FACULTY OF BUSINESS

AND ECONOMICS

School of Accounting and Finance

The School Office is located in Room FBE-IS034 [Telephone 323-2517]
It opens from 8:00am to 4:30pm on Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday

AF102
Introduction to Accounting & Financial Management Part 2

Face to Face Mode

Semester 2, 2015

Laucala Campus

General Information
Course Code

AF102

Course Title

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT PART 2

Course Pre-requisite(s)

AF101

Note: AF102 is a prerequisite for both AF201 and AF210.

Coordinator

MASILINA TUILOA ROTUIVAQALI

Office

S234 FBE BUILDING

Email

tuiloa_m@usp.ac.fj

Phone

323 2532

Consultation hours

TBC on Moodle

Assisted by :
Lecturer

Dr. PALLAB KUMAR BISWAS

Office

S259 FBE BUILDING

Email

biswas_p@usp.ac.fj

Phone

323 2284

Consultation hours

TBC on Moodle

Other Teaching Staff

Tutor

JOYCELYN DEVI

Office

S245 FBE BUILDING

Email

devi_jo@usp.ac.fj

Phone

323 2778

Consultation hours

TBC on Moodle

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Lecture Times
Thursday

3-4 pm

092-001

Friday

12-1 pm

092-001

DAY

TIME

VENUE

Monday

8-10 am

FBE Conference Room

Monday

11-1 pm

FBE Glassbox

Monday

1-3 pm

003-032

Tuesday

8-10 am

019-104A

Tuesday

11 am-1pm

093-202

Tuesday

2-4 pm

014-115

Tuesday

4-6 pm

003-042

Wednesday

10-12 noon

014-117

Wednesday

12-2 pm

093-204

10 Wednesday

1-3 pm

ISO33

11 Wednesday

2-4 pm

003-042

12 Wednesday

4-6 pm

003-042

13 Thursday

8-10 am

ISO33

14 Thursday

12-2 pm

FBE Conference Room

15 Friday

2-4 pm

014-014B

16 Friday

4-6 pm

014-009A

Tutorial Times

NOTE: You are required to sign up for one preferred tutorial time slot on Moodle. Remember to
make a personal note of the time and venue when signing up on Moodle. This will be your
allocated tutorial throughout Semester 2, 2015. Also note that some of the above times and
venues may change depending on actual student enrolment numbers.

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Course Description and Pre-requisites

Welcome to AF102, an introduction to management accounting. With the current
advancements in the business environment, we are sure that you will find this course exciting
and rewarding as it challenges you with relevant concepts in managerial accounting. However,
to get the most out of this course, it requires consistent hard work from you. The course is
designed to build on and extend your knowledge on the fundamentals of accounting. The
knowledge and skills acquired in AF101 provide the basic tools for undertaking AF102.
Accounting as a discipline can be divided into two broad areas financial and managerial (or
management) accounting. AF102 provides an introduction to the latter.
This course explores the fundamentals of management accounting how the accounting
system can be utilized within an organization to assist its management to make sound
decisions in the areas of planning and control so that their objectives and the overall objectives
of shareholder value and customer wealth are ultimately achieved. Topics covered include:
cost concepts and cost behavior determination, costing systems, planning decisions and the
budgeting process, using standard costing and capital expenditure decisions.
This course also establishes the prerequisite body of knowledge to study majority of the 200level AF courses.

Moodle
The course will be administered through Moodle. Course notices, lecture handouts (including
tutorial questions), assignments and assessment marks will be posted on there. Therefore you
should check the site regularly.
In addition, a weekly forum platform will be set for you to share ideas or discuss any issues in
the course. Hence it is important that you make the most of this opportunity.
Instructions on how you can login to the course Moodle page are provided in Appendix 1 at the
end of this document.
Also remember to register your mobile phone number on Moodle so as to receive important
notices and reminders in time for action. Your mobile numbers are private data and not
available to or viewed by any course participants.
If you have lost your USP password or do not see your course as a listed course after login,
please contact the ITS student helpdesk.
Any other queries regarding Moodle can be referred to Flora Bentley flora.bentley@usp.ac.fj

Accuracy of the Course Materials

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all course materials. Any correction required will
be posted on Moodle as soon as the error is identified. This allows relief from hardship if
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because of a documented error on the part of the University a students mark did not
accurately reflect the total academic performance causing hardship. Such matters are resolved
in a manner that is not detrimental to students and does not compromise the integrity of the
assessment process.

