ACC30008- Accounting Theory

Required:

The Chair of the Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council has commissioned you to assist with informing members of the Council about academic research examining an aspect or aspects of corporate governance. Using real world examples from any country to illustrate your content is desirable and will be rewarded.

You (this is an individual assignment) are to write a report for Council members to provide explanation of at least five quality*, scholarly journal articles that present evidence on your chosen corporate governance aspect(s) in the context of any country. These articles must be drawn from journal titles listed on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) list, which represents a measure of journal quality. You can begin the research required to undertake this assignment from Week 2, but Topic 4 is most relevant.

Two Alternative Ways to Earn Bonus Marks for the Unit You can earn 5 ‘bonus’ marks by attending at least three of the four of the Learning and Academic Skills (LAS) Study Smarter workshop sessions (see separate file for information about times) offered in Weeks 1-4 of first semester 2018 and submitting evidence of this attendance with your assignment cover sheet. Alternatively, if you are unable to attend LAS Study Smarter sessions, you can attempt Application Question (AQ) 1.10 (limit to 750 words), page 26 Rankin et al. 2nd Ed. (Wiley) to a satisfactory standard, choosing research articles that are NOT directly relevant to the Assignment topic and submit through Turnitin (separate facility) by 5.00pm Wednesday 28th March, 2018 to earn 5 bonus marks. Feedback will be provided in time to inform your submission of the Assignment if this alternative is chosen. The rationale for this opportunity to earn bonus marks is to encourage a higher standard of writing than often is received for the Assignment in this Unit.

Please Note: No student can receive more than 100% even with bonus marks, and ONE only of the choices above will be eligible for bonus marks.

Additional writing assistance

Students wishing to improve their report writing skills are encouraged to engage with both alternatives above if they wish to be provided with assistance and feedback before submission of  the Assignment. Please note that Class Leaders will not read drafts of the actual Assignment. However, practicing on a report of a similar nature but on a different topic from the actual Assignment, using AQ 1.10 as the basis, is welcome in order to build skills and receive feedback.

Such attempts (up to 1500 words) can be submitted through Turnitin (separate facility) between Thursday 5th April-Friday 20th April 2018 and feedback will be provided in time to inform submission of the actual Assignment. Practice reports will be marked in order of receipt, so the earlier you submit the earlier you will receive feedback 

Scholarly Journal Articles

Some students find reading scholarly journal articles very difficult. YouTube clips that help with this can be found on Blackboard under ‘Assignments’. Additionally, prior semester’s assignment requirements and exemplar assignments are available on Blackboard. Writing support materials are also available on Blackboard. Remember that it is the journal titles that are listed in the ABDC list, not the articles. You need to make sure that the title of the journal(s) in which the articles you want to use are published are on the ABDC list. It is suggested that you find relevant articles first, using the Ebscohost Library Database, identify the journal title from which the article comes and then make sure this journal title appears on the ABDC list. This list is a way of ensuring that the articles you choose come from peer reviewed, scholarly journal titles.

Learning outcomes addressed by the assignment.

The assignment is designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop the following learning outcomes:

1 with regard to your accounting theory knowledge, the assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop your understanding and ability to apply several topics included in the Unit;

2. with respect to generic skills, the assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop your ability to research and analyse complex issues, to formulate well-reasoned and coherent arguments, to reach well considered conclusions, and to develop your written communication skills, including the conventions of referencing at university