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Course Introduction

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 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
METHODS
IN ACCOUNTING

Course Code: 201041

Course Units: 02

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 Teacher Details
• Full name: Le Thi Thanh Loan
• Degree: Ph.D in Economics
• Cellphone: 0903 724 874
• Email: lethithanhloan@tdtu.edu.vn

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 Learning Objectives

• Knowledge: The subject provides students with a

baseline knowledge
• Determine the process of research;
• Select data collection method;
• Design questionnaires and organize data collection;
• Present and explain the quantitative results;
• Apply to scientific research, graduate study.

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 Learning Objectives

• Skills:
• Use theories to identify research issues, research
objectives, and literature reviews;
• Analyze and present the results of quantitative studies;
• Practice writing skills, teamwork skills, data collection
skills, presentation, problem solving skills, planning skills
and work organization.

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 Course contents

• Chapter 1: The nature of accounting research

• Chapter 2: Critically reviewing the literature
• Chapter 3: Selecting Samples
• Chapter 4: Collecting primary data using questionnaires
• Chapter 5: Analyzing quantitative data

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 Textbooks

• Main Textbook:

[1]. Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis,

Adrian Thornhill, [2012],
Research Methods for Business
Students - 6th edition, Pearson
Education India.

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 Textbooks

** Other references:

[2]. Mark Saunders, Philip

Lewis, Adrian Thornhill, [2007],
Phương pháp nghiên cứu trong
kinh doanh, Dịch từ tiếng Anh,
Người dịch Nguyễn Văn Dung
[2010]. NXB Tài Chính.

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 Textbooks

** Other references:
[3]. Trần Tiến Khai, [2014],
Phương pháp nghiên cứu
kinh tế - kiến thức cơ bản,
NXB Lao động Xã hội.

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 Other study materials

*** Online Websites:

[4]. http://scholar.google.com/

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 Course Assessment

Classification % Form

Processing 1 10 Presentation, argument, prove

Processing 2 20 Group Presentation

Mid-term Test 20 Presentation, argument, prove

Final Test 50 Report

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 Course Requirements
• Students taking this course are expected to commit at least
80% of course timing to complete this subject.

• Be prepared for class. Thorough preparation involves pre-

reading (e.g., having read the appropriate readings for the
week), which will enable you to obtain maximum benefit.

• Reading, research, self-study, writing and assignment

preparation, working in class (including discussions and E
learning online)

• Taking fully the subject tests.

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 Ethics in research
• Understand regulation of Faculty of accounting about:
honesty in acedemics;

• Prohibit copy from author without any references;

• Have references in any exercises and reports;

• Make commitment to regulations about honosty in

academics when summitting reports to lectures;

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