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Resources for Prospective Students - Postgraduate Study (Research)

 

The following staff are available to supervise dissertations by Master of Commerce and PhD students:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Master of Commerce (by Research)

Resources in the School

PhD and Masters by Research students have 24 hour access to the School's building and to car parking facilities. Office accommodation, computer, telephone, photocopying and fax facilities are made available to candidates.

Casual Employment Opportunities

Interested candidates may have the opportunity to participate in paid teaching and marking in the School. Please contact the School if you would like further information on these opportunities.

Current PhD Candidates

The following candidates are currently enrolled in the School's PhD program:

  • Al-Odat Asal - TBA
  • Hazianti Abdul Halim - Voluntary Reporting of Intangible Assets by Malaysian Publicly Listed Companies
  • Andrew Shang Mou Deng - A Theoretical Exploration of Adoption of GRI Guidelines in Corporate Sustainability Reports
  • Lynne Gerke - Investigating performance of IT Audit Methodologies used by the Australian Public Sector to Address Mandatory Requirements of the Australian Accounting and Auditing Standards
  • Hartini Jaafar - Accounting Conservatism, Corporate Life-Cycle and Value Relevance of Intangible Assets
  • Nadianatra Musa - The Role of Management in the Ellective Application of Internal Controls to Ensure the Firm's Information Security Policies and Practices are Properly Implemented
  • Michael Ntalianis - The Role of Financial Education in a Choice of Fund Superannuation System
  • Kerri O'Donnell - Weighing the Heuristic Anchor: Cognitive Limitation to Ellective Auditor Judgement
  • Thunyanee Pothisarn - Optimal Decision Making by Thai Management: Focus on the Enterprise Information System
  • Bungon Sawatsuk - The Role of Technology in Addressing the Issues of Organisational Risk and the Development of the Internal Control System in Thailand Firms
  • Sonia Shimeld - Corporate Governance in Sporting Organisations: Impacts and Effects on Stakeholders and the Organisation
  • Juree Vichitdhanabadee - The Role of Accountant and Management Accounting in Thai SMEs
  • Belinda William - Accounting for Sustainability - Integration into the Current Practice of Local Government Bodies

 

Some Past Theses

The following thesis titles are examples from our past graduates:

  • Financial Statement Preparers' Revealed Preferences: The Presentation and Disclosure of Derivative Financial Instruments (PhD, Keryn Chalmers, 2001)
  • The impact of institutional investors on corporate earnings management (PhD, Ping Sheng Koh, 2001)
  • Reengineering accounting systems (PhD, Stephen Vickers, 2001)
  • Intra-industry information transfer associated with the announcement of dividend initiation and resumption (PhD, Isaac Otchere, 2000)
  • Auditor quality and the presence of audit committees: an association with income smoothing (MCom, Adi Sasono, 2000)
  • The Impact of Specific Audit Experience on Internal Control Evaluations (MCom, Tong-Gunn Chew, 1997)

How do I apply?

If you are interested in undertaking a Postgraduate course by research you should contact the Research Higher Degrees Unit.

Scholarships

The University offers some scholarships for postgraduate candidates. Additional scholarships may be available for international students. Please refer to International Services for further information.

Further Information

For further information on the School's postgraduate programs please contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies.

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