SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY TOPICS: FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING - 2020/1

Module Overview

While the dissertation provides an in-depth understanding of a specific topic, this module is designed to provide students a broad-based understanding of their specific discipline or field. It will introduce students to contemporary developments in their discipline focusing on a selected number of topics which reflect the research interests of academic staff. The issues to be covered will be of both substantive (theory, debates, and findings) and methodological nature. 

Module provider

Surrey Business School

Module Leader

WOJAKOWSKI Rafal (SBS)

Number of Credits: 0

ECTS Credits: 0

Framework: FHEQ Level 8

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

N/A

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Comprehensive review of literatures


• Theoretical debates and developments


• Methodological issues and developments.

 

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

Submit a revised paper.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their learning and achievement of the module’s learning outcomes.

Thus, the summative assessment for this unit consists of:

• Assessment 1

Each student will make a presentation on a module-relevant topic different from their dissertation topic.

• Assessment 2

Each student will submit a term paper that provides a comprehensive review of the literature on the above topic.

Formative assessment

None.

Feedback

Instructors will provide feedback during the session and office hours. 

Module aims

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to ensure students achieve the learning outcomes. As a seminar style module, students will be expected to read assigned journal articles and attend each session ready to participate in class discussions. Each instructor will structure discussions around specific themes consistent with the module’s objectives.

The learning and teaching methods include:

Readings and self-study

Seminar participation

Lecture.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: MAND030

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.