ACCT3563 Exam

ACCT 3563 Individual Essay
ACCT3563 – Issues in Financial Reporting & Analysis Semester 2, 2013

Individual Essay DUE: 5 p.m. Friday 20 September 2013
(This essay is worth 20% of the final marks for this course) ESSAY OBJECTIVE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The objective of this assessment is to develop students’ research skills and written communication, and testing students’ knowledge in accounting issues including ethical and cultural influences on accounting. In completing this essay, students should demonstrate their ability to apply critical thinking in solving problems (refer to Student Learning Outcomes in the course outline section 2.5). ESSAY REQUIREMENTS Required Reading (available on blackboard under the “Essay” tab): Larcker, D. and Tayan,
The word limit includes tables, appendices and footnotes (if any), but excludes references. Do not use endnote. State the word count at the beginning of the essay. All material over 1,000 words will be disregarded. References must follow the Harvard style referencing. Submission Instructions Students must lodge the essay by 5pm Friday 20 September 2013 electronically to Turn-It-in software through Blackboard and submit a copy in Blackboard through the “Essay” tab. Turn-It-In will be made available closer to the due date. Your electronic copy should be in Microsoft Word format and named using your SID (e.g., z1234567.doc). The “Individual Assignment Cover Sheet” on the course Blackboard site must be attached to both submissions. Please ensure that you know how to submit this assessment correctly by reviewing these instructions. Penalties apply for non-compliance. Penalties  Presentation and organisation of the essay: students should write up their answers in an essay format which must consist of an introduction, body of discussion and conclusion. Headings must be used when answering the questions. The introduction and conclusion should be directly related to the findings students identified in the body. 3 marks penalty applies to essays that fail to follow this structure.  Plagiarism: Refer to the University policy for possible penalties; http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/index.html  Late submissions will be penalised at the rate of 5% (1 mark) per day or part thereof. The penalty applies to Saturday and Sunday as well as weekdays. No essay will be accepted for submission after 10 October 2013.  Submissions that do not follow the “Submission Instructions” will attract a penalty of 3 marks.  Small or incorrect font: Penalty of 2 marks will be deducted for a font below 12 or the use of a font other than Times New Roman. 