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Faculty of Commerce
College of Accounting
Head of Department: Associate Professor Mark
Graham
College Profile
Research in the College 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.
College Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Professors
3
Associate Professors
4
Senior Lecturers
8
Lecturers
5
Administrative and Clerical Staff
10
Total
30
Students
Postgraduate Diplomas
341
Undergraduate
2786
Total
3127
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
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.
Professor Carlos Correia
Capital budgeting; cost of capital; valuations
.
Mr Peter Cramer
Cost of capital and capital gains tax.
Professor Geoff Everingham
Financial reporting; International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS); 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.
Ms Jacqui Kew
Accounting
education;
financial
literacy
and
entrepreneurship.
Ms I. Lubbe
Accounting Education, International Financial Reporting
Standards & International Reporting Standards(IFRS) for
SMEs.
Mr Donald Macdonald
Accounting Education; Financial Literacy
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; International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
Mr Shaun Parsons
South African income tax; capital gains tax; financial
instruments, banking and the taxation thereof.
Professor Alex Watson
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
development and professional accounting education.
Ms Gizelle Willows
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); Financial
Analysis; Behavioural Finance
Mr James Winfield
Accounting education; business and professional ethics;
foundation of accounting.