School of Accounting and Finance

Nick Davis has been teaching at Charles Sturt University since 2000 when he began as an undergraduate majoring in Accounting. Since graduating Nick has completed a Masters Degree and the CPA program and is now a full-time academic and is enrolled in a PhD.

Research and Teaching

Research Focus

His research interests include critical perspectives on accounting, public sector accounting and accounting history.

Teaching Responsibilities

• ACC331 Auditing and Assurance Services
• ACC341 Accounting Theory
• ACC100 Accounting 1

Professional Activities

Nick is an Associate member of CPA Australia and is the CPA Liaison Officer for the Bathurst Campus of CSU.

Grants and Awards

Plummer, K. & Davis, N. Enhancing flexible delivery in Accounting Theory: Using MP3 files to deliver Content and improve student distance education experience, Faculty Scholarship in Teaching Fund Grant 2006, $1,869.

Selected Publications

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• Plummer, K., Baines, W. & Davis, N. (2007) Podcasting: Does it enhance flexible delivery, Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference 2007, Gold Coast 1-3 July.
• Davis, N. (2006) Applying theoretical perspectives to the balanced scorecard. 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Business, Leura, 21-22 September.
• Davis, N. (2006) Criticisms of the predominant approaches to research in management accounting and the case for further practice based research. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference 2006, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 July.
• Davis, N, Chair, Accounting: Balancing the Perspectives concurrent session (refereed papers), 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Business, Leura NSW, 21-22 September.
• Davis, N.Discussant, 'Development of a CPA system in an Australian telecommunications company' by L. McManus, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 July, 2006.

Working Papers

• Davis, N. 2006, Applying theoretical perspectives to the balanced scorecard, Faculty of Commerce Working Paper 15/06, Charles Sturt University.
• Davis, N. 2005, Criticisms of the predominant approaches to research in management accounting and the case for further practice based research. Faculty of Commerce Working Paper 14/05, Charles Sturt University.