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UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COURSE CODE : BKAF2043
COURSE : FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING I
RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES This guideline is intended to help you in your project assignment and is divided into five (5) sections: I. Objective of the project assignment. II. General guidelines. III. Example of journals/periodicals IV. Words of reminder. V. Peer review
I. OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT ASSIGNMENT The objective of this project assignment is to help students:
i. Develop an understanding of ethics in accounting. Students would understand the importance of ethics on professions such as accounting.
ii. Understand professional ethics for accountants in public accounting, management accounting, internal auditing, not-for-profit accounting, and other business area.
iii. Understand legal liability issues that accountants face and the impact that such issues have on professional ethics.
iv. Enhance learning competencies by reading articles from the popular business magazines, accounting press, and journals and discussing current events as they relate to professional ethics for accountants.
v. Enhance students’ writing proficiency in English.
II. General guidelines 1. This project assignment should be done in a group consisting of not more than 5 members.
2. The research should be completed in the form of research reports. Please limit your report between 10-15 pages only.
3. Your research topic should concern issues in ethics. Examples:
- Effective methods to incorporate ethics in accounting education, - Unethical managers and economic crisis, - The role of Islamic teaching on shaping ethical behaviour. - Cultural differences and ethical accountants, etc. - Accounting, regulation, and ethics.
4. Please refer to at least 5 articles (preferably
UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COURSE CODE : BKAF2043
COURSE : FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING I
RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES This guideline is intended to help you in your project assignment and is divided into five (5) sections: I. Objective of the project assignment. II. General guidelines. III. Example of journals/periodicals IV. Words of reminder. V. Peer review
I. OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT ASSIGNMENT The objective of this project assignment is to help students:
i. Develop an understanding of ethics in accounting. Students would understand the importance of ethics on professions such as accounting.
ii. Understand professional ethics for accountants in public accounting, management accounting, internal auditing, not-for-profit accounting, and other business area.
iii. Understand legal liability issues that accountants face and the impact that such issues have on professional ethics.
iv. Enhance learning competencies by reading articles from the popular business magazines, accounting press, and journals and discussing current events as they relate to professional ethics for accountants.
v. Enhance students’ writing proficiency in English.
II. General guidelines 1. This project assignment should be done in a group consisting of not more than 5 members.
2. The research should be completed in the form of research reports. Please limit your report between 10-15 pages only.
3. Your research topic should concern issues in ethics. Examples:
- Effective methods to incorporate ethics in accounting education, - Unethical managers and economic crisis, - The role of Islamic teaching on shaping ethical behaviour. - Cultural differences and ethical accountants, etc. - Accounting, regulation, and ethics.
4. Please refer to at least 5 articles (preferably