ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE___________________________________________________Page 1 of 3Subject Title Accounting for Business DecisionsSubject Code ACC601Lecturer / Tutor Lee RidgeTrimester February 2019Assessment Title Group assignmentLearning Outcome/s 2, 3, 4 & 5Assessment type (group orindividual)GroupWeighting 25%Time limit / word count 2,000Due date Sunday, Week 12, midnightClass submission Lecture ☐ Tutorial ☐Submission type Paper copy ☐ Turnitin ☒Format / Layout of Assessment(details of what to include)(cross the appropriate checkboxes)Report:ICMS cover pageTable of contentsSynopsis / executive summaryIntroductionFindingsConclusionRecommendationsReference listAppendices☒☐☒☒☒☒☒☒☐Assessment instructions (clear, succinct, without repetition)IntroductionAnalysing financial statements is an important role for accountants. This assignment requiresorganisational skills to obtain the relevant information (company Annual Reports); organisethe information so that ratios can be correctly and consistently calculated and then undertakingresearch to provide a written analysis of the financial performance of these companies. Thistask requires a critical analysis of the financial and other information and to provide a combinedanswer that is thorough and if possible, provide some original insights as well as supported byaccurate calculations.ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE___________________________________________________Page 2 of 3Task descriptionAs post-graduate students, your group will explore a case study or real-life problem that youhave found with respect to international accounting.In groups of six students, provide a report: Each group is required to submit only one (1) copyof their 2,000 word report in Word format as well as an Excel file with their calculations of thevarious financial statement ratios.For this report, you will be expected to: - Accurately calculate the various financial statement ratios as required (using Excel isHIGHLY RECOMMENDED. State what international accounting were used, what the findings are interpret thefindings (what does it all mean? What are the insights that you discovered?)Submission requirementsReport: you must submit a Word version of your report to TurnItIn by midnight Sunday at theend of Week 12.If you fail to submit a report, you lose marks.Requirements for all group members(i) Read and understand the assignment question(ii) Participate in completing all stages of this task(iii) Group leaders should inform the lecturer about members who are notparticipating in the group work satisfactorily, and do so earlyYour overall marks will be affected in these ways:(i) group members who clearly do not participate satisfactorily in the presentation(arrives late, clearly shows a lack of preparation etc.) lower marks for group,extra deduction of marks for the problematic member in question(ii) group members who do not attended group meetings and do not do group workprior to presenting that group member will be given 0%(iii) group members fail to notify the lecturer early that they are unable to complete thisassignment on the due date the group will be given 0%There will be no negotiations regarding the above.Readings for the assessment(instructions on where they can be found (e.g., MyAthens database, Moodle)Your focus should be to use the materials given to you by your lecturer (such as the materialmade available on Moodle) as a basis for your analysis. Students are required to researchthe various companies to gain background knowledge as well as knowledge of any eventsthat have occurred subsequent to the last financial statements being published and madepublicly available. P{lease contact the Librarian for information on how to undertake suchresearch.ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE___________________________________________________Page 3 of 3Written Assignment – to be providedUnderstand what your grades meanDescription of the grades, from the ICMS Handbook:HD (high distinction): Denotes performance which meets all subject outcomes insuch an exceptional way and with such marked excellence that it deserves thehighest level of recognitionD (distinction): Denotes performance which clearly deserves a very high level ofrecognition as an excellent achievement in the subjectC (credit): Denotes performance which is substantially better than would normally beexpected of competent students in the subjectP (pass): Denotes performance which satisfies subject outcomesF (fail): Denotes performance which does not meet subject objectivesRemember…To get a HD, your work must be “exceptional” and “excellent” such that you deserve the“highest… recognition”. A presentation like this would be a special one that is practicallyflawless.D means the work “clearly deserves” to be called “excellent”. A presentation like this getseverything correct, even if it isn’t special or fancy.C means it’s better than average. There are some minor mistakes here and there, nothingseriously wrong, nothing very special, but interesting, nice, acceptable (most groups tend toget this).P happens when you fulfil just the basic minimum and survived: you got some ideas correct,the audience thought you were unclear or not so professional but understood you somewhat.F happens if you got many concepts and calculations wrong or failed to present.Grading Criteria / Rubric