Submission

Each activity will be submitted at the end of seminar and must be undertaken during the timeframe allocated during the seminars. Each week seminar activities or tests will be assigned to students without prior notice. It will be a combination of individual and group based activities. Each activity is worth 4%. The seminar assessments will be on week 2 to week 12 (except week 8 - public holiday, week 3 and 9 - students will need to attend MYOB classes). Therefore, there will be 8 collections for this assessment and the best 5 will be selected.

Extensions

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of zero (0) for the task, except for cases in which the unit convenor has granted an extension. This will only be in exceptional circumstances. The student must contact the unit convenor within a week of the assessment due date and provide evidence of why the task could not be completed in the time frame allocated for the extension to be considered.

Penalty for Late Submission

Not applicable.

Students must attempt all assessment tasks and achieve an overall mark of fifty (50) percent for coursework to be considered satisfactory.

The assessment task is to write a research report using academic journal articles that will address the issues of cloud based accounting information systems adoption in business organisations (full details available will be available on iLearn).

Submission

All reports will be submitted through Turnitin on iLearn and marked through Grademark (the online marking system). Students will receive feedback within three weeks of the report submission through Grademark and Gradebook on the iLearn website. Students will need to upload their assignment to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au (Turn-it-in) by 11:59 pm of Friday 10^th October (week 8). Otherwise your assignment will be considered late.

Extensions

Extensions will only be granted by the unit convenor before the assessment task is due.

Penalty for Late Submission

Late tasks will be accepted up to 72* hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20%* of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission - 40% penalty). *This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for an extension has been approved.

Students must attempt all assessment tasks and achieve an overall mark of fifty (50) percent for coursework to be considered satisfactory.

MYOB Classes:

In weeks 4 and 10, the following classes will be used for MYOB instruction. These MYOB classes replace traditional seminar classes for the corresponding weeks. There is no seminar during these weeks.  Attending these classes is compulsory.

Day

Time

Venue

Dates

Monday

9 am – 12 pm(if there is a 2nd class, 8:30-11:30am 2-3pm)

Lab 608

25^h August

Monday

6-9 pm(if there is a 2nd class, 2:30-5:30pm & 6-9pm)

Lab 608

20^th October

Help Session for using MYOB

In addition to the MYOB classes in weeks 4 and 10, MYOB HELP sessions will be conducted in the computer labs on Friday, 5th September or Saturday, 6th September 2014 in E4B 118 at North Ryde. These sessions will be held on the Friday and/or Saturday prior to submission of the MYOB assignment and is strongly recommended for students who are experiencing difficulties with MYOB. Students must discuss it with your MYOB instructor: Mr George Kahwati. The number of computer terminals is limited, so only students who have been permitted will be allowed a place in the HELP session, but you need to take your own Laptop. The help sessions will run as follows:

            Session 1: Fri  5^th September -   6 pm to 8.30 pm

            Session 2  Sat 6^th September -   9 am to 11.30 am

            Session 3: Sat 6^th September - 12 pm to 2.30 pm

            Session 4: Sat 6^th September -   3 pm to 5.30 pm

MYOB Assignment (5%)

This is a compulsory assignment. Students have practical ‘hands-on’ skills in the use of a computerised accounting package with MYOB AccountRight Plus, including setting up the MYOB data file records, processing transactions and printing reports. Full details on the assignment will be provided in the MYOB seminar class in week 4.

On week 4, students will need to check on iLearn under the folder 'MYOB Assignment'. There will be a PDF file for the MYOB assignment question and an MYOB data file for each student. Students must download the PDF file and print out the assignment and bring it to the MYOB class. You also need to download your MYOB data file from iLearn to be used to complete the assignment. Please refer to the MYOB assignment instruction for full details.

For MYOB assignment, students should use the Neish and Kahwati text as a self-learning resource for resolving any particular problems. Consultation in relation to the content of the assignment will be available via email with George Kahwati (george.kahwati@mq.edu.au) using your mqc email account only.

Submission

• Due Date: Week 6 (Week starting 8th September, 2014); the assignment must be handed in during your designated seminar.
• You will also need to submit your completed MYOB data file through iLearn.
• Please refer to the MYOB assignment file for the detailed instructions regarding submission.

Extension

• Extensions will only be granted by the unit convenor before the assessment task is due.

Late Penalties

• Late submissions (received after the due date) will be penalised at the rate of 20-percent of the available marks per day or part thereof.
• Students can hand in the late submission through MQC reception ( Level 2) counter during their business hours only. The late assignment must be date stamped.

MYOB Practical Exam (15%)

This is a compulsory test. This exam will test your knowledge of the materials covered in MYOB classes and the assignment. It is highly advisable that you use the MYOB prescribed textbook to consolidate your understanding of the entering of transactions into an MYOB file. Please check the date for the MYOB practical exam through the university website. More information about the MYOB practical exam will be available during the MYOB classes.

Extension

• No extension will be granted. Students must ensure that they attend this exam. A mark of ZERO will be assigned for non-attendance unless a special consideration application, for supplementary exam, is submitted and approved.

Late Penalties

• Not applicable

Submission

A final examination is included as an assessment task for this unit to provide assurance that:

i) the product belongs to the student and

ii) the student has attained the knowledge and skills tested in the exam.

A three (3) hour final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.

To pass the unit, students must pass the final exam.

You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations.
http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam

Extension

If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Special Consideration process the examination will be scheduled as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of the similar format as the final examination.