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H.L. Samantha Sin

Samantha_Sin

Formal Name: Samantha Sin

Personal Title: Ms

Position: Senior Lecturer

Organisational Unit: Department of Accounting and Finance

Qualifications: BEc, MCom (Hons)

Telephone: (+61-2) 9850-8529

Fax: (+61-2) 9850-8497

Email: ssin@efs.mq.edu.au

Location: E4A 344

Research Interests

  1. Capital markets and asset pricing
  2. Financial reporting and carbon emissions
  3. Generic and critical thinking skills in accounting: professional development and higher education
  4. Qualitative research methods

Funding

  • $150,000. 2002-2004 Macquarie University Flagship Grant (2 consecutive competitive rounds). Project title: Developing Generic Skills in Accounting. Project carried out with Dr Alan Jones
  • $7,500. 2006 AFAANZ PhD Scholarship (external, competitive)
  • $3,750. 2007 AFAANZ Research Grant (external, competitive). Project title: Assessing the Impact of Generic Skills Development in an Undergraduate Accounting Information System Course. Project carried out with Dr Raymond Young
  • $3,900. 2006 Macquarie University Higher Degree Teaching Release Grant (internal, competitive)
  • $4,500. 2006 & 2008 Australian Centre for Educational Studies Postgraduate Studies Funding Scheme (internal)
  • $4,000. 2008 University of Linköping Postgraduate Studies Grant (external, competitive)
  • $3,000. 2008 DEFS LEAD Grant (internal, competitive). Project title: Learning Threshold Concepts in Accounting. Project carried out with Ms Milica Misic
  • $7,500. 2005-2008 Publication Benefits (internal).

Publications

Journal Publications

  • 2008. Sin, S. ‘Considerations of quality in phenomenographic research’. International Journal of Research and Method in Education (forthcoming). (DEST:C1, ARC: B)
  • 2007. Kalotay, E., P. Gray and S. Sin, ‘Consumer expectations and short-horizon return predictability’, Journal of Banking and Finance, 31, 10, 3102-3124 (DEST: C1, ARC: A*)
  • 2007. Sin, S., A. Jones and P. Petocz, ‘Evaluating a method of integrating generic skills with accounting content based on a functional theory of meaning’ Accounting and Finance, 47, 143-163. (DEST: C1, ARC: A)
  • 2005. Jones, A. and S. Sin, ‘Perceptions and priorities of diverse groups of first year accounting students with regard to generic skills/communication skills’, Australian Journal of Accounting Education, 1, 21-50. (DEST: C1)
  • 2004. Jones A. and S. Sin, ‘The integration of language and content: action research based on a theory of task design’, Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1, 1, 95-100. (DEST: C1)
  • 2002. Clinch, G. B. Sidhu and S. Sin, ‘The usefulness of direct and indirect cash flow disclosures’, Review of Accounting Studies, 7, pp 383-404. (DEST: C1, ARC: A*)
  • 2000. Sin, S. and E. Watts, ‘The information content of losses: shareholder liquidation option and earnings reversals’, Australian Journal of Management, 25, 3, 327-338. (DEST: C1, ARC: B)
  • 1997. Loftus, J. and S. Sin, ‘The role of current and non-current accruals in the relation between stock returns and earnings’, Accounting and Finance, 37, 2, 147-162. ‘Loftus and Sin (DEST: C1, ARC: A)

Conference Publications

  • 2006. Sin, S. and A. Reid, ‘Developing generic skills in accounting: resourcing and reflecting on trans-disciplinary research and insights’, Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Sydney. (DEST: E1)

Book Publications

  • 2003. Jones, A. and S. Sin, ‘Generic Skills in Accounting: Competencies for Students and Graduates’, Sydney: Pearson Prentice Hall. (DEST: A2)

Book Chapter Publications

  • 2004. Jones, A. and S. Sin, ‘Integrating language with content in first year accounting: student profiles, perceptions and performance’. In Robert Wilkinson, ed., Integrating Content and Language: Meeting the Challenge of a Multilingual Higher Education. Maastricht: Maastricht University Press. (DEST: B1)

Community Outreach

  • Member of the National Institute of Accountants Faculty of Education Advisory Committee
    • Member of the National Institute of Accountants
  • Associate member of CPA Australia
  • Staff and Student Contact Officer for matters relating to EEO, discrimination and harassment (VC appointments)
  • NTUE representative for the Department of Accounting and Finance

Teaching

  • I was awarded an Outstanding Teacher Award in 2004 and received High Commendation for Innovation in the category for Learning and Teaching in 2005
  • The textbook ‘Generic Skills in Accounting: Competencies for Students and Graduates’ published by Pearson Prentice Hall in 2003 has been widely cited in accounting research articles and adopted by institutions both nationally and internationally
  • My research in accounting and higher education continues to benefit student learning and curriculum improvement. The contributions and achievements in these areas are evident in the competitive grants and awards that I have received to fund these projects