Turnitin

All text-based assessments must be submitted through Turnitin as per instructions provided in the unit guide. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that work is submitted correctly prior to the due date. No hard copies of assessments will be accepted and only Turnitin records will be taken as records of submission.

Multiple submissions will be allowed via Turnitin prior to the final due date and time of an assessment task and originality reports will be made available to students to view and check their work. All identified matching text must be reconsidered carefully. Students should note that the system will not immediately produce the similarity score on a second or subsequent submission - it approximately takes 24 hours for the report to be generated. This may be after the due date so students should plan any re-submissions carefully. Please refer to these instructions on how to submit your assignment through Turnitin and access similarity reports and feedback provided by teaching staff. Should you have questions about Turnitin or experience issues submitting through the system, you must inform your unit convenor immediately. If the issue is technical in nature you may also lodge a OneHelp Ticket - please refer to the IT help page.

It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. In the event that a student is asked to produce another copy of work submitted and is unable to do so, they may be awarded zero (0) for that particular assessment.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty  

Unless an application for Special Consideration has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.  

Note: No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g., quizzes, online tests. For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests, exams, and quizzes students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Special Consideration

To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.

The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.

Textbook

Throughout the session, the following textbook is referred to: Merchant, K.A. & Van der Stede, W.A. (2017) Management Control Systems (Pearson, 4th edition). Please note that unless otherwise directed, students must not use the 3rd edition of the required textbook because the content is different to the content in the 4th edition. All relevant chapters and cases from the textbook can be accessed electronically through the library, using the Leganto link on iLearn. Whilst students may wish to purchase the textbook it is not necessary as all required reading materials are available on Leganto.

Other required readings, such as academic journal articles are also available electronically through the library using the Leganto link on iLearn. The unit schedule contains a summary of the required chapters, cases and academic articles students are expected to read each week. Please note that whilst the Unit Convenor monitors the availability of learning materials available from the library, accessibility of these materials is directly under the control of the University Library. If you experience any problems accessing the readings on Leganto, please contact the unit convenor.

Unit Web Page

1. All course material is available on the learning management system (iLearn).
2. iLearn can be easily accessed via the university's student webpage or at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
3. You are expected to regularly consult this unit's web page. You will find administrative updates (announcements), lecture notes, assessed coursework activities, grading rubrics, helpful resources and the assessment guide posted there.
4. If you are unable to access the website because you are not aware of or have forgotten your username and password, please see the URL http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_unit s/information_technology/help/ on how to obtain assistance from the IT helpdesk. The IT help desk will also be able to assist you with using iLearn. You may also refer to the help feature in iLearn.
5. Please remember to log out when you have finished using iLearn. Failure to do so could result in unauthorized access to your iLearn account.

Technology Used and Required

Students are required to use information technology in this unit. Students will need to use:

• Library databases to source academic research papers, which are accessed electronically;
• Leganto (see ACCG8028 website) to access the required readings for this unit;
• Microsoft Word for assessment tasks;
• Microsoft Excel for assessment tasks if required;
• Microsoft Power Point for seminar notes, 'Participatory Tasks' (when required);
• Electronic (internet) access to iLearn to download assessment guide and lecture material each week;
• Internet access to research organisations and to access other materials for the'Research Project'

Delivery Format

Lectures & Workshops

This unit comprises three hours of teaching per week, consisting of a weekly three hour workshop which can be completed either online or face to face. All classes commence in week 1 and continue through until week 13. All seminar classes are online.  The timetable for the weekly seminar can be found at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au. Once you have enrolled in a seminar you are excepted to attend that class for the entirety of the session.

As seminars constitute a critical learning experience of this unit, students must attend all seminars and come prepared to participate in the discussion and seminar activities. A high participatory teaching strategy with inclusive practice is adopted, where students can engage with their fellow students and the Unit Convenor. Please note that seminar 10 and 12 are self-study and students are not required to attend seminar during these weeks. Students are required to complete work for these seminars online, including assessed coursework activities. There is no seminar in Week 13. Students should work towards preparation of the research project.