Current Topics in Accounting-F-M
The course will be jointly taught by Profs Martin Glaum, Professor of International Accounting, and Andreas Barckow, immediate past President of the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG) and incoming Chair of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), providing for a stimulating combination of both an academic and a practice-oriented perspective.
Date | Time |
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Tuesday, 09.03.2021 | 11:30 - 18:45 |
Thursday, 25.03.2021 | 08:00 - 18:45 |
Thursday, 22.04.2021 | 13:45 - 18:45 |
Friday, 23.04.2021 | 08:00 - 13:00 |
- Introduction to academic research
- Academic writing
- Improved presentation skills
Written seminar paper
Discussion
The groups will then prepare a report and a presentation. In the written report and the presentation, you should
- define and explain your specific topic and the related questions you want to address;
- outline the theoretical background of your topic;
- discuss the relevance and the practical implications of the topic by focusing on an example company or an example sector/industry;
- derive recommendations from your research, with regard to your specific topic, for (i) CEOs/CFOs of companies, (ii) standard setters and regulatory authorities, and (iii) academic researchers.
Depending on the number of participants, groups will consist of three to four students. The groups will independently conduct their work. We, the teaching assistant and the instructors, will give you further guidance throughout the process and provide you with constructive feedback.
There will be an intermediate meeting with the instructors on Thursday, 25 March, during which you will have the chance to discuss your progress and receive further feedback.
Your paper should have about 3,000-3,500 words; in normal formatting this should roughly equal 8 to 10 pages. For your presentations, you should prepare no more than 10 Powerpoint slides. The presenta-tions should take about 30 minutes, followed by discussions of about 20 to 30 minutes (the time available for each presentation and discussion will depending on the number of participants).
All seminar papers and ppt-presentations must be handed in via e-mail to the teaching assistant by Mon-day, 19 April, 12:00 noon. Please send your paper in both WORD and PDF formats, and the presentation in both Powerpoint and PDF formats. To facilitate the examination process, please also send the literature sources that you have used to the teaching assistant (compressed as a zip file).
The presentations will take place on Thursday, 22 April, and on Friday, 23 April.
Please note that, given the seminar nature of this course, it is required that all students attend all course sessions.
Your final grade is based on the presentation (40%), the report (40%), and class participation (20%).
Due to the current situation, all sessions will take place online, via the platform Zoom; we will provide you with the necessary links and access codes on Moodle.