Assessment
Purpose
To allow students to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills acquired in the subject. It also allows student to further develop team working skills that are expected in a modern professional accounting practice. This assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b, c and d.
Topic:
Current issues in Australian accounting - the specific topic will be allocated in class and via Moodle in Week 4
Task Details:
Group task - Groups are to identify and analyse current theories and models in accounting, analysing how they apply to the given situation. Specific research supported recommendations need to be provided.
Research Requirements:
Students need to support their analysis with reference from the text and a minimum of ten (10) suitable, reliable, current and academically acceptable sources - check with your tutor if unsure of the validity of sources. Groups seeking Credit or above grades should support their analysis with increased number of reference sources comparable to the grade they are seeking.
Group Presentation: Using the group report content, groups are to present their analysis and findings/ conclusions in a professional 5 (five) minute video presentation. All group members must participate in the preparation of the video.
Presentations should be a critical analysis covering the main theory elements of the course - not just presenting a factual story - reference to corporate reports and other material is encouraged.
Information can be covered in any order in the presentation, but should contain elements of the course.
It is strongly recommended that groups prepare their presentations well in advance of the presentation date, and make some effort to review their video presentation. This will improve the presentation overall, and give groups a chance to improve and time manage their presentations.
Videos may be prepared using any available platform such as iMovie, MoveMaker, Prezi and others
Presentation
Group Report
2500 + 10% word report format - Word .doc or .docx.
Title page, executive summary, table of contents, appropriate headings and sub-headings, recommendations/findings/conclusions, in-text referencing and reference list (Harvard - Anglia style), attachments if relevant. Single spaced, font Times New Roman 12pt, Calibri 11pt or Arial 10pt.
Video Presentation
5 minute video presentation in class supported by appropriate visual aids. Presentations will be timed - groups going over 5 minutes will be asked to stop - this will effect marks, as will presentations that are too short (under 4 minutes) or too long (over 6 minutes). All group members must participate.