ACCM4500_T1_2021_Assessment_3_Information
Assessment Information – Trimester 1, 2021
Subject Code: ACCM 4500
Subject Name: Strategic Management Accounting
Assessment Title: Research & Analysis - Individual
Weighting: 20%
Total Marks: 20 Marks
Due Date:
Written Analysis: Monday of Week 10 – 24 May 2021 by 19.55
AEST to be submitted electronically via the student portal.
Note: The above time is AEST. Students must allow for any time
difference as appropriate.
Word Limit:
1500 words excluding references
.Assessment Description
Learning Outcome 4:
Recommend a course of action for a range of business problems, including situations in which quality and /
or sustainability are critical issues.
Please make sure you follow the guidelines relating to presentation of written work, late policy and
academic integrity. Please familiarise yourself with the marking ru
ic to guide you in how to score marks.
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Assignment details:
Assume you work as a graduate for a large consulting firm. As part of your professional development, you have
een asked to select a newspaper / magazine article (written in English) which raises management accounting
problems regarding a specific organization, which require a solution. The article must be written recently (on or after
1 July 2020 and taken from an appropriate source, such as the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The
Wall Street Journal (US), Financial Times (UK) and Economist (UK). Other sources may also be suitable - please
consult your manager (lecturer) if you are unsure whether a particular source is appropriate.
Analyse the issues raised by the article chosen and write a memorandum (a report format will not be marked)
addressed to the board of directors of the organisation chosen.
Your analysis should include:
1) A reliable link and reference to the article in order that the board can identify it
2) Consideration of the management accounting issues raised by the article, including any potential
strengths / opportunities as well as any weaknesses / threats identified.
3) Consideration of management accounting techniques or tools which lead to solutions / courses of
action / lessons learned that you would offer to the board of directors as to how the issues identified
can be tackled or how the organisation concerned can improve its performance.
4) Any other relevant matter that you believe will be of use to the board of directors
Assessment Information
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Please use this topic below and article link which i gave to you.
And requirment file of assignment i give you before in chat.
Topic : The NBN Technicians strike
There are following links of articles
https:
ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/nbn-technicians-strike-over-pay.html
https:
www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/05/nbn-protests-strike-continues
https:
www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-subcontractors-join-nationwide-protest-564065