COURSEWORK

ACC2130 Issues in Management Accounting

Module Leader: Dr. Jatin Pancholi

Coursework 2013-14

Contents

1. Instructions (READ THIS FIRST) 1
2. Coursework – ESSAY 2
3. Sample Title Page 3
4. Student guide to paraphrasing 4
5. Referencing and Citation Style 6
6. How to submit on MyUniHub Moodle using Turnitin 18

1. Instructions (READ THIS FIRST)

1) Coursework must be submitted in a computerised A4 page-sized Microsoft Word format in “Online Submission of ACC2130 Coursework” using “Turnitin” on MyUniHub Moodle. There is NO need to submit the coursework in printed hard copy. The steps of submission on MyUniHub Moodle are clearly mentioned in “How to submit on “MyUniHub Moodle using Tunitin” section of this handout.
2) Your file must be in MS Word format and NOT in any other format. Any version of MS Word format is acceptable.
3) Your MS Word file name must be . E.g. M0012345678. If you submit the Coursework file with some other file name, then it shall NOT be evaluated.
4) The title page of the Coursework must be as per the “Sample Title Page” provided in this handout.
5) Under no circumstances, will any email or hard copy submission be accepted towards the submission of the Coursework.
6) The Coursework in total is of 40% of the final assessment for this module. The minimum pass mark for the entire module is 40%. The minimum pass mark just for the Coursework is 30% (i.e. 12 marks). The recommended marks are 16 out of 40 so as to reduce the problem of averages.
7) You can submit the MyUniHub Moodle anytime after 1st November 2013. The Deadline (last date) for submission of the Coursework: 2:00 PM – Tuesday 17th December 2013.
8) You MUST print a “Digital Receipt” while submission. This might be needed in future for reference.
9) The students are expected to retain their own copy of the coursework for their future reference.
10) Students will not be allowed to submit the Coursework after the deadline is over. The MyUniHub Moodle

Citations: Smith (1990, p23) cited evidence that the statistical analysis is unsound. If there are two authors, the surnames of both separated by “and” should be given before the date Example Smith and Jones (1990, p64) proved that the statistical analysis is unsound Smith, Jones and Jones (1990) made various claims that the statistical analysis was unsound. Subsequent references should be in abbreviated form, the surname of the first author followed by et al Example Supporting evidence appears in a study by Black (cited in Smith and Jones, 1990, p64) Smith (1990a, p23) has provided evidence that the statistical analysis is unsound. To cite a website with a known author use only the name of the author followed by the year the page was last updated Example The National Aids Manual (2001) suggests that abacavir may be taken more than twice a day Over 6m people expressed an interest in UK nurse training in 1999 according to the English National Board http://www.enb.org.uk/ (2001) Quotation marks are used to enclose direct quotations from speech and writing Example Smith (1990, p23) concluded that “there was a fundamental discrepancy in the original data” Carpenito, L.J. (1999). Nursing care plans and documentation: nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems. (3rd ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott. b) Electronic books Carpenito, L.J. (1999). Nursing care plans and documentation: nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems. [online]. (3rd ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott. Available from: http://gateway_di.ovid.com [Accessed 26th March 2001]. 2) Articles in Journals