Management Accounting
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
1. The group is required to undertake a project on a management accounting topic related to the course (refer attachment). The objective of the project is to provide students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of one of the management accounting topics and to summarize any current articles of the topic (the chosen articles must be accepted by your lecturer).
2. The group projects may be done in groups of at most five students (you may choose you own group members). Each group will be entitled with one group project (see Attachment A).
3. The assessment marks for the group project is equivalent to 20 marks.
4. The group project report should be submitted to lecturer in class not later than week 10. Late submission of the term project will not be entertained, i.e., a grade of ZERO will be assigned.
5. The group project report should follow the guidelines below: a) Written in English language
b) Computer typing Arial, Font 12, 1.5 line spacing
c) Properly cited and follow the APA referencing style (http://www.apastyle.org/)
6. Criteria for grading the written group projects is as follows:
a) Good writing quality
b) The presentation style of a group project report
c) Demonstration of appropriate citing in use of source materials
d) Evidence of group effort
e) Clarity, precise and thorough analysis in demonstrating the group project report
7. Minimum 25 pages.
ATTACHMENT A
GROUP PROJECT QUESTION (20 marks)
1) Management Accounting –
(A) How has the technology changed the work of management accountants? What other business trends are influencing managerial accounting today? How do these other trends impact management accountants’ roles in the organization.
(B) Find a recent news article on an ethical issue. You have
1. The group is required to undertake a project on a management accounting topic related to the course (refer attachment). The objective of the project is to provide students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of one of the management accounting topics and to summarize any current articles of the topic (the chosen articles must be accepted by your lecturer).
2. The group projects may be done in groups of at most five students (you may choose you own group members). Each group will be entitled with one group project (see Attachment A).
3. The assessment marks for the group project is equivalent to 20 marks.
4. The group project report should be submitted to lecturer in class not later than week 10. Late submission of the term project will not be entertained, i.e., a grade of ZERO will be assigned.
5. The group project report should follow the guidelines below: a) Written in English language
b) Computer typing Arial, Font 12, 1.5 line spacing
c) Properly cited and follow the APA referencing style (http://www.apastyle.org/)
6. Criteria for grading the written group projects is as follows:
a) Good writing quality
b) The presentation style of a group project report
c) Demonstration of appropriate citing in use of source materials
d) Evidence of group effort
e) Clarity, precise and thorough analysis in demonstrating the group project report
7. Minimum 25 pages.
ATTACHMENT A
GROUP PROJECT QUESTION (20 marks)
1) Management Accounting –
(A) How has the technology changed the work of management accountants? What other business trends are influencing managerial accounting today? How do these other trends impact management accountants’ roles in the organization.
(B) Find a recent news article on an ethical issue. You have