Introduction to Management Accounting: Written Assessment
ACC200
Written Assessment Task Specification
1.
Case study: Sail-Away Sports Limited (see attachment)
2
Student learning outcome
List below, in alpha format, what key knowledge and skills students would be expected to attain by successfully completing this subject/unit (link to assessment tasks (refer to 2.4 below)):
2.
(a)
Demonstrate knowledge of the links between management accounting, customers, suppliers and sources of external information and appreciate what is relevant to decision-making in a
Management Accounting context.
(b)
Effectively use costing techniques and describe the strengths and limitations of such techniques (c)
Analyse accounting information and present reports in various formats
(d)
Describe and utilise the basic concepts of planning and control systems
Student assessment:
Provide, in table format as shown below, a schedule of formal assessment tasks and major examinations for the subject/unit.
Assessment Type
Group project
3.
When assessed
Final submission due via Moodle
7pm Monday 23
September 2013
Weighting
20%
Learning Outcomes
Assessed
a, b, c, d
The Assignment is to be submitted using MS Excel as a KOI Moodle Assignment which has been setup on the KOI Moodle site. The submission due time and date is: 7.00pm Monday 23
September 2013. A hard copy (Paper copy) of the Case study is to be handed in either at the
Lecture or at the beginning of your Tutorial class in Week 10. As part of the Assignment requires you to comment on the outcome of your work in a report format, you may find it much easier to submit the report as a second file prepared in MS Word. (The Assignment has been set to accept up to two files for submission to allow you to do this. Note ALL calculation worksheets should be submitted on ONE MS Excel Worksheet. Each product should be split into Labour and Material PLUS one Worksheet for Overheads. This will require ONE workbook with SEVEN worksheet tabs. NOT SEVEN separate workbook files.
Students should
Written Assessment Task Specification
1.
Case study: Sail-Away Sports Limited (see attachment)
2
Student learning outcome
List below, in alpha format, what key knowledge and skills students would be expected to attain by successfully completing this subject/unit (link to assessment tasks (refer to 2.4 below)):
2.
(a)
Demonstrate knowledge of the links between management accounting, customers, suppliers and sources of external information and appreciate what is relevant to decision-making in a
Management Accounting context.
(b)
Effectively use costing techniques and describe the strengths and limitations of such techniques (c)
Analyse accounting information and present reports in various formats
(d)
Describe and utilise the basic concepts of planning and control systems
Student assessment:
Provide, in table format as shown below, a schedule of formal assessment tasks and major examinations for the subject/unit.
Assessment Type
Group project
3.
When assessed
Final submission due via Moodle
7pm Monday 23
September 2013
Weighting
20%
Learning Outcomes
Assessed
a, b, c, d
The Assignment is to be submitted using MS Excel as a KOI Moodle Assignment which has been setup on the KOI Moodle site. The submission due time and date is: 7.00pm Monday 23
September 2013. A hard copy (Paper copy) of the Case study is to be handed in either at the
Lecture or at the beginning of your Tutorial class in Week 10. As part of the Assignment requires you to comment on the outcome of your work in a report format, you may find it much easier to submit the report as a second file prepared in MS Word. (The Assignment has been set to accept up to two files for submission to allow you to do this. Note ALL calculation worksheets should be submitted on ONE MS Excel Worksheet. Each product should be split into Labour and Material PLUS one Worksheet for Overheads. This will require ONE workbook with SEVEN worksheet tabs. NOT SEVEN separate workbook files.
Students should