Student Support through School Drop-in Centre

The School operates an Accounting Space, which is located in the same building as the School
Office. Please refer to the course Moodle page for opening hours. Staff at the Accounting
Space will be able to assist you in your revision and enhance your understanding of course
content. Please visit the centre if you are facing any learning difficulties.
The University provides other forms of support through the mentoring program at Student
Learning Support http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8434.
You can also raise your views regarding the course through the Accounting and Finance
Student
Association
(AFSA).
Information
about
AFSA
is
available
at
http://www.afm.fbe.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8040.

Course Text
Weygandt, J. J., Kieso, D. E., and Kimmel, P. D., (2015). Managerial Accounting: Tools for
Business Decision Making, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
You are strongly encouraged to purchase your own copy of the text book from the USP Book
Centre. Copies of the textbook are also placed on Reserve in the library. References and
lecture materials will be made available on the AF102 MOODLE website. The suggested
chapter readings should be considered only as a guide to the topic and will need to be
supplemented by your own research. You are strongly encouraged to seek other material in the
Library or online to enhance your understanding of the subject area.

Supplementary Reading Materials

Birt, J., Chalmers, K., Maloney, S., Brooks., & Oliver, J., 2014, Accounting: Business Reporting
for Decision Making, 5th ed, Wiley.
Bragg, S. M. & Roehl-Anderson, J. M., 2011, The Controllers Function: The Work of the
Managerial Accountant, 4th ed, Wiley.
Eldenburg, L. & Brooks, A., Management Accounting, 2nd ed, Wiley.
Heisinger, K., 2010, Essentials of Managerial Accounting, Student ed, South-Western Cengage
Learning.

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Langfield-Smith, K., Thorne, H., and Hilton, R., 2012, Management Accounting: Information for
managing and creating value, 6th ed, McGraw Hill Inc.
Merchant, K. A. and Van der Stede, W. A., 2012, Management Control Systems: Performance
Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives, 3rd ed, Financial Times/ Prentice Hall.
Mowen, M. M., Hansen, D. R, & Heitger, D. L., 2012, Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting,
4th ed, South-Western Cengage Learning.
Noreen, E. W., Brewer, P. C. & Garrison, R. H., 2011, Managerial Accounting for Managers,
2nd ed, McGraw-Hill/ Irwin.
Wild, J. J. & Shaw, K. W., 2012, Managerial Accounting, 3rd ed, McGraw-Hill/ Irwin.

Course Schedule
The following is a tentative course schedule and may change as the course progresses.
WEEKS &
DATES

Week 1
20-24 July
Week 2
27-31 July
Week 3
3-7 Aug
Week 4
10-14 Aug
Week 5
17-21 Aug
Week 6
24-28 Aug
Week 7
31 Aug-4
Sept

TEXTBOOK
REFERENCE

LECTURER

Managerial accounting and

financial management
environment

Chapter 1

MTR

Job order costing

Chapter 2

MTR

Process costing

Chapter 3

MTR
ONLINE QUIZ 1 -1%

Activity-based costing

Chapter 4

MTR

Cost volume profit analysis

Chapter 5

MTR

Incremental analysis

Chapter 7

MTR
ONLINE QUIZ 2 -1%

TOPIC

7-11 Sept
Week 8
14-18 Sept
Week 9
21-25 Sept
Week 10
28 Sept-2
Oct
Week 11
5-9 Oct

Mid Semester Test

(Date/Time/Venue TBC)

Revision Lectures for Mid Test

MID SEMESTER BREAK

Pricing (External sales ONLY)

Chapter 8

PB

Budgetary planning

Chapter 9

PB
ONLINE QUIZ 3 -1%

Budgetary control and

responsibility accounting

Chapter 10

PB

Standard costing: the need for

standards and setting standards

Chapter 11

PB

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Week 12
12-16 Oct
Week 13
19-23 Oct
Week 14
26-30 Oct
Week 15
2- 6 Nov
Week 16 &
17
9-20 Nov

Standard costing: variances,

analysis and reporting
Planning for capital investments
and discounting methods

Chapter 11
Chapter 12

REVISION LECTURES

PB
ONLINE QUIZ 4 -1%
PB
PB
ONLINE QUIZ 5 -1%

STUDY BREAK
FINAL EXAMINATION

Key: MTR Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali; PB Dr. Pallab Biswas

Lectures
Lectures for this course will be conducted according to the course outline above. The lecturer
conducts the lectures and presents the main aspects of the weeks topic(s) to the class.
Important announcements will also be made during the lectures. You are strongly encouraged
to attend all the lectures in this course. All lecture materials will also be provided on Moodle.
Students are required to read the assigned chapters and other relevant material before they
attend the lectures.

