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Develops a deeper and more critical appreciation of what defines contemporary accounting theory and practice and what it is that should define the nature, scope and future of accounting. Students are encouraged to explore the conventional wisdom, idiosyncracies and solecisms of accounting.
This course builds upon knowledge gained from first and second year courses in accounting to explore theoretical and conceptual issues in accounting. At the conclusion of the course students will have read more widely in accounting and will have acquired a deeper and more critical appreciation of what defines contemporary accounting practice, and more importantly, what it is that should define the nature, scope and future of accounting. Students will be encouraged to challenge the conventional wisdom and practice(s) of accounting and to highlight the idiosyncrasies and solecisms of accounting.
ACCT211 or ACIS211 or AFIS211
AFIS301, ACIS311, AFIS311, AFIS501.
A portion of the assessment is based on your attendance and participation at tutorials. These sessions are intended to discuss and extend the material covered in lectures. Tutorials will involve a mixture of group and whole class discussion.Students are expected to read the assigned readings and on the basis of these readings to prepare notes that reflect their own thinking and questions prior to each tutorial session. Written notes provide evidence of your preparation for the tutorial class.
Rob Vosslamber
Deegan, Craig , Samkin, Grant; New Zealand financial accounting ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Gaffikin, M. J. R; Accounting theory : research, regulation and accounting practice ; Pearson Education, 2008.
Godfrey, Jayne M. , Hodgson, Allan., Holmes, Scott; Accounting theory ; 5th ed; John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2003.
There is no prescribed text for this course; rather journal articles and other readings will be prescribed for reading to complement each lecture. This will be made available on Learn.
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Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $2,888.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the departments and faculties page .