Task overview and marking criteria

Four online quizzes (marks for the best three will be used for assessment purposes). The unit schedule details the available dates of each quiz. The materials covered will be announced the week prior to the quiz on the unit webpage. With regard to the criteria and standards for grading, every multiple choice question in each quiz will have only one (1) correct answer.

Submission

Each quiz will be available on ilearn. Thus submission is online.

Extensions

No extensions will be granted. Each quiz can only be completed during the available time periods specified in the unit schedule, i.e., it is not possible to complete the quiz at a later time. This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Students are advised to familiarise themselves with the University’s Disruption to Studies Policy available at: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/ policy.html.

Task overview and marking criteria

Students are required to attempt two in class tests. The first test will be held in the Week 5 seminar covering topics 1 through 4 inclusive. The second test will be held during the Week 10 during seminar covering topics 5 through 8 inclusive. Further information will be released on iLearn during the session.

Submission

You can only attempt the tests in your registered seminar.

Extension

Note that there will be no extensions or a supplementary class test. Students who are absent from the first class test will increase the weighting on the second class test and vice versa if an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved. Students who miss both tests will shift the assessment percentage to the Assignment if an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Students are required to apply for Disruption to Studies within 5 working days of the due date of the class test and provide documentary evidence to support your absence. Students are advised to familiarise themselves with the University’s Disruption to Studies Policy available at: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/ policy.html.

Task overview and marking criteria

The assignment is an online accounting practice set providing each student with a unique accounting scenario and therefore must be completed on an individual basis. Students are allowed to attempt the online accounting practice set assignment twice and the best score will be used as the final mark to be allocated. Answers to the practice set assignment are submitted online. Once each page is submitted, you will be provided with immediate performance  feedback  and  a  final  mark.  The  accounting  practice  set  assignment  is available to be accessed on Monday 31 August, 2015 at 8.00 am. The final online submission deadline is 11:59 pm, Sunday, 25 October, 2015 (i.e. the end of Week 11).

The on-line practice set is available from within your Perdisco account. To purchase the practice set, please:

1. Create an account at  www.perdisco.com.au/login

2. Once registered, click 'Add a product to my account'

3. Select your course code, campus and study period from the available options

4. Click on 'How do I pay?' for the payment options available

Payment of ($24.95) can be made by online credit card, BPAY or PayPal. Please allow up to 5 working days for BPAY payments to be processed.

When you login to your practice set, you will see a Student Companion and Helpful Hints document on your practice set home page. Please read this document because it gives you information that will help you to successfully complete the practice set.

In the interest of student access and equity, virtual ‘library copies’ of the practice set are provided through an Electronic Special Reserve (ESR) service on the Perdisco website for students who cannot afford to purchase their own copy. Like library books, they are limited by available hours and number of simultaneous users. To access these, you must first create an account, add the practice set to it and click on ‘ESR login’. For more information, click ‘ESR info’ after registration.

Submission

Submit online by 11:59 pm, Sunday, 25 October, 2015 (i.e. the end of Week 11).

Extension

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the practice set prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.

Students are advised to familiarise themselves with the University’s Disruption to Studies Policy available at: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/ policy.html.

Task overview and marking criteria

The University Examination period in Session 2 2015 is from 9 November to 29 November. 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. The relevant link is: http://exams.mq.edu.au/

A three hour closed book 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.

Further information concerning the final exam will be released via ilearn during the semester.

Please note that students must pass the final examination to gain a passing grade in this unit.

Submission

A final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.

Grade

Grade  descriptors  and  other  information  concerning  grading  are  contained  in  the Macquarie University Grading Policy which is available at:

http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html

All  final  grades  in  the  Department  of  Accounting  and  Corporate  Governance  are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Coordinator. Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy. As previously noted, there is a requirement to pass the final examination to be awarded a final grade of a Pass or a higher grade.

Extension

The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Disruption to Studies. If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Disruption to Studies process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of the similar format as the final examination.

Students are advised to familiarise themselves with the University’s Disruption to Studies Policy available at: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/ policy.html.

Students are also advised to familiarise themselves with the University's  Examination  Policy which  details the  principles  and  conduct  of  examinations at the University. The policy is available at:

http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.htm