Oct 12 2009
Conducting and Critiquing Research in Accounting History
Aarhus School of Business
Instructor: Thomas Tyson
January 25-29, 2010
Download the course outline.
Course website: http://www.asb.dk/article.aspx?pid=22998
Aims of the course
Accounting history has become an increasingly popular and respected domain of scholarly research. While many accounting academics are initially drawn to the area because of an inherent love of history, few may have formal training in conducting and evaluating accounting history research and are often reluctant to press ahead.
This course examines the major genres (subject areas) (biography, culture race and gender, genealogy/critical theory, practice/theory, and profession/professionalism) and the range of methodologies (archival, case study, oral history interviews, empirical, and theoretical) that comprise the current domain of accounting history research. It is designed for all individuals seeking to conduct research in accounting history.
The course will also cover the characteristics of good accounting history research designs as well as key issues relating to writing-up the results of an accounting history research project and getting it published!
Learning outcome
- Understand how different historical research methods can and should be used to address different accounting history subject areas.
- Recognize key issues in gathering, presenting, and analyzing historical data.
- Plan and design successful accounting history research projects.
- Learn techniques to getting published in accounting history journals.
Content
- What is meant by accounting history and accounting history research?
- The implications of choosing a particular accounting history research design.
- The subject areas and research methodologies employed in accounting history.
- Strengths/weaknesses of alternative accounting history research designs.
- Issues of validity, reliability and generalization.
- Practical issues of accounting history research for doctoral projects.
Teaching and learning methods
The course will include lectures to give the background and to provide principles and frame- works for designing successful (i.e. publishable) accounting history research studies.
The participants will then take part in group-work in which they critique accounting history research papers and present their critiques to other course members.
Finally, participants will present a preliminary abstract of a planned accounting history research project and critique proposals presented by other participants.
ECTS points
The course is equivalent to 5 ECTS points. Certificates of attendance will be given.
Fees
There is no tuition fee for this course. The participation fee is EUR200 and covers food & drink during the course as well as a course dinner to be held towards the end of the course.
Registration
Please register no later than 4 January 2010 to sla@asb.dk
About Dr. Tom Tyson
Tom Tyson is a Professor of Accounting at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, USA. He is currently serving as a Visiting Professor at the Quinn School of Business, University College Dublin.
Tom Tyson is a Certified Management Accountant, has over 60 peer-reviewed publications, 35 of which have been co-authored with 20 different research teams. He has published in a number of journals including Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal, Accounting History, Accounting Historians Journal, Accounting Business & Financial History, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, and The Economic History Review. He serves on the editorials review boards of Accounting Historians Journal, Accounting History, and Accounting, Auditing, and Accountability Journal.