HI6008: Importance of Modern Accounting Information Systems in Efficient Managerial Decision Making

Internal Code: MAS4097

Literature Review

Please find below list of the potential business research topics that you can focus on when you doing your research topics decisions for your assignments. 1. Challenges of Accounting in Global Organizations 2. Challenges Managing Global Teams 3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing for Businesses 4. Opportunities Making Business with Mobile Computing 5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Business Functions 6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Social Networks in Business 7. Opportunities and Problems of Social Electronic Commerce 8. Uses of Big Data in Business Organizations 9. Use of Ubiquitous Media Systems in Business Organizations 10. Business Innovation Through Open Data 11. Challenges in Cyber Security for Business 12. Business and Information Strategies 13. Alignment and Governance Issues 14. Outsourcing Topics 15. Accounting topics 16. Business and Management Topics 17. Cyber Security Topics 18. Business Analytics Topics 19. Business Modelling Topics 20. Marketing Topics Task 1: For this assessment, students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the extant, academic literature related to an approved, business topic. In consultation with their lecturer, students need to decide on a business-related topic/concept. Students need to select approximately eight to twelve (8-12), but at least three (3), peer-reviewed articles or comparable sources (online resource can be accessed using ProQuest or Google Scholar) that are related to the topic (as the basis of their literature review). In the context of their chosen topic, students need to review the articles and sources selected, i. e. read and critically analyses (compare and contrast) the literature. In doing so, students are required to discuss the key ideas/arguments put forward by authors, identify commonalities/similarities, differences, and conclusions drawn by different authors. Based on this analysis and discussion, students are expected to point out potential gaps in the literature that will form the basis of Assessment 2, the research proposal. Marking criteria of the literature review include the quality and currency of the literature selected; the student’s ability to compare and contrast author’s arguments/viewpoints and identify gaps in the existing literature in the context of the chosen business topic; the demonstrated ability to use Harvard referencing.   Task 2: For this assessment, students are expected to present a written research proposal that is based on the literature review (Assessment 1) and demonstrates their understanding of business research/research paradigm. Based on their literature review, students are required to write a business research proposal outlining the details of the proposed research project that addresses the gaps identified in the literature. Derived from the business topic, the proposal needs to include clearly state research questions (primary and secondary), and provide a solid research methodology that supports the feasibility of the research project. Marking criteria of the research proposal include: the justification of the research questions that operationalize the research topic; the demonstration of a detailed research methodology addressing research instrument, sample size and sampling approach, research location/s and schedule as well as providing a critical assessment of the limitations of the methodology and the expected outcome of the research project.   Task 3: For this assessment, students are expected to write a weekly journal over the duration of the 12-week teaching period that documents a critical analysis of their learning process. In the journal, students need to reflect/review how they have progressed with the learning goals related to assessments 1 and 2. Students need to write their individual reflective journal concurrently to performing assessment tasks 1 and 2, i.e. from the first week of the subject. For each week, students need to make journal entries that provide a reflection of their ‘journey’ of gaining, and applying knowledge of the research paradigm. For each week students should reflect and compare the theoretical knowledge with what they apply into practice. As assessment 1 and 2 are completed, students should clearly identify learning goals achieved.