Advanced Financial Accounting Assignment

University of Portsmouth

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ASSESSMENT

The marks for this module will be allocated as follows:

Assessment % Due Date

Coursework – Individual Assignment 20 11 June 2018

Coursework – Online quiz 10 [Session 10 for FT and Session

6 for PT]

Examination 70 30 June 2018

Total 100

APPENDIX 1: Coursework:

The coursework is made of two parts:

1. Individual assignment (20%)

See separate section below.

2. Online quiz (10%)

An online quiz consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions covering lectures

up to Financial instruments (including text chapters 4, 6, 7, 14, 17, 18, 19

& 32) as denoted by # on the previous page. The online quiz has to be

completed within 60 minutes and can be attempted only once.

Individual assignment (2,000 words)

Choose a company* that is listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Using its latest published annual report, critically analyse its sustainability

reporting and segmental reporting note for your chosen company. Evaluate to

what extent it complies with the Global Reporting Initiative and IFRS 8

Operating Segments respectively and its usefulness to users.

* Make sure your chosen company is different from your classmate’s. Submit

your chosen company to your tutor for approval.

Important notice – The student is required to submit one set of the

individual assignment separately.

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Word Count

The word count should not exceed 2000 words excluding reference list,

appendices, the cover page, abstract, glossary and list of tables, figures, charts

and abbreviation. Tables are expected to be primarily for the presentation of

numerical data. There is NO 10% margin. The word count should be stated at

the top of your submission. Words that exceed the permitted word count will not

read beyond the stated word count. A falsely stated word-count is an

assessment offence.

Referencing Requirements

All sources should be acknowledged and appropriately cited within your work,

following the University's approved referencing conventions. [APA 6th ed] For

further guidance see http://referencing.port.ac.uk/

Referencing is required to give intellectual credit to your source, help your

reader recover your source easily and to avoid being accused of plagiarism.

Students are reminded that the University will not tolerate academic dishonesty

in any form. This is cheating. For further guidance see Student Handbook

pages 8 and 9

http://www.port.ac.uk/accesstoinformation/policies/teachingandlearning/filetod

ownload,73452,en.pdf

Please include a Reference List of all items cited in your work.

Formatting

The work should be word processed. Font size should be between 11 and 14

and easy to read e.g. calibre, arial, times new roman. Line spacing should be

between 1.5 and 2 with (approx.) 4 cm margins all round. Pages must be

numbered. Print on one side of the paper only.

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Marking Rubric for Individual Assignment

 Introduction = 10

 Sustainability reporting = 30

 Segmental reporting = 30

 Usefulness to users = 10

 Overall presentation and format = 10

 Referencing = 10

Turnitin

You are required to submit the assignment for plagiarism check

through the Turnitin system and it must not be more than 20% similarity

index and plagiarism. The student is required to submit ONLY the final

result tunitin page generated by the turnitin system together with the

respective assignment for marking.

Note: All assessment submitted must be the result of your own work.

The following statement must be included on the cover page of all

assignments submitted:

I declare that all materials included in this

essay/report/project/dissertation is the end result of my own work and

that due acknowledgement have been given in the bibliography and

references to all sources be they printed, electronic or personal