MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING &FINANCE FOR MANAGER
SUBJECT CODE: MAC6013
Instructions
You are
required to write a course assignment of approximately 3,500 words. Using sources from relevant journal, articles and
textbook,answer ALL the following
questions in your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT: FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ANALYSIS
ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE
You are required to:
Select a company from Bursa Malaysia and
its major competitor. (The students need to get approval from the lecturer on
the company that he or she has selected and this is on first come first serve
basis. No students is allowed to choose the same company.)
Write a business report on the financial
performance of the company that you selected and make comparisons with a
competitor, another company within the same industry.
The report should have at least the
following types of analysis
·
Liquidity ratios
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Profitability ratios
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Capital structure
ratios
·
Asset management
efficiency ratios
A complete
written report shall be submitted on 16thNovember 2018
Please note that plagiarism from any
sources is strictly prohibited (for example, table cut and paste from the
annual reports).
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND
GRADING SHEET
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Categories
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UoS %
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Segi
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Relevance
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Knowledge
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Analysis
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Argument and
Structure
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Critical Evaluation
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Presentation
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Reference to
Literature
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Pass
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86 – 100%
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80-100
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The work examined is exemplary and provides clear
evidence of a complete grasp of the knowledge, understanding and skills
appropriate to the Level of the qualification. There is also ample excellent evidence
showing that all the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to
that Level are fully satisfied. At this level it is expected that the work
will be exemplary in all the categories cited above. It will demonstrate a
particularly compelling evaluation, originality, and elegance of argument, interpretation
or discourse.
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76-85%
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75-79
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The work examined is outstanding and demonstrates
comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of
the qualification. There is also
excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and
responsibilities appropriate to that level are fully satisfied. At this level
it is expected that the work will be outstanding in the majority of the
categories cited above or by demonstrating particularly compelling evaluation
and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.
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70-75
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70-74
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The work examined is excellent and is evidence of
comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of
the qualification. There is also
excellent evidence showing that all the learning outcomes and
responsibilities appropriate to that level are satisfied. At this level it is expected that the work
will be excellent in the majority of the categories cited above or by
demonstrating particularly compelling
evaluation and elegance of argument, interpretation or discourse.
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60-69
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65-69
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Directly relevant to the requirements of the
assessment
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A substantial knowledge of relevant material,
showing a clear grasp of themes, questions and issues therein
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Comprehensive analysis - clear and orderly
presentation
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Well supported, focused argument which is clear and
logically structured.
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Contains distinctive or independent thinking; and
begins to formulate an independent position in relation to theory and/or
practice.
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Well written, with standard spelling and grammar, in
a readable style with acceptable format
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Critical appraisal of up-to-date and/or appropriate
literature. Recognition of different
perspectives. Very good use of a wide
range of sophisticated source material.
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50-59
%
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60-64%
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Some attempt to address the requirements of the
assessment: may drift away from this in less focused passages
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Adequate knowledge of a fair range of relevant
material, with intermittent evidence of an appreciation of its significance
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Significant analytical treatment which has a clear
purpose
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Generally coherent and logically structured, using
an appropriate mode of argument and/or theoretical mode(s)
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May contain some distinctive or independent
thinking; may begin to formulate an independent position in relation to
theory and/or practice.
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Competently written, with only minor lapses from
standard grammar, with acceptable format
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Uses a good variety of literature which includes
recent texts and/or appropriate literature, including a substantive amount
beyond library texts. Competent use of
source material.
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40-49
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55-59
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50-54
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Some correlation with the requirements of the
assessment but there are instances of irrelevance
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Basic understanding of the subject but addressing a
limited range of material
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Some analytical treatment, but may be prone to description,
or to narrative, which lacks clear analytical purpose
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Some attempt to construct a coherent argument, but
may suffer loss of focus and consistency, with issues at stake stated only
vaguely, or theoretical mode(s) couched in simplistic terms
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Sound work which expresses a coherent position only
in broad terms and in uncritical conformity to one or more standard views of
the topic
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A simple basic style but with significant
deficiencies in expression or format that may pose obstacles for the reader
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Evidence of use of appropriate literature which goes
beyond that referred to by the tutor.
