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Business Postgraduate Study
Accounting
The accounting specialisation comprises financial accounting, management accounting and accounting information systems. Accounting and finance at AUT were ranked top in Auckland in the 2006 PBRF (New Zealand’s research assessment exercise) and second in the country overall.For accrediting purposes, the Accounting Department is recognised by the Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Certified Practising Accountant Australia (CPA Australia) and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA).
Further information about membership can be found at:
www.nzica.com
www.cpaaustralia.com.au
www.accaglobal.com
RESEARCH
The accounting team within the Business School comprises 16 research-active academics in their distinctive areas of interest. Students are encouraged to undertake research work in topics of interest to them and seek the advice of staff. Past achievements include the granting of external funds for research projects, authorship of books and professional articles and publications in top international journals.
Future plans include research into: Pacific Island businesses, for which the department is fortunate to have the support of the Pacific Business Trust; the health sector; accounting education; audit; environment reporting; and intellectual capital reporting. The Accounting Research Group convenes regular seminars.
Examples of student research include:
- Audit Committee Characteristics and Earnings Management in New Zealand
- Financial Reporting by New Zealand Charities: Recommending a Code of Practice
- Intellectual Capital Reporting in New Zealand: Refining Content Analysis as a Research Method
- The use of the Balanced Scorecard by New Zealand Local Government Organisations
- Accounting Codes of Practice
- Accounting for Strategic Decision-Making
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Advanced Topics in Accounting Information Systems
- Contemporary Issues in International Accounting
- Current Issues in Management Accounting
- International Financial Statements Analysis
- Social and Environmental Accounting and Reporting
ACADEMIC STAFF RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Business School has a large number of professorial staff, including leading scholars who are recognised internationally and nationally. Our academic staff are enthusiastic researchers and teachers with backgrounds in academia and professional practice and our courses have an emphasis on ‘real’ research that is relevant to the business community.
Further information and a full listing of accounting research staff at the AUT Business School
POSTGRADUATE PAPERS
These papers are offered in the following postgraduate qualifications – BBus (Hons), PgDipBus, PgCertBus, MPBS and MBus.
368201 Accounting for Strategic Decision Making
368204 Advanced Financial Reporting
369007 Contemporary Issues in International Accounting
369017 Advanced Topics in Accountancy Information Systems
369018 Current Issues in Management Accounting
369019 International Financial Statements Analysis
369020 Issues in Accounting Practice (previously 'Accounting Codes of Practice)
369021 Accounting Issues in Emerging Market
369022 Social and Environmental Accounting and Reporting