bsad 424 research paper – library information session
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BSAD 424 RESEARCH PAPER – LIBRARY INFORMATION SESSION
Class Announcements
In- class (January 27th) Research Paper (in Lab SCHW 252 for both sections 9:00-9:45am); Guest: Rita Campbell, Liaison Librarian, Business Administration
Assignment #3 due today; available on-line
Assignment #4 due February 3rd
WIB Society Session: A Conversational with Successful Business Women, February 3, SCHW 7-9:00pm
Class Objectives
1. Research Paper – Contents2. Research Paper – Library Information
Session1. Professional Accounting Resources2. Credible Soures3. Referencing
Research Project
The research paper: is worth 10% of your overall mark. topic is to support an accounting treatment
(recognition or disclosure) with reference to the CICA Handbook Section 1000, accounting theory and current academic research.
is a maximum of 4 pages double spaced (not including references) in total
is comprised of four one-page submissions worth 2.5%
Research Project (cont’d)
The four sections of the research paper as follows: #1. Accounting Treatment - description of standard, recognition
or disclosure, reference to CICA Handbook section, history (if necessary);
Due January 30, 2014 #2. Discussion of accounting treatment related to CICA 1000-
e.g. criteria for asset/liability, user need, qualitative characteristic such as relevance, etc.;
Due February 13, 2014 #3. Discuss the current academic research on your topic area; Due March 10, 2014 #4. Discuss relationship to accounting theory - e.g. information
perspective, measurement perspective, agency theory, positive accounting theory, etc.;
Due April 3, 2014
Research Information Session (January 27th)
The purpose of the information session is to support you in researching and referencing your research project for BSAD 424. You will need to learn to: Access professional accounting resources (e.g. Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Handbook), business press resources (e.g. Business Week, CA Magazine) and academic resources (e.g. Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research)
Distinguish between credible sources (e.g. Canadian Accounting Perspectives) and non-credible sources (e.g. Wikipedia)
Provide sufficient referencing (i.e. text, articles, e-books, etc.) within the body of your research project and in a bibliography at the end of your paper.
Rita Campbell, Liaison Librarian, Business Administration Contact Info
phone: 867-5218 E-mail: rcampbel@stfx.cs
Office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 9-12; 1-4:30 (Library room 307)
Office hours: Wed 9-12, 1-4:30 (Schwartz School: Room 180)
Sources of information
Academic Journals Scholarly / peer reviewed
Written by experts in the field, include references/bibliography
Business Press / trade publications May be written by experts / professionals
Often quicker to press
News Author may not have specific expertise / Topical Professional accounting tools - CICA
HandbookAssociation / professional websites
Where to find your information
Library website - Business subject guide - accounting page
http://library.stfx.ca
Google [be sure sources are credible]and/or google scholar
(scholar.google.com)
Where to find business articles
ABI/Inform(great Canadian
coverage)
Business Source
Complete
Both good sources
Where to find articles
Google Scholar
Is your source credible?
Who is the publisher? Who is the author? Is it peer reviewed or written by experts
in the field? Do they indicate their source for the
information? Can you tell the date of the information? Does it match the information you are
seeing elsewhere?
http://stfx.libguides.com/business
Accounting
Examples of how to cite the CICA Handbook
Citing your sources
You cite to give credit to the articles and authors you've used in your paper.
In text citation: use quotations and references to indicate within the text of a paper when you've used ideas from someone else
Bibliography/ reference list: a list of all the sources used in the paper
Citing your sources
Citing Business sources using APA has examples of citing business journals
Purdue OWL site has examples for APA format and MLA format
In text citation - APA style
Reference list - APA style
Assignment #2
Average: 1.54/2.5 or 62% Hi: 2.15/2.5 Lo: 0.85/2.5 Comments:
Support conclusion with evidence Use language from accounting theory to make
your point (e.g., information asymmetry) Improve flow of discussion Avoid casual or conversational language Do not end sentence or phrase in a preposition
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