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FACULTY OF commerce
Department of
Accounting
Head of Department: Associate Professor
Mark Graham
Departmental Profile
Research in the Department of Accounting is carried out
in five broad areas, namely auditing, financial accounting,
financial management, management accounting and
taxation. The research effort is conducted on three general
levels: applied research related directly to professional
practice; applied research of a more general nature; and
pure research on the broader frontiers of the discipline.
In addition, research is carried out on the educational
aspects of accountancy. The research is carried out by the
staff members and postgraduate students.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Professors
5
Associate Professors
6
Senior Lecturers
15
Lecturers
11
Administrative and Clerical Staff
10
Total
47
Students
Doctoral
4
Master’s
124
Honours
5
Postgraduate Diplomas
376
Undergraduate
2526
Total
3035
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Mr C. Abdulla
Accounting education; financial ratio analysis.
Mr Michael Attwood
Activity based costing/management.
Associate Professor Peter Bourne
Auditing; corporate governance; company law.
Ms Carol Cairney
Activity based costing/management.
Mr R. Carpenter
South African income tax; capital gains tax; international
tax; trust and estate duty.
Dr Eddie Chamisa
International accounting standards in developing countries;
corporate governance; corporate social responsibility.
Professor Carlos Correia
Capital budgeting; cost of capital; valuations.
Mr Peter Cramer
Cost of capital and capital gains tax.
Mr Phillip de Jager
Fair value accounting; banks; capital markets.
Professor Geoff Everingham
Financial reporting; generally accepted accounting
practice; corporate governance.
Associate Professor Mark Graham
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
financial analysis; corporate reporting.
Mrs Shelly Herbert
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
financial analysis; corporate reporting.
Associate Professor Glen Holman
Capital markets.
Ms Jacqui Kew
Accounting education; financial literacy and
entrepreneurship.
Ms I. Lubbe
Accounting Education, IFRS & IFRS for SMEs.
Mr Paul Maughan
Social Accounting; accounting education; financial analysis.
Mrs Taryn Miller
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Associate Professor Tessa Minter
Information risk management and financial systems and
controls and the teaching thereof;
Corporate Governance and the education/teaching
thereof.
Mr Goolam Modack
Accounting education; generally accepted accounting
practice.
Mr Shaun Parsons
South African income tax; capital gains tax; international
tax; trust and estate duty.