Assessment Information – Trimester 2, 2019
Subject Code: ACCM 4500
Subject Name: Management Accounting 2
Assessment Title: Research & Analysis - Individual
Weighting: 20%
Total Marks: 20 Marks
Due Date:
Written Analysis: Monday of Week 10 – 16 September 2019 by
15.55 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:
1000 words excluding references
.Assessment Description
Learning Outcome 4:
Analyse the issues or problems (in a given scenario) using management accounting techniques and tools,
and formulate recommended solutions.
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 January 2019 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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In-text referencing is not required – however please provide a reference list after the end of your memo.
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This task has been designed to measure subject learning outcome 4.
Learning Outcome 4: Analyse the issues or problems (in a given scenario) using management accounting techniques and tools, and
formulate recommended solutions.
The assignment assesses the following outcomes:
1. Your knowledge and your ability to research the issues outlined
2.. Your ability to critically analyse the scenario and use judgement co
ectly in selecting and designing an appropriate response with suitable references.
3. Professional Competency Skills –Memo writing skills (Be clear, concise and co
ect)
The assessment ru
ics below set out the specific criteria that will be used to assess this task and descriptions of different levels of achievement for those
criteria. The different levels of achievement for each criterion have a range of marks attached.
To improve your performance it is helpful to;
review the indicators in the ru
ics and make sure you understand these in terms of marker expectations
• review marker feedback on your assessments
• review the relevant topics.
In reviewing the topics:
• look in detail at relevant examples
• review relevant learning activities
• review required readings and further resources.
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Assessment 2 Assignment Ru
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Components High Distinction
85 – 100%
Distinction
75 - 84%
Credit
65 – 74%
Pass
50 – 64%
Fail
0 – 49%
Mark
Awarded
Memo -
Technical
content
15 marks
Answers in
the wrong
format will
not be
marked as
noted in the
assignment
The Memo clearly
identifies and addresses
all the technical issues
aised, and provides
clear, co
ect and
decisive answers
displaying an
outstanding
understanding of each of
the technical issues.
It is easy for the board
(non-accountants) to
understand.
Where applicable and
appropriate reference
has been co
ectly made
to management
accounting tools and
techniques
The Memo clearly
identifies and addresses
most of the technical
issues raised by the client
and provides clear,
co
ect and decisive
advice displaying a good
understanding of most of
the technical issues.
It is easy for the board
(non-accountants) to
understand.
Where applicable and
appropriate, reference
has been co
ectly made
to management
accounting tools and
techniques
The Memo clearly
identifies and addresses
some of the technical
issues raised by the
client and provides
easonably clear,
co
ect and decisive
advice displaying a
easonably good
understanding of some
of the technical issues.
It is relatively easy for
the board to understand.
Reference has been
made (with gaps) to
some of management
accounting tools and
techniques
The Memo identifies
and addresses some of
the technical issues
aised by the client and
provides fairly clear, but
not always co
ect
and/or decisive advice.
It displays a reasonable
understanding of some
of the technical issues
aised.
It is relatively easy for
the board to understand.
Reference has been
made (with gaps) to
some of the
management
accounting tools and
techniques
The Memo does not
identify or address the
technical issues raised
y the client
It displays a lack of
understanding of some
or most of the
technical issues
aised.
It is difficult for the
oard to understand.
It does not give co
ect
clear and/or decisive
advice on most of the
issues raised and
makes little or no
eference to
management
accounting tools and
techniques
Language,
presentation
and
eferencing
5 marks
Content demonstrates
audience awareness
and structures writing to
meet audience
information needs
Sentences and
paragraphs are well
Content demonstrates
audience awareness and
structures writing to meet
audience information
needs
Sentences and
paragraphs are well
Content demonstrates
audience awareness
and structures writing to
meet most of the
audience information
needs
Sentences and
Content demonstrates
awareness of some
information needs of the
audience and structures
writing to meet them
Sentences and
paragraphs are
Content does not
demonstrate
awareness of most of
the audience
information needs
Meaning is often
unclea
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structured and clear.
Vocabulary is
professional, appropriate
and extensive
Grammar, spelling and
punctuation are flawless
Document professionally
presented in terms of
KBS guidelines
A wide range of
appropriate references
used.
structured and clear with
minor exceptions
Vocabulary is
professional and
appropriate
Grammar, spelling and
punctuation are good
Document professionally
presented in terms of
KBS guidelines
A range of appropriate
eferences used.
paragraphs are mainly
well structured
Vocabulary is
comprehensive
Few e
ors in grammar,
spelling and punctuation
Document
professionally presented
in terms of KBS
guidelines with few
exceptions
Several appropriate
eferences used.
eadable but with
grammatical e
ors
Vocabulary is limited
Document
professionally presented
in terms of KBS
guidelines with
significant exceptions
A few appropriate
eferences used.
Comments are poorly
structured
Many grammatical,
vocabulary and
spelling e
ors
Document poorly
presented and many
aspects do not comply
with KBS guidelines
Very few or no
appropriate references
used
Overall Comments on Memo:
Total /20
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