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It introduces students to the philosophical background of epistemological and metaphysical issues, the framing of scientific research, theory development, and the formulation of testable hypotheses. Operationalization, measurement and validity issues are studied, and a wide range of research paradigms and methodologies for accounting and organization management research are introduced and illustrated.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"></td> <td valign="top" width="90"></td> <td valign="top" width="140"></td> <td valign="top" width="109"></td> <td valign="top" width="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Class</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="90"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Date</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="140"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Topic</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="109"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Readings</strong></font></td> <td valign="top" width="81"><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Assignments</strong></font><font face="Arial"><strong><br> </strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"></td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384"><font face="Arial"><b>Philosophy of Science</b></font><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">1 </td> <td valign="top" width="90"><a name="September">September 2 </a></td> <td valign="top" width="140">Introduction<br> Classical Philosophy of Science (1)<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(L) Chapters 1 - 8<br> (P) 1<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">2 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">September 9 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Classical Philosophy of Science (2)<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(L) Chapters 9 - 12<br> (C) Chapters 1 - 7<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">3 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">September 16 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Contemporary Issues in the Philosophy of Science<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(L) Chapters 13 - 19<br> (C) Chapters 8 - 16<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">4 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">September 23 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Philosophy of Social Science<br> Scientific Method<br> Theory Building and Hypotheses<br> Normative, Descriptive and Prescriptive Models<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(P) 2 - 7<br> (K&L) Chapters 1 - 3<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"></td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384"><font face="Arial"><b>Social Science Methods</b></font><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">5 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">September 30<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Operationalization, Measurement and Reliability<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 26 - 27</td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">6 </td> <td valign="top" width="90"><a name="October">October 7</a> <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Validity Issues: Internal, External, Statistical Conclusion, Construct, Convergent and Discriminant Validities<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 18 - 20, 28 </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">7 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">October 14 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Experimental, Quasi-experimental and Non-Experimental Methods<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 22 - 24  </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> Philosophical Essay<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">8 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">October 21 <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="140">A Survey of Statistical Methods<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 9, 12 - 15<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">9 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">October 28</td> <td valign="top" width="140">A Survey of Statistical Methods<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 32 - 35</td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"></td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384"><font face="Arial"><b>Accounting & Organization Management Research</b></font><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">10 </td> <td valign="top" width="90"><a name="November">November 4</a></td> <td valign="top" width="140"><i>Critique and Defense</i><br> Correlation<br> Moderation, Mediation and Suppression<br> Statistical Investigation (using SPSS)<br> <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(P) 8 - 10</td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions <p>Outline Research Proposal<br> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">11 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">November 11 <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="140"><i>Critiques and Defense</i><br> +++<br> Contemporary Accounting Research:<br> (Archival Research<br> Experimental Markets)<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(P) 11 - 13, 15 - 17<br> ***<br>  </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">12 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">November 18 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Qualitative Methods<br> Naturalistic Inquiry<br> Contemporary Accounting Research:<br> (Theoretical Research and Analytical Models<br> Economic Analysis<br> Game Theory<br> Normative Models<br> Behavioral Research)<br> <br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 29 - 31<br> (P) 14, 18 - 23<br>  </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> Draft Research Proposal<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"></td> <td valign="top" width="90">November 25</td> <td valign="top" width="330" colspan="3"><i><a name="THANKSGIVING">THANKSGIVING BREAK</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">13 </td> <td valign="top" width="90">December 2 </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Ethical Considerations<br> Survey Data<br> Verbal Protocol Analysis<br> Field Studies<br> Case Studies<br> Clinical Studies<br> </td> <td valign="top" width="109">(K&L) Chapters 17, 25 </td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44">14 </td> <td valign="top" width="90"><a name="December">December 9</a> </td> <td valign="top" width="140">Research Design Summary<br> Proposal Presentations</td> <td valign="top" width="109"></td> <td valign="top" width="81">Questions<br> Final Research Proposal<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="44"> </td> <td valign="top" width="90">December 16 <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top" colspan="2" width="220">FINAL EXAMINATION</td> <td valign="top" width="81"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3" width="144"><font size="3"><em>Notes:</em></font></td> <td valign="top" width="140"> </td> <td valign="top" width="109"> </td> <td valign="top" width="81"><br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">1.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Numerical references to papers (P) are to the list below.