【澳门科技大学申请】Research Methodology

1、Research Methodology (MBAZ08) MSc in Accounting 澳 門 科 技 大 學 MACAU Instructor：Dr. Terry Kwok, LLB, CPA, CA (Canada), HKICPA (HK)Office：O941Office Hours：Monday: 13:00 14:00; 17:00 18:30Tuesday: 9:00 10:00; 13:00 14:00; 17:00 18:30Wednesday: 10:00 12:00Thursday: 09:00 11:00Outside Office hours by appoi

2、ntment - for class work, career, and resume helpContact Information：8897-2948， HYPERLINK mailto:.mo .moLecture Hours：Tuesday: 10:00 13:00 (O501) D1 Tuesday: 14:00 17:00 (O501) D2Credit：3Summary of Assessment Methods (Please refer Assessment Rubric below for Details)Assess

3、mentPercentageAttendance / Positive Class Participation and Discussion10%*(1)Group Research Project(s) / Presentation(s)50%*(2) (3) Final Exam40%Total100%Detailed Teaching Plan (with course outline)DateTuesday (2018)ChapterContentMalcolm Smith, Research Methods in Accounting, 4th edition, SAGELectur

4、e Hours / DiscussionForm of Teaching1Jan 161 2 Introduction and Overview of the courseOverview of a Research ProcessDiscussion on the requirements with a review of a selected article for illustration and generating research idea3Lecture & Discussion with students participation2Jan 233Overview about

5、research requirements - Theory, Literature & HypothesesContinue the discussion on the requirements of an empirical research study - with a review of 2nd selected article for illustration and generating research idea 33Jan 303Research DesignContinue the discussion on the requirements of an empirical

6、research study - with a review of 3rd selected article for illustration and generating research idea Discussion about the Group Research Project and Research Proposal requirements (*)* Students are asked to perform research project on a group basis based on the selected articles or they could come u

7、p with their own area. 3Lecture & Discussion with students participationLecture & Discussion with students participation with mini-presentationChinese New Year Holidays4Feb 264/5Data Collection MethodsResearch Ethics in AccountingDiscussion of Research Idea & ProposalBased on the 3 selected articles

8、 or other article as selected, each group is required to present their area of interest, research idea, research methodology to formulate their group research proposal for the group research project. 35March 064/5Data Collection MethodsResearch Ethics in AccountingDiscussion of Students Research Pro

9、posalsStudents are required to present their research proposals in class for discussion and comments. 36March 13Continue the Discussion of Students Research ProposalsFinish off the rest of the students presentation of their research proposals 37March 209Submission of Final Group Research ProposalMea

10、surement Applications: Survey Research Measurement Foundation Validity and Validation38March 276Quantitative Data AnalysisDescriptive Statistics (e.g. describing scores on single variables)Cross-tabulationDifferences in Sample means (e.g. T-Test)Factor AnalysisMeasures of Association (e.g. simple co

11、rrelation)Analysis of variance (e.g. Anova)Multivariate model building Analysis Applications: (e.g. Linear Regression)4 sessions (# 8 to # 11) are devoted to go over the above statistical techniques in quantitative analysis. The above will be discussed in conjunction of how to use SPSS software to g

12、enerate the results and interpret the results. A classroom equipped with computer with SPSS software installed is arranged so that each student can use the software in real life application.During these sessions, students will be asked to discuss about the problems that they may encounter in their r

13、esearch study.39April 36Quantitative Analysis using SPSS software(Please refer to Session 8 above)10April 10 6Quantitative Analysis using SPSS software(Please refer to Session 8 above)311Apr 176 / 7 Quantitative Analysis using SPSS software. Please refer to Session 8 above)Qualitative Method / Case Study312Apr 247 / 13Qualitative Method Turning Research into Publications313May 01Labour Day - Statutory Holiday*3*14May 08Submission of Final Resear