Case study: Activity-based management

Melbourne Institute of Technology Pty Ltd CRICOS Provider No: 01545C, 03245K NSW

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Course Name:	MPA
Unit Code:	MA619
Unit Title:	Accounting Research
Assessment Type:	Group Assignment (Pairs OR Individual as approved)
Assessment Title:	Research Report
Weight:	70 percent
Total Marks:	70 marks
Word limit	4,000-5,000
Release Date:	9th April, 2018
Due Date:	8th June, 2018, 11.00pm
Submission Guidelines:	· This assignment should be completed in groups of two. · All work must be submitted via Turnitin by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. · The assignment must be in Ms Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (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 referencing style.
Extension	· If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about - mit/institute - publications/policies - procedures - and - guidelines/special considerationdeferment

Assignment Cover Sheet

Student ID Number/s:	Student Surname/s:	Given name/s:
Course:	School:
Unit code:	Unit title:
Due date:	Date submitted:	Campus:
Lecturer:	Tutor:

All work must be submitted via Turnitin by the due date. If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted. Further information is available at:

http://www.mit.edu.au/about - mit/institute - publications/policies - procedures - and - guidelines/special considerationdeferment

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Student Declaration
I/We declare that: · the work contained in this assignment is my/our own work/group work, except where acknowledgement of sources is made; · certify that this assessment has not been submitted previously for academic credit in this or any other course; · I/we have read the MIT’s Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy Procedure, and I/we understand the consequences of engaging in plagiarism; · 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 when preparing this assignment.
Student Signature:	Date:
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Marking Rubric-Literature Review (Major Assignment)

	(70 Marks)
Met requirements to an excellent level (80 to 100%)
Met requirements to a very good level (70 to 79%)
Met requirements to a good level (60 to 69%)
Met requirements to a satisfactory level (50 to 59%)
Did not met requirements (0 to 49%)
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL (out of 70)

Marks will be awarded as follows:

· 5 marks for an excellent Abstract which is both comprehensive and concise,

· 5 marks for an effective introduction to your Report

· 10 marks for your exposition of the research problem to be investigated,

· 15 marks for excellence in your conduct of the investigation including choice of appropriate methodology,

· 15 marks for excellent analysis of the research data (information),

· 10 marks for the excellence of conclusions drawn from the research conducted, and

· 10 marks for excellence in writing, expression and presentation

Your Research Report will have the following Parts:

· Cover Sheet, with your Report Details and your personal information

· Abstract, say 300 words (no more) (See GJH for a sample)

· Introduction, which introduces your topic, provides a brief summary of your literature, re-states your research question(s) and describes how you propose to answer the research questions together with a summary of major findings.

· Literature Review (include the Research Report [already finished] after your Introduction)

· Research Question, stated and explained

· Methodology, to be used in your Report

· Data Analysis: data analysed to answer the research questions

· Conclusions: drawn from your data/information analysed noting any limitations of your data/analysis

Be careful to review and respond to all matters of English expression

Professor Geoffrey George, 7th March, 2017

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