Tutorials
Tutorials are compulsory. To pass any course where tutorials are required, you must attend at
least 60% of these to be eligible to pass the course. Students who do not meet the 60%
minimum requirement will fail the course under [Clause 1.3 (e) of the Assessment Regulations
outlined on Page 447 of the USP 2015 Calendar.]
Your first point of contact will be with your tutor in tutorials. Tutorials will provide an opportunity
for students to discuss issues they are exposed to in the course lectures and readings and
conceptual issues identified by the lecturer. The tutorial will focus on enhancing your
knowledge on the topic and concepts learnt in the lectures.
You will also be required to undertake tutorial tasks (outlined on page 8-9) in preparation for
the tutorial. You MUST attempt these tasks BEFORE you attend your tutorial and also
participate in tutorial discussions. Your tutor will also be providing you with additional questions
to attempt within your tutorial groups. Read more on page 9.
Students can sign-up for their preferred tutorial on the course website (Moodle). This should be
done by 3 pm Friday, first week of lectures. Tutorials will start in week 2 of the semester.
Students should ONLY attend the tutorial group they have signed up for, unless prior
arrangement has been made with your respective tutor. The tutorial sessions available for signup is provided on page 3 of this course outline. Note not all these tutorial sessions may be
available.

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Tutorial Schedule
Week

Chapter

Homework/Tutorial Questions
Questions
1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 20
Exercises
1-1, 1-5, 1-8
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
Questions
2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 18
Exercises
2-6, 2-8, 2-12
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
Questions
1, 10, 16, 17
Exercises
3-3, 3-11, *3-19
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
Questions
1, 3, 5, 6, 17, 19
Exercises
4-1, 4-6, 4-9
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
Questions
1, 3, 5, 9, 12
Exercises
5-3, 5-4, 5-10, 5-16
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
Questions

Exercises
7-1, 7-2, 7-8, 7-11, 7-13, 7-15
Problems
In Class Activity
BYP
In Class Activity
MID-SEMESTER BREAK

8
ASSIGNMENT PREP

10

11

10

12
11

Questions
Exercises
Problems
BYP
Questions
Exercises
Problems
BYP
Questions
Exercises
Problems
BYP
Questions
Exercises

2, 3, 6, 9
8-1, 8-6, 8-10
In Class Activity
In Class Activity
2, 5, 7, 8
9-3, 9-6, 9-9, 9-11, 9-12, 9-16, 917
In Class Activity
In Class Activity
12, 13, 15, 18
10-1, 10-7, 10-9, 10-14, 10-17
In Class Activity
In Class Activity
2, 13, 17
11-2, 11-7, 11-14, 11-17
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Problems
BYP

In Class Activity
In Class Activity

13
CONTINUE WITH CHAPTER 11 ACTIVITIES
14

12

Questions
Exercises
Problems
BYP

1, 4, 8, 11
12-1, 12-4, 12-7, 12-8
In Class Activity
In Class Activity

Tutorial Participation
The tutorials are participatory. You should attempt the required tasks before your tutorial
session, so that you are better able to contribute during these sessions. Additionally,
attempting your tutorial tasks helps you determine whether you have adequately grasped the
topic or not and provide you with the experience in answering questions of both a theoretical
and practical nature.
Some (not necessarily all) of the tutorial questions (set out on page 8-9) will be discussed
during workshops. As previously stated, your tutor will also be providing you with additional
questions to attempt within your tutorial groups.
You should not expect to receive model answers. If you have difficulty answering a question,
you should approach your tutor with your attempted answer. Tutors will not provide answers
but rather give direction based on your attempted answer.
There are several methods of active class participation and some of them are listed below:

asking questions about allocated reading material,

making observation about text or case material,
making insightful comments or asking penetrating questions during tutorials or at
appropriate time during case presentations, and
relating assigned material to other areas of study or current events in the Pacific region.

