Class Test

The Class Test is assessed as follows:

Marking criteria: The Test will be 20 questions and marked out of a possible 20 marks, this is a diagnostic test which means it assesses students on progress to date and allows time to address potential challenges in subsequent classes. The questions will be based on the learning covered during classes during weeks 1- 5 inclusive to ensure students have a thorough understanding of the framework of ERM, corporate governance perspectives, and corporate risk culture, and basic ERM tools and techniques..

Submission: Students will complete the test in class, in Week 6 and the Unit Convenor will collect the papers from students. 

Extension and Penalties:  No extensions will be granted.  Students who have not completed the test on the day will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an Application for Disruption of Studies is made and approved (in accordance with the policies and procedures).  If approved the student will do the test at a later time.

Preparation:  The Class test is designed so that a student working on average 4-6 hours per week both in attendance at class plus additional reading will be able to achieve satisfactory marks. 

Submission: In-class presentation and report in week allocated. Students work in groups.Case studies are graded based on content and presentation style. See below for the marking assessment criteria. Please refer to the University’s policy regarding Group Assessment:  http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html The purpose of this assessment is to allow the students to work on a significant piece of work and communicate their level of understanding of key risk concepts, theories and issues presented by the case studies during the semester. Students will note that each case has multiple dimensions of risk. This allows students to build their understanding of risk through exposure to the different cases over successive presentations.  Each case study requires an oral presentation (of approximately 20 minutes) a submitted power point presentation, plus a written report which summarises the key issues raised by the case study. Case study questions and project teams will be allocated in weeks  3-4 of semester.

Submission will only be accepted through Turnitin.  However, on the date of your presentation a copy of the Powerpoint Presentation and material is also to be provided in a manner expected of that of a business report to the Board of an ASX company.  Developing critical presentation skills is an important aspect of verbal and non-verbal board and management presentations.  

Pre-submission - Each group is required to submit a Group Planning Paper in the Week 7 class.   

Presentation Audience  Each group is to present to class and your fellow students are encouraged to ask questions. Each group will have a maximum ‘overall’ presentation time of 20 minutes.  Each group member must speak for a minimum of four minutes depending on the number of students in each group.

Marking Criteria: This assessment task allows the students to display oral and written communication skills to explain the key concepts. 5 (of 20) marks are awarded for the presentation itself, 15 (of 20) marks are awarded for the written report and presentation slides. 

Presentation Marking Criteria (5 of 20 marks)

• Audience Communication and question response
• Presenter linking and group effort and support
• Presentation aids/material quality and use
• Presentation Structure and Innovation
• Overall Clarity and Conviction

Report Marking Criteria (15 of 20 marks)

• Structured report laying out the issues involved in the case 
• Demonstrated appreciation of the risk concepts and issues involved, use of relevant case studies as examples
• Use your knowledge of the concepts and the particular case to build a coherent well argued answer

Extension and Penalties: No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% 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 – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.

Due Date: Examination period

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

1. the product belongs to the student and
2. that the student has attained the knowledge and skills tested in the exam

A final two hour examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination Period. For  session 1 of 2015 between 9 June to 26 June 2015 inclusive.  All material covered in the unit is examinable. It is a closed book examination. Further details will be made available via iLearn. Details of the examination time and place will be in the University Examination Timetable: www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam

Submission method: Submitted in hard copy at end of examination.

The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In such circumstances students may wish to apply under the Disruption to Studies policy. Further details are available here: (http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html)

Marking Criteria: The examination represents 50% of the student's overall assessment for this unit. Typically the examination consists of a multiple-choice format in one section followed by more in depth questions in the next section. Questions in the latter section are designed to test student's ability to demonstrate knowledge of the key topics, cases studied and issues discussed in the unit.  Students must pass the final examination in order to achieve a passing grade for the unit.

Penalties: Students will not receive any marks for this assessment task if they fail to sit the examination. If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of an approved application under the Disruption to Studies policy the examination will be scheduled as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty. Please note that the supplementary exam will be of similar format to the final exam.

Submission

Active participation is expected of ACCG930 students.  ERM is a dynamic field and thus active discussion of risk in the context of the topic is essential. . Mere attendance is not enough - students are expected to have prepared for lectures  and contribute to in-class discussions and activities. An on-line discussion forum will be enabled for active participation and discussion by all students.

Estimated student workload Students are expected to spend approximately  2 hours reviewing their weekly reading and material before attending class.  Marking criteria

Ongoing participation (out of 10): 0/10 – No participation - No substantial contribution to class discussions and online forum 1-4/10 - Limited participation - for example, occasionally contributing to class discussions and online forum 5-8/10 – Good participation – for example, regularly contributing to class discussions and online forum 9-10/10 – Excellent participation – for example, regularly contributing to class discussions and sharing relevant examples from current media or personal experience and online forum