ACC303 Contemporary Issues in Accounting

Assessment -1  Type:  Written Report – individual assessment

Purpose: This assessment is designed to reinforce the subject content and develop students’ skills and application of knowledge of the subject content to business situations. This assessment relates to learning outcomes a, b and c.

Value: 20% Due Date: Students are to upload their submission to the Turnitin link on the Moodle subject home page by 5:00pm Friday of Week 6.

Topic: This assignment covers contemporary theoretical concepts with practical accounting task application based on the topics from the subject.

Task Details: This assignment requires students to reference ( research)the share price for the last 2 years and link information that may have impacted on the corporation’s share price during this time.  My  Company is ELMO Software Limited (an ASX corporation).   Students will review general purpose financial report material, company releases, media, and other sources. Students must prepare a comprehensive report directed to this research. The report: should include data extracted from the general purpose financial report and additional material relevant to the analysis you accessed.

Presentation: Report – 1400word report. The word count excludes the cover sheet, contents page, references, appendices, and illustrations (e.g. diagrams, graphs and tables). Students need to stay within the assigned word limits, and indicate the word count on the cover page of the assignment.