USP Graduate Attributes (USPGA)

a) Communication: Graduates will choose appropriate language and modes of
communication to share ideas and create understanding.
b) Creativity: Graduates will generate new ideas and approaches to solve problems.
c) Critical Thinking: Graduates will evaluate ideas and opinions before formulating a
conclusion.
d) Ethics: Graduates will apply ethical reasoning to their actions and decision making.
e) Pacific Consciousness: Graduates will recognise the cultural heritage and diversity of
Pacific societies.
f) Professionalism: Graduates will apply professional principles, values and ethics to their
work.

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g) Teamwork: Graduates will collaborate with people of diverse perspectives to achieve

goals.

Course Learning Objectives (CLO)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain the nature of managerial accounting and how it differs from financial accounting.
2. Define and apply common managerial accounting terms and concepts including the various
cost concepts.
3. Calculate costs for cost accounting and decision-making purposes, including determining cost
behavior patterns.
4. Identify, explain and illustrate how the basic types of cost accounting systems work.
5. Describe and illustrate the planning process including the construction of budgets.
6. Discuss how managerial accounting is used for control purposes, including the use of standard
costing and cost-volume-profit analyses.
7. Discuss how capital expenditure decisions are made and the role of management accounting
information in that process.

Accounting Program Learning Outcomes (APLO)

On successful completion of the program graduates will be able to:
Addressed
through CLO(s)
P1

Evaluate/Judge/Test arguments, ideas and theories

P2

Demonstrate a disposition and capacity to undertake career long L1 - 7

independent learning in the field of accounting.

P3

Discriminate between relevant and irrelevant information in framing

decisions.

P4

Address real world problems irrespective of whether they can be L 5, 6, 7

resolved by reductionism or not.

P5

Apply knowledge, principles and skills embodied in the curriculum of

the accounting major appropriately and accurately.

P6

Efficiently formulate and effectively communicate

information to users of such information.

P7

Apply the regulatory framework for financial reporting.

P8

Exercise professional judgment in applying accounting policies in the L5, 6

framing of financial reports.

P9

Critically appraise financial social and environmental accounting

practices employed by entities.

P10

Assess the relevance and capacity for practical application of current

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L1 - 7

L1 - 7

L 4, 5, 6, 7

accounting L 4, 5, 6, 7
L5, 6

and evolving global accounting practices in South Pacific Island

economies.
P11

Articulate the role the law does and can play in facilitating good
commercial practice.

P12

Demonstrate levels of post conventional moral reasoning (as per

Kolberg's hierarchy) in the conduct of their daily lives.

P13

Articulate, observe and apply principles of good governance.

P14

Make proficient use of information systems in organisations and

make critical decisions relating to the use of information technology
in organisations.

Mapping Graduate Attributes with Course Learning

Objectives
Graduate Attributes

L1

Communications

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

Creativity
Critical Thinking
Ethics
Pacific
Consciousness

Team Work

Assessment and Grading

Component

Submission Date

Weight

Tutorial Quizzes

Random in tutorials

10%

Online Quizzes

Refer to course schedule

5%

Mid Semester Test

Week 7, TBC

20%

Major Assignment

Week 10, 2nd Oct

15%

Continuous Assessment
Final Exam

L7

50%
50%

TBA by SAS

Total

100%

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Mark Range and Grading of Assessed Work

A+

B+

C+

EX

85+

78-84

71-77

64-70

57-63

50-56

40-49

<40

Failure to sit final exam

To obtain a pass in this course, you must attain a minimum overall pass mark of 50% (i.e.
grade C). This must include a minimum of 40% in the final examination. You must also
satisfactorily complete all components of the assessment. You DO NOT need to obtain a
minimum mark in the coursework element, including the test(s). However, take heed of
information provided under Final Examination on page 14.

Accessing Coursework Marks

You can track your course work marks through the Grade book feature on Moodle. The Grade
book will be updated as soon as any course work component marks become available. You are
encouraged to check for consistency in the entering of your marks. Any inconsistencies must
be brought immediately to the attention of your tutors.

