1.1 & 1.3 Reflective tasks 1 & 2 – 10%

Reflection is a powerful process of analysing and interpretation that helps us learn from our experiences. Reflecting on your life, work and education will impact the performance and success of your education. A short reflective task is to be completed by students in week 2 and 12 tutorials, each contributing 5% of your overall grade for the unit. Guidelines for completing the reflective task will be provided at the beginning of week 2 and 12 tutorials. No extensions will be granted. Students who are absent from the tutorials will be awarded a mark of ZERO, except for cases in which Disruption to Studies is made and approved. 

1.2 Diagnostic Test – 10%

The first part of ACCG100 focuses on the holistic nature of accounting and accountability in society. In this assessment students will be given questions that evaluate their familiarity with key areas of the course, to demonstrate ability to discuss, explain and analyse specific features of contemporary accounting. This is not a research task and students are not required to read more broadly or to cite other references, however it does go beyond simply summarising unit material and students are expected to demonstrate their understanding and views. This is an early assessment to give students an opportunity to gain feedback on their writing and initial progress in the unit. The assessment will take 45 minutes, be completed in students’ registered tutorials and be worth 10% of the overall grade. No extensions will be granted. Students who are absent from the tutorial will be awarded a mark of ZERO, except for cases in which Disruption to Studies is made and approved. 

You are required to complete a research-based case study assignment that is worth 20% of your overall grade. This will encourage you to work in groups and explore accounting and accountability issues in society, using material outside the assigned text. The tutor will allocate groups and distribute the case studies, questions and general guidelines in week 6. The report, worth 15% of your overall grade, will be due in the week 7 tutorial, accompanied by a short peer-evaluated presentation, worth 5% of your overall grade.

Information on referencing may be obtained from the library webpage: http://libguides.mq.edu.au/Referencing. You must attach the 'assessment task' cover sheet, which will be posted on the unit's web page for your convenience. Assignments that do not full comply with all of the requirements will incur a penalty. Without exception, any evidence of plagiarism discovered in submitted assignments will result in a detailed investigation and may result in a fail grade in the assessment, unit and/or exclusion from the University. No extensions of time for submission will be approved and a penalty will be imposed for late assignment submission. 

3.1 Class test – 10%

Students are required to sit a class test in their registered tutorial in week 11 that is worth 10% of the overall grade.  The purpose of this test is to give students timely feedback on their performance relating to ‘Financial Accounting for Business’ and the accompanying Perdisco Practice Set. The test will be answered under examination conditions and of examination standard. The test will cover all course material from weeks 7 to 10 (inclusive), including the Practice Set. No extensions will be granted. Students who are absent from the test will be awarded a mark of ZERO, except for cases in which Disruption to Studies is made and approved. 

3.2 Practice set – 10%

Students are required to complete an online accounting practice set that is worth 10% of the final grade. The practice set will be completed outside of tutorials and between week 7 and 11, with final grades recorded 5pm Friday, June 3, 2016. Students can access the practice set at http://www.perdisco.com/au/. Further information and log in details will be provided on iLearn and via student email at the start of session. No extensions will be granted, except for cases in which Disruption to Studies is made and approved, and students will receive a zero grade for non-submission by due date.

Students will sit a 2 hours final exam during the University Examination Period – June 14 to July 4, 2016, that is worth 40% of the final grade. The final exam will test students’ knowledge and skills attained throughout the session. Information and revision for the final exam will be provided in the week 13 tutorial. Students must pass the final exam in order to pass the unit.

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 via: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html. If  a  Supplementary  Examination  is  granted  as  a  result  of  the  Disruption to Studies, the examination will be scheduled as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty.