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Accounting

ACCT 440 Accounting for Management Control and Decision-Making
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and techniques of the design and
implementation of accounting control systems. It develops students’ quantitative and analytical
skills to integrate management controls into business environments and analyse various
accounting-based management control issues. It enables students to evaluate various
management control scenarios for planning, control and performance evaluation through case
analysis.

ACCT 450 Professional Ethics
1 Term; 2 Credits
The course aims to raise students’ awareness and understanding of ethical concepts and
issues in the accounting profession and general business environments. It also equips students
to handle ethical dilemmas in professional accounting and businesses, and emphasizes the
importance of applying the corporate governance and social responsibility frameworks in
accounting and business environments to promoting an ethical culture.

ACCT 455 Corporate Governance and Compliance
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to develop in students an understanding of corporate governance
systems. It acquaints students with the knowledge of corporate governance rules and
compliance. It also enables students to apply the knowledge in corporate governance and
compliance to evaluating the effectiveness of corporate governance structure and operations
within the modern corporate setting.

ACCT 460 Research Methodologies in Accounting
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to equip students with the knowledge of research methodologies in
accounting contexts. It develops students’ ability to apply statistical techniques to data
processing, statistical tests, and empirical analysis as well as appraising the statistical results
for solving business problems.

ACCT 470 Research Project
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide students with an opportunity to undertake an independent
research project in accounting contexts. It develops students’ ability to apply the knowledge
and skills learnt from various accounting, business, and research methodology courses to
completing an accounting-related report.

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