Tutorial and Online Quizzes

There will be five random quizzes that will be conducted during the tutorial. The quizzes will
contain questions based on the topic covered in a particular week. Students will ONLY be
allowed to sit the quiz in the tutorial class for which they have signed up for and have been
allocated to. See information on page 7.
Note: Failure to attend the tutorial when the assessment activity is conducted will result in
zero (0) being awarded for that assessment component. If your tutorial happens to fall on a
public holiday at any time during the semester, it is your responsibility to attend an alternate
tutorial in that week make prior arrangements with your tutor.
In addition, there will also be five online quizzes that will be conducted via Moodle. Refer to
course schedule (pp. 6-7) for further details.

Assignment
There will be ONE assignment for this course, which will be posted on Moodle in due course.
This will be a GROUP ASSIGNMENT (4 - 5 students per group) from within your respective
tutorials. The assignment will be based on the various topics that will be discussed in this
course. Further details will be provided during the semester.

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Guidelines for Writing Assignments

All written work is to be typed, spell checked, proof read and corrected before it is submitted.
Hand-written assignments will not be accepted. Please print on one side of the page only.
Assignments must be legible and written in academic English.
Write your names (as in USP record) and ID numbers on all pages. Please use cover page
template which will be uploaded on Moodle in due time.
If you need assistance in writing skills, referencing, oral presentation, examination skills or
preparation of scholarly analytical papers, you may seek assistance from the FBE Student
Learning Support located opposite the USP Library.

Referencing
Ensure proper citation of references. Failure to do so will result either in marks being deducted
or in assignments not being marked. If found copying or plagiarising, you will be penalised and
awarded zero.
You are strongly encouraged to use the APA Referencing Guide when writing assignments and
seminars.

Submission of Assignments
You will be required to upload an electronic copy of your group assignments through the Turnit-in software on Moodle. Assignments with high similarity rates will be reviewed for plagiarism
and academic dishonesty. This may result in deduction of partial or total marks.
Electronic submission should be in Word format only. ANY attempt to manipulate the Turn-itin similarity rate will be considered cheating and will result in a zero mark.
The due dates for assignments are to be strictly followed. Failure to submit an assignment
on time will lead to a penalty of 10 marks deducted from the mark the assignment merits for
each day late which is counted after the due date. This means that if you are 10 days late in
submitting your assignment then automatically you will receive a mark of zero (0). Exceptions
to this penalty will only be granted where a late submission is due to reasons beyond students
control.
If you fail to submit an assignment or sit a test or exam on the appointed date because of
sickness then you must submit a medical certificate from the university authorized doctors to
the course coordinator at the earliest possible date. Medical certificates issued by doctors other
than the university doctors are NOT acceptable.
If there is a death in the family then you need to submit a death certificate clearly stating your
relationship to the deceased. Any other reasons apart from these will not be accepted.

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Mid Semester Test

A two (2) hour Mid-Semester Test will be held in Week 7. The ideas and concepts will be
drawn from tutorials and lecture materials. Further details will be provided during the semester.

Final Examination
A three (3) hour examination will be conducted at the end of the course. It will be based on the
topics covered in the assigned chapters and discussions in class during the semester.
Students who are prevented from sitting the final examination through no fault of their own, or
consider that their performance in the final examination will be seriously impaired, may make
application to the Registrar or nominee for consideration for the award of an Aegrotat Pass,
Compassionate Pass, or to sit a special examination. The application should be made on the
form provided by Student Administration Services (SAS), normally prior to the examination
being held. One of the conditions for approval is that the student had achieved in the
coursework a mark equivalent to a grade of at least a B.

