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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
GA/MA515 Managerial Accounting
School
Business
Course Name
Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)
Unit Code
GA/MA515
Unit Title
Managerial Accounting
Trimeste
Trimester 2, 2020
Assessment Autho
Dr Moho
ot Ali
Assessment Type
Report
Assessment Title
Assessment Task 3 – Individual
Unit Learning Outcomes Addressed:
The purpose of this assignment is to assess the following Learning Outcomes:
a. Demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding the function and role of management accounting in the contemporary business environment.
. Demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding of management accounting and explain appropriate approaches to generating cost information.
Weight
10%
Total Marks
100
Word limit
1200
Release Date
Week Fou
Due Date
Week 7
Submission Guidelines
· This assignment should be completed individually.
· All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
· The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
· Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using APA 6th edition for the School of Business.
Extension
If an extension of time to submit work is required, an Application for Special Consideration and supporting documentation must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer via your MIT AMS login
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http:
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Academic Misconduct
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www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.
Assessment Cover Sheet
Student ID Numbe
s:
Student Last name/s:
Student First name/s:
Course:
School:
Unit code:
Unit title:
Due date:
Date submitted:
Campus:
Lecturer’s Name:
Tutor:
Student Declaration
I/We declare and certify that:
1. the work contained in this assessment is my/our own work/group work, except where acknowledgement of sources is made;
2. this assessment has not been submitted previously for academic credit in this or any other course;
3. I/we have read MIT’s Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedure, and I/we understand the consequences of engaging in plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating;
4. a copy of the original assignment is retained by me/us and that I/we may be required to submit the original assignment to the Lecturer and/or Unit Co-ordinator upon request;
I/we have not plagiarised the work of others or participated in unauthorised collaboration or contract cheating when preparing this assessment.
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Assignment Description
Role of Management accounting has been changing since its inception. It has been evolved in its cu
ent roles through a long journey proving its worth in the managerial decisions. It is no more confined only with its traditional budgetary role. It is now providing much more important decision inputs in setting business strategies particularly in the consistently changing business environments.
Required:
You are required to explain the following in your report:
1. Given an analysis on the traditional and contemporary roles of the Managerial Accounting.
2. Explain the roles of management accountants in an organization.
3. Examine the use of contemporary management accounting tools to help business in taking strategic decisions particularly in the changing environment.
This assignment must be written/structured in the form of a ‘business report’. That is, it must have a/an;
(a) Executive summary (between 100 words).
(b) Introduction.
(c) Body that addresses all the requirements – see above 1-3.
(d) Conclusion that sums up the mains issues of this assignment.
(e) Reference list containing all cited works.
(f) Proper English Grammar, appearance, format, etc.
At least 2 recognized journal articles should be cited in addition to the text and other recommended books mentioned in the UD.
Langfield-Smith, K., Smith, D., Andon, P., Hilton, R., & Thorne, H XXXXXXXXXXManagement Accounting: Information for Creating and Managing Value 8e. McGraw-Hill Higher Education (Australia) North Ryde NSW.
Marking criteria:
GA/MA515 Managerial Accounting /Semester T2, 2020, Individual Assignment
Name:
Student Number
Assessment Criteria
Total Marks
Marks awarded
Criterion 1 - Structure and Clarity of the Report/Assignment
· introductory paragraph
· logical flow of clarity and structure of ideas and arguments
· appropriate use of paragraph and headings to explain and discuss ideas
· appropriate concluding paragraph
3
2
2
3
Total marks for criterion 1
10
Criterion 2 - Body/contents
· Given an analysis on the traditional and contemporary roles of the Managerial Accounting.
· Explain the roles of management accountants in an organization.
· Examine the use of contemporary management accounting tools to help business in taking strategic decisions particularly in the changing environment.
20
17
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Total marks for criterion 2
57
Criterion 3 - Research and Analysis
· quality of research undertaken
· accuracy and depth of analysis
· appropriate use of in-text and end text referencing
· quality of information sources
· appendices
7
8
5
5
3
Total marks for criterion 3
28
Criterion 4 - Presentation
· layout
· formatting
· spelling/gramma
· proof read
· professional format
1
1
1
1
1
Total marks for criterion 4
5
Total marks
100
Total marks
20
Other Comments
Using Technology for Assessment
Rationale
Activities
Technological tools selected
· Industry knowledge & skills
· reflection on learning
· feedback on performance
· practice of critical thinking
· check for plagiarism
· problem-based learning
· online forum on Moodle
· Turnitin
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