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3. Assessment
Assessment Name
Program
Learning
Outcomes
Assessed
Closing Date
Optional
1, 3, 4, 6
1000
10%
Weekly
Weekly
Compulsory
1, 4
1000
20%
12-Sep-2014
12-Sep-2014
Compulsory
1500
15%
Mandatory
1, 3, 4, 6
2000
55%
27-Oct-2014
Final Exam
Period
Week 4
03-Nov-2014
Final Exam
Period
Individual/ Assessment
Group
Conditions
Individual
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Assessment details
Tutorial Written Work (combination of completion online and collected at random in tutorials during
semester)
Task Description
Tutorials commence in week 2 of the semester and students are recommended to attend 75% or greater of
their allocated tutorial, as statistically this improves the quality of the course result at semester end.Tutorial
Written Work (TWW) is based on the questions allocated in the weekly tutorial program (available on
blackboard). Students are expected to bring their completed TWW to tutorials each week.
TWW will be assessed with a combination of: online submissions and random collection in tutorials at the
beginning of the tutorial. There are four online submissions, each is worth a maximum of 1.5 marks (maximum
total of 6 marks). Each random manual collection is worth a maximum of 1 mark, the best four out of five
manual submissions (maximum of 4 marks) will be summed and added to the online submission mark for the
total TWW mark of 10%.
Note: Students are not permitted to email tutorial work to Tutors under any circumstances and are advised
that any such submissions will not be marked or returned to the students. Only tutorial work collected by the
tutor in person, from students attending their assigned tutorial, shall be marked.
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The TWW mark is 10% of the overall assessment mark for this unit.
The weekly tutorial program for the TWW is provided on Blackboard.
Assessment Criteria
The following assessment criteria will be applied, as relevant for each weeks TWW based on the questions
allocated in the weekly tutorial program (available on blackboard). Marks will be awarded for the
completeness, accuracy and the effort demonstrated in submitted TWW in relation to:
1. recording the impact of basic business transactions across a variety of types of business organisation;
2. analysing the impact of basic business transactions within accounting systems;
3. the production of financial statements;
4. evaluating and analysing accounting information to inform business issues and understanding the impact of
financial decisions on the financial statements;
5. understanding the role of accountants and accounting for decision making including ethical decision making
in contemporary business contexts;
6. communicating confidently and coherently, both orally and in writing, to a professional standard.
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
An opportunity to ask questions and clarify understanding will be provided in weekly tutorials. Suggested
solutions will be provided on Blackboard on Thursday evenings.
Mid-semester Examination
Task Description
The mid-semester examination is a closed book examination and will be held on Friday 12th September
2014 at 6pm. It will be awarded 20% of the overall assessment mark for this unit. This 75 minute
examination (with a further 10 minutes reading time) will test material covered in the first 5 weeks of lectures,
the tutorial material up to and including week 6 and associated readings. The examination will be conducted in
several venues. You must bring a non-programmable calculator, a black or blue pen and your USyd Student
Identity Card to the examination.
Note: You cannot leave the examination early, do not plan any engagements that conflict with this
examination.
Further information will be available on blackboard closer to the time of the examination.
Assessment Criteria
Marks will be awarded for the completeness and accuracy demonstrated in examination answers relation to:
1. analysing the impact of basic business transactions across a variety of types of business organisation;
2. recording the impact of basic business transactions within accounting systems;
3. the production of financial statements;
4. evaluating and analysing accounting information to inform business issues and understanding the impact of
financial decisions on the financial statements;
5. explaining accounting concepts and principles;
6. conforming with instructions and clarity of expression;
7. responsiveness to questions/issues raised.
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
After individual marks have been provided to students, information regarding common areas of difficulty and
exam statistics will be made available on Blackboard. Students will have an opportunity to view their exam
papers in an exam review session. Students are encouraged to discuss areas of concern with staff during a
staff consultation session to improve future performance.
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Practice Set
Task Description
Students are required to complete an online practice set that will count towards 15% of the overall
assessment mark for this unit. The due date is Monday 27 October, 2014 at 9am. The practice set has
been designed to provide students with experience in the practical and technical skills essential to accounting,
through the completion of a one month accounting cycle for a fictional business.
The practice set will provide each student with a unique accounting scenario and therefore must be completed
on an individual basis. Submission is to be completed online; however it is possible to print various parts of
the practice set for offline calculation. Once submitted, the practice set will provide immediate performance
feedback and a final score.
Further details on how to access and complete the practice set will be available on Blackboard.
Assessment Criteria
Marks will be awarded for the accuracy demonstrated in submitted work:
1. analysing the impact of basic business transactions within accounting systems;
2. recording the impact of basic business transactions within accounting systems;
3. the production of financial statements.
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
Feedback is provided immediately and continuously as each section of the practice set is completed in the
form of marked sections, correct answers and marks achieved to date. Students can learn from their mistakes
at each section by carefully reviewing this feedback before proceeding. A final mark will be given on
completion of the practice set.
Final Examination
Task Description
The Final Examination is Mandatory.
This assessment is listed as MANDATORY which means you must undertake the assessment and achieve a
mark above 40% of the available marks in that assessment. Students who fail to achieve this minimum
standard in this assessment, even when their aggregate mark for the entire unit of study is above 50%, will be
given a Fail grade for this unit. As a result a student's academic transcript will show a fail grade and the actual
mark achieved if between 0-49 and a fail grade and a capped moderated mark of 49 for all other marks.
The final examination is a closed book examination and will be held during the University Examination Period.
It will be awarded 55% of the overall assessment mark for this unit. The exact date, time and venue will be
available on the universitys website later in the semester when the examination timetable is announced. This
two hour examination (with a further 10 minutes reading time) may cover topics from the entire unit of study,
with a focus on the topics covered after the mid-semester examination.
Further information on the examination will be available on blackboard closer to the time of the examination.
Assessment Criteria
Marks will be awarded for the completeness and accuracy demonstrated in examination answers relation to:
1. analysing the impact of basic business transactions across a variety of types of business organisation;
2. recording the impact of basic business transactions within accounting systems;
3. the production of financial statements;
4. evaluating and analysing accounting information to inform business issues and understanding the impact of
financial decisions on the financial statements;
5. understanding the role of accountants and accounting for decision making including ethical decision making
in contemporary business contexts;
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6. explaining and applying concepts, principles and frameworks - communicating confidently and coherently to
a professional standard;
7. conforming with instructions and clarity of expression;
8. addressing the question i.e. responsiveness to questions/issues raised.
Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment
Students may view their exam paper in an exam review session after examination marks are available.
Pass Program
Peer Assisted Study Sessions. This program helps to improve students' academic performance providing extra
free learning opportunities with trained student facilitators, including problem solving practice where relevant, in
areas directly related to understanding the unit concepts more thoroughly. Students register for PASS online at:
http://sydney.edu.au/business/learning/students/pass Email all enquiries about the PASS program to:
business.pass@sydney.edu.au
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5. Unit Schedule
Week
Required Reading(s)
Lecture
Assessments Due
Revision
Practice set
(27 October 9am)