The assignment must be completed as a group assignment for face to face students. Distance students have the option of doing it as a group or can also submit as an individual assignment, if you are unable to form a group online. Face to face students will be allocated into groups of 4-5 members by your respective Lecturer. Distance students can form groups themselves via the discussion forum on Moodle.

Students are to exhibit knowledge of the subject matter by demonstrating: Demonstrating accuracy in accounting calculations. Understanding and the ability to analyse and interpret the information from the calculations undertaken. Breadth of quality of analyses and providing appropriate guidance to management decision making. Communication – use of appropriate grammar and the use of appropriate format. Correctly using the APA referencing system to cite academic sources in-text and in the reference list. Sufficient sources used – minimum of 4-6 references.

Allocation of marks - Please refer to the marking rubric provided for this assessment task. Please ensure that you use the correct referencing style (APA style) as stated in the Unit Profile. Formatting - You are required to consider the case study provided and write an executive report using Power Point. Your report should be set out in an appropriate format under the following headings: Executive summary – one page – an overview of the important issues and their background, and providing a summary of your findings. Analysis – details of the analysis undertake and the results. All calculations should be shown. Findings – detail and justify your findings from the analysis. Take care to recognise and describe any limitations. Action items/limitations – detail the limitations from the analysis. Identify potential areas for actions to be undertaken by the organisation. The report must not exceed 8 Power Point Slides (excluding references and appendices, if any) using the Times New Roman Font, font sizes between 16- 18.

Submission requirements - You must submit your assignment in Power Point format electronically through the secure upload facility in the Moodle system. Please do not email your assignment to your lecturer or the Unit Coordinator. Please ensure all details are complete in the Cover sheet and ensure that it is the FIRST page of your assignment. These are the minimum requirements as outlined in the marking criteria available on the moodle site. However, students should note that satisfactorily meeting the minimum requirements will typically only result in the minimum pass grade being awarded. Higher grades will be awarded for students that exceed these minimum requirements. See the marking criteria for further details.