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ACCG8225 – CA - Risk and Technology

2022 – Session 2, Online-scheduled-In person assessment, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Charles Koh
charles.koh@mq.edu.au
Moderator
Rahat Munir
rahat.munir@mq.edu.au
Rahat Munir
rahat.munir@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MProfAccg and (ACCG6011 and ACCG6014 and ACST6003 and ECON6049) NB: Students must successfully complete CA - Ethics and Business module prior to enrolling in this unit. Students should directly enroll in the Ethic and Business module directly with CA ANZ.
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

In this unit, students analyse how businesses create and protect stakeholder value with a focus on risk management, data and technology. Students evaluate and respond to the benefits, risks and challenges organisations face arising from existing and emerging technologies, process automation and the use and application of data. Students will develop skills and knowledge in areas of technical practice including identifying, analysing and managing risk, computational thinking, analysis and reporting of data and emerging technologies. In real world case study based activities and associated assessments, students will apply ethical considerations to risk management and technology and develop skills to communicate technical data to a variety of audiences.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Recommend risk management strategies to address financial and non-financial risks affecting an organisation.
  • ULO2: Evaluate and communicate the results of data analysis, presented in a range of formats, to provide relevant information for decision making.
  • ULO3: Identify and evaluate existing and emerging technology solutions and contribute to an IT strategy to meet business objectives and strategy.
  • ULO4: Apply the principles of computational thinking to generate solutions to authentic business problems.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
CA - Online assessment activity – 10% 10% No 1 Aug 2022
CA - Written assignment – 20% 20% No 15 Aug 2022
CA - Written assignment – 40% 40% Yes 7 Sep 2022
MQ Final Exam – 30% 30% No Refer to iLearn

CA - Online assessment activity – 10%

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 1 Aug 2022
Weighting: 10%

 

Candidates will review a case study scenario relating to the management of risk and respond to questions in an online assessment activity.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recommend risk management strategies to address financial and non-financial risks affecting an organisation.

CA - Written assignment – 20%

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 15 Aug 2022
Weighting: 20%

 

Online case activity and written case activity

Candidates will review a case study relating to risk (including technology risk) faced by an organisation.

Candidates will submit a written assignment concerning the risk faced.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recommend risk management strategies to address financial and non-financial risks affecting an organisation.
  • Identify and evaluate existing and emerging technology solutions and contribute to an IT strategy to meet business objectives and strategy.

CA - Written assignment – 40%

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 7 Sep 2022
Weighting: 40%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Written submission

Candidates will analyse initial briefs, information and data in a case study about the adoption of an existing or emerging technology and related risks.

Candidates will then complete a written assignment concerning the adoption of the new or existing technology in the case study.

 

All CA assessments need to be completed and final assessment/subject must be passed to pass the unit.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recommend risk management strategies to address financial and non-financial risks affecting an organisation.
  • Evaluate and communicate the results of data analysis, presented in a range of formats, to provide relevant information for decision making.
  • Identify and evaluate existing and emerging technology solutions and contribute to an IT strategy to meet business objectives and strategy.
  • Apply the principles of computational thinking to generate solutions to authentic business problems.

MQ Final Exam – 30%

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 30%

 

The students are expected to sit for MQ final examination.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recommend risk management strategies to address financial and non-financial risks affecting an organisation.
  • Evaluate and communicate the results of data analysis, presented in a range of formats, to provide relevant information for decision making.
  • Identify and evaluate existing and emerging technology solutions and contribute to an IT strategy to meet business objectives and strategy.
  • Apply the principles of computational thinking to generate solutions to authentic business problems.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

 

Required Text:

 

Students are to refer to the Risk & Technology CA Program Study Guide (ISBN: 9780730391272) published by Wiley and other related CA ANZ resources with details provided on the unit's iLearn site. 

 

 

Unit Web Page:

 

Students are required to access a computer and the internet at various times in completing this unit, to download course material available on the learning management system (iLearn) and to complete assessment tasks.

 

Technology Used and Required:

 

Please refer to iLearn.

 

Delivery Format and Other Details:

 

Classes

 

  • This unit includes thirteen 3-hour seminars and a number of activities as detailed in this unit guide.
  • The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at:  http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
  • Seminar attendance for this unit is compulsory.
  • Students are required to get involved in seminar discussion.

Seminars may be offered either face-to-face or online via Zoom (refer to eStudent for class availability). However, please do not attend face-to-face tutorials if you feel unwell. Instead, please attend the online alternative, making yourself known to the seminar leader. If you are unable to attend an online seminar, please contact your seminar leader. You will not be penalised for ensuring other students and staff are safe. Teaching staff will also ensure they do not attend classes when feeling unwell, so class arrangements may change at short notice on health and/or safety grounds. Please monitor iLearn regularly, and before attending any face-to-face classes, to check for any changes or updates to face-to-face classes.  

 

Recommended Readings:

Additional materials will be provided at the beginning of the unit and under each of the weekly headings in ilearn. Students must read the relevant materials before coming to class and in completing the assessment tasks as well as undertake their own further research. Direction will be provided by the unit convenor on additional research materials.

 

Other Course Materials:

 

Please refer to iLearn.

Unit Schedule

Week

Commencing

Chapter and topics

Assessment

No of seminars

Seminar Date&Time

(Online only)

1

11th July

1. Introduction to risk management

 

2 x 3hrs

Tuesday

12 Jul 2022

6 – 9pm

& Wednesday 13 Jul 2022

 3 – 6pm

2

18th July

2. Risk management process

 

2 x 3hrs

Tuesday

19 Jul 2022

6 – 9pm

& Wednesday 20 Jul 2022

 3 – 6pm

3

25th July

3. Emerging risk and risk scenarios

 

4. Risk reporting

 

Candidates will review case study 1 content to prepare for CA Assessment 1 (29 – 1 Aug 2022).

2 x 3hrs

Tuesday

26 Jul 2022

6 – 9pm

Wednesday 27 Jul 2022

 3 – 6pm

4

1st August

5. Technology related risk management

 

1 x 3hrs

Tuesday

2 Aug 2022

6 – 9pm

 

5

8th August

6. Identifying and evaluating existing and emerging technologies

 

7. Contributing to IT Strategy

 

Candidates will review case study 2 content and prepare a written assignment based the case study to prepare for CA Assessment 2 (10 – 15 Aug 2022)

2 x 3hrs

Tuesday

9 Aug 2022

6 – 9pm

 

 

Wednesday 10 Aug 2022

 3 – 6pm

6

15th August

8. Computational thinking

 

1 x 3hrs

Tuesday

16 Aug 2022

6 – 9pm

 

7

22nd August

9. Data analysis and reporting

 

2 x 3hrs

Tuesday

23 Aug 2022

6 – 9pm

& Wednesday 24 Aug 2022

 3 – 6pm

8

29th August

9. Data analysis and reporting

Candidates will review case study 3 content and begin preparing a written assignment based on the case study for CA Assessment 3.

1 x 3hrs

Saturday

3 Sep 2022

10am – 1pm

9

5th September

 

CA Assessment 3 (2 – 7 Sep 2022):

Written submission on 7th Sep 2022

Nil

 

 

 

 

 

Total

39 hours

 

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Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

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The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook