Reference no: EM133862162
Accounting Research Project
Financial Analyses Report
Assessment Requirement: Part two requires you to work on research methodology, data collection, data analysis and writing the results.
More detailed information on the Assessment Requirements will be provided in the seminars. If you miss a seminar, please ensure that you watch the recording of the seminar.
Report Format:
The report submission is to contain:
A completed Assignment Cover Page attached to the front of the report (available in the Assessments folder on Blackboard);
LA table of contents is NOT required for this report. However, a short introduction paragraph and conclusion are required. The introduction should outline the importance of conducting a financial analysis. The conclusion should evaluate the finding of the performed analysis for selected research topic (Part One) and the data analysis of selected sample firms (Part Two).
Criteria
Methodology and research design
• The Introduction provides a summary of the research methodology and clearly identifies the sample details and statistical techniques used (Model design).
Data collection and sample
• An overview of the data collection of the study.
• The sample selected must be from listed firms and not less than 30 firm-year observations (5 firms for 6 years). The firms can be listed firms from ant country but you will need to justify your selection.
• Variables description (e.g., Independent variable, dependent variable and control variables) used in the study with definition of each variable used in your model(s) provided as an appendix. Empirical results and discussion
• Descriptive statistics analysis (table and discussion)
• Correlation matrix analysis (table and discussion)
• Regression analysis (table and discussion)
Conclusion and Recommendations
• Clearly explains what you find in your analysis, how this relates to related findings in the literature, how it contributes to the existing body of research and implications for that firm, industry, policy etc. Avoid making generalizations-be specific and back up your assertions where possible.
Writing qualities and referencing
• Writing is clear and concise. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct.
• Chicago referencing format is followed for writing, citations and bibliography.