MATable 2 Assessment Components Assessment Components
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Table 2 – Assessment Components Assessment components Weighting Individual / Group*
1. Assignment 1 20% I 2. Assignment 2 30% I 3. Examination 50% I
Module Assessment Components
In the following pages, further details of each assessment component are presented along with expectations in relation to prior preparation and completion.
1. Assignment 1
Case Study 1 – 1: Local 635 (Textbook Page 35) AND Case Study 3 - 2: Jensen PVC, Inc. (Textbook Page 119)
In approximately 1,000 words, students are required to answer ALL questions relating to BOTH cases. All calculations must be clearly explained.
The first case study in the Assignment 1 aims to examine the students’ understanding of basic cost terms and ethics. The second case study aims to examine students’ ability to make simple management decisions using the incremental analysis technique. It facilitates student development of deep understanding of use of cost information identified in the module learning outcomes detailed in part two.
In order to complete the Assignment 1, students are required to read the following topics:
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
The Use of Cost Information in Management Decision Making
Table 2B – Assignment Deadline Summary
Assignment Deadlines Date Assignment Due
Assignment 1 21/11/2014 – Week 3
Assignment 2 02/01/2015 – Week 9
15
This Assignment 1 must be submitted in hard copy and also via Blackboard. See the Assignment 1 deadline in table 2B above. Please read the Grade Descriptors in the Assignment 1 Grade Descriptor table.
2. Assignment 2
Case Study: Sola Systems
Imagine you are Sunny Power and you are to write a Management Report (in approximately 1,500 words) to Ms. Eva Green to assist her in understanding Sola Systems costing systems, problems and alternatives as
Table 2 – Assessment Components Assessment components Weighting Individual / Group*
1. Assignment 1 20% I 2. Assignment 2 30% I 3. Examination 50% I
Module Assessment Components
In the following pages, further details of each assessment component are presented along with expectations in relation to prior preparation and completion.
1. Assignment 1
Case Study 1 – 1: Local 635 (Textbook Page 35) AND Case Study 3 - 2: Jensen PVC, Inc. (Textbook Page 119)
In approximately 1,000 words, students are required to answer ALL questions relating to BOTH cases. All calculations must be clearly explained.
The first case study in the Assignment 1 aims to examine the students’ understanding of basic cost terms and ethics. The second case study aims to examine students’ ability to make simple management decisions using the incremental analysis technique. It facilitates student development of deep understanding of use of cost information identified in the module learning outcomes detailed in part two.
In order to complete the Assignment 1, students are required to read the following topics:
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
The Use of Cost Information in Management Decision Making
Table 2B – Assignment Deadline Summary
Assignment Deadlines Date Assignment Due
Assignment 1 21/11/2014 – Week 3
Assignment 2 02/01/2015 – Week 9
15
This Assignment 1 must be submitted in hard copy and also via Blackboard. See the Assignment 1 deadline in table 2B above. Please read the Grade Descriptors in the Assignment 1 Grade Descriptor table.
2. Assignment 2
Case Study: Sola Systems
Imagine you are Sunny Power and you are to write a Management Report (in approximately 1,500 words) to Ms. Eva Green to assist her in understanding Sola Systems costing systems, problems and alternatives as