You are required to prepare a written report and to critically analyse a selected (one) Article published in an accounting journal or from other sources of an academic accounting literature. Examples of these sources are given below. Much of the literature that will be useful to you was published in the first few years of the 21st [login to view URL] suggested format of the Written Report consists of the following sections:
I. Summary of the Article (in brief, limit of 500 words) II. Analysis/Critique
a. Strengths of the published article (do not include the educational and/or work experience background of the authors)
b. Weaknesses of the published article
c. Implications to the Accounting Profession, if any
d. Relevance to the Unit – Financial Accounting Theory
III. Recommendation and Conclusion
IV. References (not included in the word count)
NOTE: A pdf copy of the selected published article