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">2.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Chapter references are to:<br> Losee (L)<br> Chalmers (C)<br> Kerlinger & Lee (K&L)<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">3.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">*** <i>Details of papers to be announced during the course of the semester.</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">4.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">+++<i> Guest speaker planned.</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29"> </td> <td valign="top" width="90"> </td> <td valign="top" width="140"> </td> <td valign="top" width="109"> </td> <td valign="top" width="81"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="3" width="144"><em>References</em></td> <td valign="top" width="140"> </td> <td valign="top" width="109"> </td> <td valign="top" width="81"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">1. </td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Gettier, E. 1963. "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?" <i>Analysis</i>, pp. 121-3.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">2.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Papineau, D. 1995. "Methodology: The Elements of the Philosophy of Science". In <i>Philosophy</i>, Oxford University Press, edited A.C. Grayling, pp. 123 - 180.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">3.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Ruben, D.-H. 1998. "The Philosophy of the Social Sciences". In <i>Philosophy 2</i>, Oxford University Press, edited A.C. Grayling, pp. 420 - 469.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">4.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Hollis, M. 1996. "Philosophy of Social Science". In <i>The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy</i>, Blackwell, edited N. Bunnin and E.P. Tsui-James, pp. 358 - 387.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">5.</td> <td valign="top" colspan="4" width="384">Rosenberg, A. 2000. "Social Science, Philosophy of". In <i>A Companion to the Philosophy of Science</i>, Blackwell, edited W. H. Newton-Smith, pp. 451 - 460.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29">6.</td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4"> Mackie, J.L. 1999. "Causes and Conditions". In <i>Metaphysics - An Anthology</i>, Blackwell, edited J. Kim and E. Sosa, pp. 413 - 427. <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">7.</td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Fodor, J. 1999. "Special Sciences". In <i>Metaphysics - An Anthology</i>, Blackwell, edited J. Kim and E. Sosa, pp. 504 - 514. <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">8. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Steers, R.M. and D.N. Braunstein. 1976. "A Behaviorally-Based Measure of Manifest Needs in Work Settings". <i>Journal of Vocation Behavior</i>, pp. 251-266.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">9. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">R.M. Baron and D.A. Kenny. 1986. "The Moderator-Mediator Variable Distinction in Social Psychological Research: Conceptual, Strategic, and Statistical Considerations". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, pp. 1173-1182.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">10. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">E.J. Pedhazur. 1982. "Statistical Control: Partial and Semipartial Correlation". <i>Multiple Regression in Behavioral Research</i>, Chapter5.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">11. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Dugoni, B.L. and D.R. Ilgen. 1981. "Realistic Job Previews and the Adjustment of New Employees". <i>Academy of Management Journal</i>, pp. 579-591.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">12. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">R.M. Frankel, M.F. Johnson and K.K. Nelson. 2002. "The Relation between Auditor's Fees for Non-Audit Services and Earnings Quality". <i>Working Paper</i>.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">13. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">H. Ashbaugh, R. LaFond and B.W. Mayhew. 2002. "Do Non-Audit Services Compromise Auditor Independence? Further Evidence". <i>Working Paper</i>.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">14.</td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Y. S. Lincoln and E. Guba. 1985. "Naturalistic Inquiry". Sage Publications, pp. 7-159.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">15. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Frost, C.A., E.A. Gordon and A.F. Hayes. 2002. "Stock Exchange Disclosure and Market Liquidity: An Analysis of 50 International Exchanges". <i>Working Paper</i>.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">16. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Easton, P.D. and T.S. Harris. 1991. "Earnings as an Explanatory Variable for Returns". The Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 29 No. 1.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">17. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Lundholm, R. 1991. "What Affects the Efficiency of a Market? Some Answers From a Laboratory". The Accounting Review, Vol. 66 No. 3.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">18. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">R. Holstrum. 1979. "Moral Hazard and Observability". The Bell Journal of Economics.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">19. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Stocken, P.C. and R.E. Verrecchia. 2002. "Initial Public Offerings, Financial Reporting System Choice, and Disclosure Management". <i>Working Paper</i>.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">20. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Gillett, P.R. 2001. "Possibility Theory: A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Audit Evidence and Audit Planning Models". <i>Working Paper</i>.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">21. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Uddin, N. and P.R. Gillett. 2004. "CFO Intentions to Report Fraudulently". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. <i>Forthcoming.</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">22. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">Hoffman, V.B. and J.M. Patton. 1997. "Accountability, the Dilution Effect, and Conservatism in Auditors' Fraud Judgments".  The Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 25 No. 2.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29">23. </td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4">M.S. Beaseley, J.V. Carcello, D.R. Hermanson, and P.D. Lapides. 2000. "Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Consideration of Industry Traits and Coporate Governance Mechanisms". Accounting Horizons, Vol. 14 No. 4.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"></td> <td valign="top" width="29"></td> <td valign="top" width="420" colspan="4"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5"> </td> <td valign="top" width="29"> </td> <td valign="top" width="90"> </td> <td valign="top" width="140"> </td> <td valign="top" width="109"> </td> <td valign="top" width="81"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td valign="top" width="5" height="23"><img src="../../../images/dot_clear.gif" width="5" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> </div>  </body>