Your writing assignments should address several specific issues on the papers/cases assigned. To prepare adequately you have to read the paper very critically. The following specific issues need to be addressed in your writing assignments: Introductory sections: Briefly discuss the main issue(s) or topic(s) of the article/case. Do you think the issues(s) are interesting? Discuss why or why not. You will find that author(s) of each paper discusses prior studies or research on a similar or related topic/issue(s). Discuss related issues and findings documented in the extant literature. Also, discuss how this paper’s findings are linked with those of prior studies. Discuss how the paper contributes to the body of knowledge.Research Questions: Identify main research question(s)/hypothesis. While developing research question(s) or hypotheses authors discuss either specific theory or rationale or anecdotal evidence or intuition. Show the link between those discussions and the research questions examined. Discuss your understanding of the particular topic based on the discussion that leads to the research question.Empirical Analyses:Data, Sample, and Models: Discuss data and sample briefly: for example, sources of data, types, sample period, type of observations, and variable measurement.Findings: Review the descriptive statistics- identify some interesting facts (if any) out of these statistics and get some preliminary idea about the reality. Discuss main findings: the primary results reported, also mention if you see any additional findings, evaluate the results in the light of prediction or hypotheses developed in the earlier sections, and evaluate in the light of your own thoughts and expectation.Conclusion and your remarks: Identify the study’s limitations or drawbacks (if any). You can also discuss related new research ideas for future investigation. Discuss your thoughts about how the findings in this study relating to the accounting and auditing profession and peoples involved in this profession. Implications of research findings for the real-life.Writing:➢ You may need to read the paper/case multiple times with some emphasis on few areas.➢ Your write-up should cover all the four issues (Introductory sections, Research Questions, Findings or Results, and Conclusion) mentioned above.➢ While evaluating your write-up, all specific issues will be considered.➢ Limit your write-up to 3 or 4 pages (max).not plagiarism
