Reference no: EM132119517
Accounting Research
TOPIC - COMPARING AUDIT PERFORMANCE OF BIG FOUR WITH SMALLER AUDIT FIRMS. PERFORMANCE & AUDIT QUALITIES IN PAKISTAN.
Listed public company in Pakistan and Australia and compare presentation and content of revenue and balance sheet and cash flow.
Learning Outcomes
c. Demonstrate cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in the accounting discipline.
d. Assess methodologies and choose an appropriate methodology for an identified research problem.
e. Plan, execute, prepare and present, a substantive research report communicating research findings.
Assessment Task Description
Your Research Report will have the following Parts:
- Cover Sheet, with your Report Details and your personal information
- Abstract, say 300 words (no more) (See GJH for a sample)
- Introduction, which introduces your topic, provides a brief summary of your literature, re-states your research question(s) and describes how you propose to answer the research questions.
- Literature Review (include the Research Report [already finished] after your Introduction)
- Research Question, stated and explained
- Methodology, to be used in your Report
- Data Analysis: data analysed to answer the research questions
- Conclusions: drawn from your data/information analysed noting any limitations of your data/analysis
- Bibliography: as for your Literature Review BUT including ANY ADDITIONAL references used in the Research Report.
- Appendix: where you have constructed tables, graphs, or extracts from secondary sources, number each item and include in your appendix. (You may choose such items in thebody of your Report when such are few)