Jan 05 2011
Introduction to empirical accounting research
The course is part of a PhD Programme in Financial Accounting/Auditing provided in collaboration between Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, Copenhagen School of Business and University of Southern Denmark. The sponsor for the PhD course programme is the Danish Council for Independent Research in Social Sciences (FSE).
The course is designed for PhD students in the Accounting and Business PhD degree programmes. This course will be especially helpful to students who wish to use economics-based archival research in their dissertations and subsequent research.
Introduction to empirical accounting research is a stand-alone course (4 ECTS).
Overall course objective:
To introduce students to empirical accounting research by reading and discussing “classical” and other central articles from international journals within the field.
More specifically the course objectives are:
- To provide an overview of major areas of capital market based empirical accounting research and to give the students a knowledge of classic, widely cited research papers
- To introduce students to research methodologies used in empirical accounting research
- To develop the ability to critically evaluate empirical accounting research
- To facilitate the development of research projects within the field.
Course outline:
The course is conducted primarily as a seminar/workshop with introductory lectures and perspective remarks given to the various topics by the instructor. Course participants are assigned the task of author on selected papers. The papers will also have a student assigned as a discussant. Other students will be expected to ask questions and provide critical feedback on the papers; this will then lead to an active discussion among all individuals about the strengths and weaknesses of the studies.
Course grade
Your grade (pass/not pass) will be based on the following:
- Class participation, including presentations
Lecturers:
(Primary lecturer) Wayne R. Landsman, Professor of Accounting at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Plenborg, Professor of Accounting at the Copenhagen Business School CBS, Copenhagen
Frank Thinggaard, Professor of Accounting at the Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
Number of participants
The maximum number of participants is around 15 ph.d. students. Preference is given to ph.d. students from the Nordic Accounting Research Network.
Venue
Aarhus School of Business, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V., Denmark
When
May 23 – May 26, 2011 (Monday – Thursday in week 21)
Registration
PhD students from Danish Universities and Business Schools will be entitled to full funding of their participation fee, travel costs and overnight arrangements from the Danish Research Council (FSE).
All other course participants are responsible for their own travel costs and overnight arrangements. A participation fee of EUR100 will be charged to cover meals and refreshments during the PhD Course.
To register, please submit your application by April 20, 2011 to Susanne Lannie, sla@asb.dk
Accommodation
Unfortunately, there is no accommodation on campus.
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Travel information
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Contact
Academic organiser:
Frank Thinggaard
fth@asb.dk or +45 89 48 63 42
Administrative organiser:
Susanne Lannie
sla@asb.dk or +45 89 48 66 54