Regulations Governing Academic Misconduct

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the University Student Discipline
Ordinance and Regulations, the Academic Honesty Policy [Policy No. 3.4.2] and the University
Copyright Compliance Guidelines [Policy No. 3.4.5).
1.0 What is Academic Misconduct?
Academic misconduct occurs where students use dishonest practices (such as cheating or
plagiarism) in carrying out academic work (coursework, assignments or examinations). Minor
academic offences are dealt with in the faculties. Serious cases are referred to the Student
Disciplinary Committee, which reports to Senate.
All written work submitted for a course, except for acknowledged quotations, must be
expressed in the students own words, with proper referencing of borrowed ideas. Students
must not submit coursework that has been completed dishonestly using any of the dishonest
practices described below.
Where a member of academic staff has reasonable grounds to believe that a student is guilty
of academic dishonesty in coursework, assignments, research theses or examinations one or
more of the penalties detailed in 3.0 below may be imposed.
Academic Dishonesty includes plagiarism, collusion and cheating when preparing
coursework, assignments, research theses or sitting an examination.
(i)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying of another persons creative work and using it as ones own
without explicitly giving credit to the original creator. Work copied without acknowledgement
from a book, from another students work, from the internet or from any other source is
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plagiarism.
Plagiarism includes the following:
a) Copying of the published or unpublished words of another writer without
acknowledging the source using acceptable reference citation methods. Thus, to; 'cut
and paste' from internet sources or 'lift' sentences, ideas and sections from a textual
source qualifies as plagiarism.
b) Lifting or cutting and pasting extracts without quotation marks or appropriate
acknowledgement of sources.
c) Paraphrasing of content and ideas without proper acknowledgement of the source.
d) The use of images, diagrams, photographs and material from blogs and social
networks, without acknowledgement.
e) Copying part or all, of another students assignment. In this instance, student
assignment refers to a piece of academic work submitted for assessment purposes
for any course, in past or current years at any educational institutional including USP
or any other university.
ii) Collusion
Collusion means working with someone else to deceive or mislead to gain an unfair
academic advantage. It includes;
a) Submission of a paper that has been written by an author other than the author
credited for that piece of writing. This includes the use of paid services of a
student, or any other person that has been solicited for that purpose.
b) Facilitating or enabling another student to plagiarise in any way.
iii) Cheating
Cheating involves acting in any way that directly contradicts the explicit rules and guiding
principles of that form of assessment. It applies in any form of examination including short
tests, quizzes and final examinations.
Cheating includes (inter alia):
a) Doing anything to gain an unfair or illicit academic advantage in an examination;
b) Possessing, referring to or having access to any material, or to access the internet
crib notes or device containing information directly or indirectly related to the subject
matter under examination other than what is explicitly approved for examination
purposes;
c) Using a cell phone to communicate with any other student or person inside or outside
the examination venue;
d) Copying from another student in a test or examination; enabling another student to
cheat in a test or examination;
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e) Soliciting a person to sit a test or final examination in place of the student enrolled;
sitting a test or final examination in the place of another student;
f) Manipulation of scores in tests or examination or in any other form of assessment;
g) Enabling another student in any or a combination of any of the above.
3.0 Penalties for Academic Misconduct
i) A suspected case of academic misconduct will be reported in writing to the course
coordinator, Head of School, and Dean of Faculty.
ii) The penalties imposed for proven cases of misconduct vary. Based on the
seriousness of the case, the penalties include, but are not limited to:
a) A written reprimand of the student from the Head of School;
b) The requirement by the Head of School that the student complete further work, or
repeat work, for the course.
c) Deprivation of credit for a course, or for a component of assessment of the course, to
which the academic misconduct relates, by the Dean of Faculty;
d) Cancellation of any previously-credited pass in a course associated with the offence,
by the Dean of Faculty;
iii) Significant and repeat offences will be referred to the Universitys Student Discipline
Committee, which can:
a) Impose a fine not exceeding $500FJD
b) Prohibit the student from using any of the Universitys library and computing network
facilities for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days;
c) Recommend to the Vice-Chancellor that a students enrolment be suspended for any
period and on terms considered necessary by the committee;
d) Recommend to the Vice-Chancellor that the students enrolment be terminated, i.e.
expulsion from the University.
[Source: The University of the South Pacific 2015 Handbook and Calendar, pp 461-464]

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Appendix 1
How to log in to Moodle
To use Moodle, the first thing you will do is to log in. Only after you log in will you have access
to the Moodle features you need for this course.
Step 1:

Open your browser: Please use Mozilla Firefox or Google Grome to open this page.

Type in the following at the address bar: http://elearn.usp.ac.fj/ or click on the Moodle link
from your SOLS.

Then press Enter.

Step 2:

You will come to the main Moodle page.

Click Login at the top of the screen.

Step 3:

You will come to a Login screen.

Type your student number in the Username box.

Type in your Password box then click Login.

Note:

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Your student number has to be in UPPERCASE, e.g. S97009126 not s97009126

Step 4:

You will be prompted to change your password IF this is the first time you are logging in.

Type in the required fields and click change password.

Once your password has been changed successfully, click Continue.

Step 5:

You will come to the Profile page

A list of courses on which you are enrolled appears. Click the course code and title to enter
the course.

You can edit profile if you wish or click on the your course Link to continue.

You can also add your mobile number to receive SMS notification from Moodle

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