1. Assessed Coursework (30%)

Assessed coursework consists of two components: Weekly Assignment (15%) and Class Participation (15%).

Weekly Assignment 

The weekly assignments require students to complete the weekly homework questions provided on iLearn. Students are required to submit their weekly assignment via Turnitin on iLearn by 12 pm on Mondays. During the session, 5 weekly assignments will be randomly selected and assessed. A maximum of 3 marks will be awarded for each weekly assignment assessed. 

Class Participation 

Students' participation during each tutorial will be marked out of 1.5 marks each week, accounting for 15% of the total grade (N.B. Tutorials will commence in week 2 and no participation will be assessed in week 8 and week 13). 

2. Class Test (50%)

Two online class tests will be conducted via iLearn in weeks 8 and 13 (PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO CLASS). Further information will be provided via on iLearn.

No extension will be granted except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. A mark of zero will be awarded for non-submission.

3. Excel Assignment (20%)

Students are required to listen to an online lecture and study twenty (20) videos provided on iLearn regarding Excel skills. Students are required to complete and submit the Excel assignment via iLearn by 6 pm. Friday 10th May (Week 10). More details about the Excel assignment will be available on iLearn in due course.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty   

Unless a Special Consideration request 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. 

For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration. 

Classes

Students should attend three hours of face-to-face/online teaching per topic consisting of a one-and half hour lecture and a one-and-half hour tutorial. Students are advised to note that any changes to tutorial classes must be made online through eStudent. Students wishing to change their tutorial time should login to eStudent and enrol in a class where there is a vacancy. Staff members WILL NOT deal with tutorial changes unless there are exceptional circumstances. It is each student’s responsibility to know which tutorial group they have been allocated to. Students will not be awarded any tutorial marks unless they attend the class in which they are formally enrolled. 

Prizes

Details of prizes for this unit are available at: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Management Accounting: Information for Creating and Managing Value By Kim Langfield-Smith, David Smith, Paul Andon, Ronald Hilton, and Helen Thorne, 9th edition 2021, McGraw-Hill.

Access to this text is essential for lecture references and revision questions. This text can be purchased online from Booktopia https://www.booktopia.com.au/coop 

Unit Web Page

The web page for this unit can be found at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

You should also contact the IT helpdesk if you need assistance with using this website. Alternatively, use the help feature provided. Make sure that when you have finished website that you Log Out. Failure to do so could allow unauthorised access to your account.

The following information will be available on the website: • Assessment guide • Important announcements • Lecture notes • Staff consultation hours • Staff contact details • Tutorial questions and solutions • Online practice quizzes • Other relevant material

You are encouraged to regularly check the website and use it as an information and resource centre to assist with your learning.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

The course is structured around a 1.5 hour lecture and a 1.5 hour tutorial per topic. Lectures are intended to provide students with an overview of the main concepts and techniques. Lectures may not cover all of the material and students are expected to read all of the prescribed references prior to the lecture. Tutorials will be run on a workshop basis with students being given the opportunity to apply the concepts to additional problems and exercises. The tutorials are designed to provide an interactive environment in which students will be able to discuss issues and problems with each other, and their tutor, in order to improve their understanding of material. Regular class attendance, reading of prescribed references and the completion of tutorial and revision questions are essential for satisfactory progress in this course.

Lecture slides and additional material for tutorials and lectures will be available to download via the unit website.  Any other announcement regarding the unit will also be available from the website.

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