22E20700 - Research Methods in Accounting, Lecture, 11.1.2022-14.2.2022

Topic outline

• Practicalities
  Due to the COVID-19 situation, the lectures for quantitative part of the course will be online via Zoom. Please use the same link to participate in online lectures and exercises:
  

  https://aalto.zoom.us/j/68559923644
  

  Schedule for lectures
  

  Tue 11.1. 9:15-12:00 ONLINE (Anila Kiran, short intro to course and databases)
  Wed 12.1. 9:15-12:00 ON CAMPUS (Panel discussion)
  

  Tue 18.1. 9:15-12:00  ONLINE (Anila Kiran)
  

  Wed 19.1. 9:15-12:00 ON CAMPUS (Juhani Vaivio)
  Tue 25.1. 9:15-12:00  ONLINE (Anila Kiran)
  Tue 01.2. 9:15-12:00  ONLINE (Anila Kiran)
  

  Tue 08.1. 9:15-12:00  ONLINE (Anila Kiran)
  

  
  

  Schedule for ONLINE help clinic sessions:
  Mon 17.1. 9:15-11:00
  Mon 24.1. 9:15-10:00
  Mon 31.1. 9:15-10:00
  Mon 07.1. 9:15-10:00
  Mon 14.1. 9:15-10:00
  

  Course material

  The relevent course literature for quantitative research methods include

  Live zoom sessions (live sessions are not recorded)
  

  Few recordings on intro to databses, data management, data analysis.
  

  Help clinic sessions for students who need assistance/have questions
  

  NOTE: We use Stata 17 for data management and data analysis. It is recommended to get access to Stata well in advance so that you are able to participate in the exercises smoothly. Instructions on how to get access to Stata are avaliable in this video
  

  
  

  The relevent course literature for qualitative research methods include
  

  Lecture

  Following articles
  

  Ahrens  Dent (1998) Accounting and organizations Realizing the richness of field research
  

  McKinnon (1998) Reliability and validity in field research some strategies and tactics
  

  Scapens (1990) Researching management accounting practice the role of case study methods
  

  Vaivio (2008) Qualitative management accounting research rationale, pitfalls and potential
  

  Text book (check availability)
  

  Boris Blumberg, Donald R. Cooper & Pamela S. Schindler. Business Research Methods, Second European Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2008
  

  
  

  Workload

  The workload necessary to complete the course is 160 hours translating to 6 ECTS.
  

  Lectures 6h

  Lectures and exercises 15h
  

  Independent work 131h

  Exam 8h
  

  
  

  Assessment
  

  Online final exam (100%=40 points).
  

  Online Quantitative Exam(50%)
  

  Online Qualitative Exam (50%)

  You have to pass both exams. 

  The points translate into the Aalto 0-5 grading scheme in the following manner: 5 (37-40 points), 4 (33-36 points), 3 (29-32 points), 2 (25-28 points), 1 (20-24 points) and 0/fail (19-0 points)