Accounting Systems

Criteria

Very Poor Effort

Poor Effort

Reasonable Effort

Exceeds Expectations

Excellent Work

Identification of inherent risks

Did not sufficiently identify basic key risks applicable to achieving simple business goals (2).

Identified some basic key risks applicable to achieving simple business goals (4).

Identified significant key risks applicable to simple business goals (6).

Identified some significant key risks applicable to complex business goals with interrelationships (8).

Identified most significant key risks applicable to complex business goals (10).

Relevant business cycles

Did not sufficiently identify relevant business cycles and/or relationships (1).

Identified some relevant business cycles but their relationships are inappropriate (2).

Identified some relevant business cycles and their relationships are appropriate (3).

Identified most business cycles but not all their relationships are appropriate (4).

Identified most business cycles and their relationships are appropriate (5).

Revenue cycle documentation

Did not sufficiently document the business cycle (4).

Sufficiently documented the business cycle but lacks many important components (8).

Sufficiently documented the business cycle but lacks some important components (12).

Completely documented the business cycle (16).

Completely documented an efficient business cycle (20).

Database, files and fields

Did not use any RDBMS software, DB normalized, primary & foreign keys identified, tables properly related and important fields identified (4).

Used RDBMS software, not normalized database. Fields and primary & foreign keys insufficiently identified. Tables are not properly related (12).

Used RDBMS software, database normalized, important fields identified but not all primary & foreign keys identified (24).

Used RDBMS software, database normalized, all primary & foreign keys identified and tables properly related but NOT all important fields identified (32).

Used RDBMS software, database normalized, all primary & foreign keys identified, tables properly related and all important fields identified (40).

Screens and reports

Less than three relevant screens and reports designed (1).

Some of the three screens and reports designed are irrelevant (2).

Three relevant screens and reports designed but not all fields are identified (3).

Three relevant screens and reports designed and all fields are identified (4).

Three screens and reports are relevant and properly formatted. All fields are identified (5).

Risks mitigation

The controls identified are unclear and/or irrelevant.

Assumptions/limitations are not described (3).

The controls identified are clear and relevant.

The controls identified are clear and relevant.

Several assumptions/limitations are described (9).

The controls identified are relevant, significant and organised.

Assumptions/limitations are comprehensively described (12).

The controls identified are comprehensive, relevant, significant and organised.

Assumptions/limitations are comprehensively described (15).

Written communication skills

Language used does not convey meaning to readers with clarity and includes numerous errors (1).

Used language sufficiently well to convey basic meaning although errors reduce effectiveness of communication (2).

Used language that generally conveys meaning to readers with clarity although writing may include some errors (3).

Used language that conveys meaning to readers with clarity. Any errors which occur do not reduce communication effectiveness (4).

Uses language that skilfully and effectively communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency, and is virtually error-free (5).