Frequently only uses a single source to support a point.
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Fail
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35-39
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45-49
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Relevance to the requirements of the assessment may
be very intermittent, and may be reduced to its vaguest and least challenging
terms
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A limited understanding of a narrow range of
material
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Largely descriptive or narrative, with little
evidence of analysis
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A basic argument is evident, but mainly supported by
assertion and there may be a lack of
clarity and coherence
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Some evidence of a view starting to be formed but
mainly derivative.
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Numerous deficiencies in expression and
presentation; the writer may achieve clarity (if at all) only by using a
simplistic or repetitious style
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Barely adequate use of literature. Over reliance on
material provided by the tutor.
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The evidence provided shows that the majority of the
learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to that Level are
satisfied – for compensation consideration.
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30-34
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40-44
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The work examined provides insufficient evidence of
the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the Level of the
qualification. The evidence provided
shows that some of the learning outcomes and responsibilities appropriate to
that Level are satisfied. The work
will be weak in some of the indicators.
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15-29
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20-39
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The work examined is unacceptable and provides
little evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to the
Level of the qualification. The
evidence shows that few of the learning outcomes and responsibilities
appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak in several of
the indicators.
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0-14
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0-19
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The work examined is unacceptable and provides
almost no evidence of the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to
the Level of the qualification. The
evidence fails to show that any of the learning outcomes and responsibilities
appropriate to that Level are satisfied. The work will be weak in the
majority or all of the indicators.
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Assignment guidelines
General
- The
coursework must be done entirely based on the work of originality. Please
make sure that you are aware of the rules concerning plagiarism. If you
are unclear about them, please consult your program coordinator/lecturer.
- This
assignment carries a weighting of 60% within the Module assessment
- The
word count is indicative. Try to stay with allocated word count as far as
possible. Marks are gained for facts and conciseness and marks are lost
for unnecessary material.
Typing
If
Microsoft Word is used, font type Times
New Romanwithfont size 12
should be used. One and a half line spacing should be used. The text must be
printed on one side only. The spacing between the title of a sub-section and
the first line of a text should be two (2) line spacing. The spacing between
paragraphs should be two (2) line spacing. A new paragraph should not begin on
the last line of a page.
Table
of Contents Page
The
Table of Contents page must start on a new page. It should list all heading
sections, sub-headings and section numbers. The titles must be written using
the same words as those written in the text.
Introduction
An
Introduction should be provided at the beginning to summarize the structure of
the following sections of the report/assignment.
Body
of assignment /Text
The
assignment must be divided into sections. A title must be given and it should
reflect its content. These sections must be given appropriate titles and
numbered. Texts must be written in paragraphs. Long paragraphs should be
avoided. Each paragraph must describe an issue or subject. There must be
continuity between paragraphs. The coursework write up must be able to
demonstrate critical analysis and application of both theory and practical
issues.
Figures and tables
This
page should list all the tables found in the assignment. The page number of the
table must also be included. The table numbers should be arranged accordingly.
Diagrams, photographs, drawings, graphs, charts and maps are included as
figures. The list should be written similar as the List of Tables.
Appendices
Larger
amounts of relevant material (such as sample documents or supporting material)
should be put at the end of the assignment in an Appendix after the List of
References. Smaller charts or summaries could be located in the text, but
anything over a page becomes a distraction. Appendices should be numbered
sequentially (Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc). Unnecessary and irrelevant
information should not be attached. Size of assignments has no bearing on marks
achieved.
References
References
are detailed description of items from which information were obtained in
preparing the course assignment. All references cited should be listed in the
List of References at the end of the last section. List the references
alphabetically (APA System). At
postgraduate level, you are expected to cite at least 10 to 15 different
sources of reference materials. Citation
is a means of formally recognizing within the text, the resources from which
the information or idea were obtained. The purpose is to acknowledge the work
of others, to demonstrate the body of knowledge in which the work is based on
and to lead others for further information.
Late Submission
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A 10% deduction per day of total
coursework marks (excluding weekends and public holidays).
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Late submission between 5 to 10 days,
results in a 50% deduction of total coursework marks.
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Late submission past 10 days results in
an automatic 0% for coursework and the student will be barred from the final
examination.