Course Outcomes
1.3 Assessment 1.2.1 Pre-requisite for Submission of Project Paper Report 1.2.2 Final Project Report 1.2.3 Oral Presentation 2. FORMAT OF A PROJECT PAPER 2.0 2.1 Introduction Organisation of the Project Paper
2.2 Technical Specification Guidelines 2.2.1 Font Type and Font Size 2.2.2 Line Spacing 2.2.3 Page Margins 2.2.4 Page Numbering 2.2.5 Printing Format 2.2.6 Paper Size
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2.2.7 Tables and Figures 2.2.8 Page Layout 2.2.9 Cover of Project Paper Layout 3. MAIN TEXT OF THE PROJECT PAPER 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review and Theoretical Frameworks Chapter 3: Research Methodology Chapter 4: Results Chapter 5: Conclusions
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4. REFERENCES 4.0 4.1 Introduction References in the Main Text
4.2 References in the References section 4.2.1 Writing Reference for a Book 4.2.2 Writing Reference for a Book