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Research Methods in Taxation - ATAX0400

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: Australian School of Taxation and Business Law

Course Outline: ATAX0400 Course Outline

Campus: ATAX Campus

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0

Enrolment Requirements:

Restricted to students enrolled in Program 9250, 9255 or 9245 or 9257 or 9231 or 5231

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course provides an introduction to the research process and analytical skills with particular reference to postgraduate tax and business law research. The aim of the course is to assist students in developing a broad understanding of research processes in general, and taxation and business law research skills in particular. These research skills, which include legal, qualitative, quantitative and mixed approaches, will enable students to successfully complete their research projects.


Recommended Prior Knowledge

This course should be taken either concurrently with or before TABL0492 Dissertation Proposal. This course is also a prerequisite for both TABL0490 Dissertation Full-time or TABL0491 Dissertation Part-time.

Course Objectives

After successfully completing this course, students will:
  • Be familiar with research processes, design and methodologies in general
  • Possess adequate skills in all four methods of tax research, namely, the legal, quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches
  • Be able to identify the combination of skills which are relevant to the chosen topics of their Master dissertations
  • Be able to apply the relevant research methodologies and skills to the research for their dissertations

Main Topics

  • Overview of research
  • Approaches to legal research
  • Quantitative methods
  • Qualitative methods
  • Mixed methods

Course Texts

Textbook lists for ATAX courses will be available from the UNSW Bookshop from 1 February for Semester 1 courses and from 1 July for Semester 2 courses.
Scientia

Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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