Course structure
Course Structure
- one-year full-time study or two years part-time study.
- four units of advanced coursework and the completion of a research thesis.
- small classes of 10-15 students, which allows for significant interaction and a different mode of learning and study.
Coursework
Four units completed in first semester:
| Compulsory Coursework units | |||
| hrs/wk | credits | ||
| 11708 | Accounting honours (Theory Development) 410 | 3 | 25 |
| 11689 | Accounting honours (Research methods) 412 | 3 | 25 |
| 13616 | Statistical data analysis 402 | 3 | 25 |
| 11709 | Accounting honours (Contemporary issues) *414 | 3 | 25 |
* Students will be given a choice of fields of study in which they can specialise in this unit | |||
Research thesis:
- Must be submitted as part of the honours year.
- Normally completed in one semester full-time study or two semesters part-time study.W
- Worth 100 credits is regarded as a critical part of the the program because it provides evidence of the student's ability to undertake original research under supervision
- Supervisor is appointed after consultation with the student, the Manager of Postgraduate studies and Honours Programs and relevant staff.
- Each student must prepare a research proposal as part of the unit, Accounting honours (Research methods) 412. The proposal is prepared with the supervisor who will provide feedback and advice on the student's proposed research.
Assessment
The following scale is used to in assessing the Honours grade from results in the Honours year.
| Honours Assessment Scale | |
| Weighted average marks | Honours level |
| 80-100 | First class |
| 70-79 | Upper second class |
| 60-69 | Lower second class |
| 50-59 | Third class |
| 0-49 | Fail |
First Honours Grade
The class of Honours is determined by the Head of School considering the recommendation of the the Examiners Panel . The final hours grade is obtained after weighting the dissertation grade and the coursework grades.
Dissertation
- An examination panel appointed to examine all Honours dissertations
- Panel consists of the Manager of Postgraduate studies and Honours Programs, and the student's supervisor and if required, an independent staff member appointed by the Head of School.
Examiners reports
- The student is entitled to receive two examiners reports.
- Copies of dissertations submitted for examination will be returned to candidates immediately after the examination process. Errors and other matters noted by the examiners shall be corrected by candidates before submission of a bound copy of the dissertation. Two hardcover bound copies of the dissertation are to be prepared by the student, one to be kept by the student, the other to be handed to the School.
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