Capstone Project - Final Report and Presentation The final project report and presentation should demonstrate the following outcomes: • Completion of appropriate advanced level research that identifies and provides assistance in solving the accounting, management, and/or public relations problems identified for the project • Advanced level planning to facilitate the conduct of the project • Consideration, where appropriate, of the accounting, management, or public relations implications, and other organizational resource implications of the project • Advanced ability to communicate effectively the research processes and outcomes of the project

Plan and conduct a project to solve a professional accounting, management, or public relations problem in a practical business setting. Identify advanced capacity to recognise the importance of considering for any business problem the wider business contexts such as accounting and financial implications; management implications; public relations implications; human resource management implications, organizational structure implications, and/or other organizational resource implications Demonstrate ability in incorporating the wider business context implications in a comprehensive research based report on the solution to a professional accounting, management and/or public relations problem in a practical business setting.

Identify advanced capacity to recognise the importance of considering for any business problem the wider business contexts such as accounting and financial implications; management implications; public relations implications; human resource management implications, organizational structure implications, and/or other organizational resource implications Demonstrate ability in incorporating the wider business context implications in a comprehensive research based report on the solution to a professional accounting, management and/or public relations problem in a practical business setting. Complete appropriate advanced level research that identifies and provides assistance in solving real world problems at professional accounting, management, or public relations areas in a practical business setting.

Capstone Project - Project Plan and Presentation The presentation should show the concise plan on how to achieve the following outcomes in their capstone project. The following emphasis should be made in their presentation: • Identification of the professional accounting, management and/or public relations issues to be considered in the project • How to complete the research for the chosen project including appropriate analysis and justification • What would be the key secondary data and how the data sources can be discovered for the project • Develop a strategy to address the issues identified for the project including consideration of: accounting, management, public relations implications; and/or other organizational resource implications.

Complete appropriate advanced level research that identifies and provides assistance in solving real world problems at professional accounting, management, or public relations areas in a practical business setting. Plan and conduct a project to solve a professional accounting, management, or public relations problem in a practical business setting. Identify advanced capacity to recognise the importance of considering for any business problem the wider business contexts such as accounting and financial implications; management implications; public relations implications; human resource management implications, organizational structure implications, and/or other organizational resource implications

• Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required. • Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required. • Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required. • Students need to present the challenges and solutions associated with doing the project. • Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required. • Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required. • Students can consult with their project instructors (academic staffs or industry experts) about any assistance if required.

• Students will voluntarily form groups. There would be no more than FOUR (4) people in each group. • Once the group is formed, students will need to register their proposed capstone project topics. If the project is a real world project, students need to provide the details of proposed company profile and a Permission Letter from the company. • If the students have difficulties in finding real world company for this capstone project, the lecturer will assign a simulated business scenario to the students. • Complete a concise plan on how to process this capstone project. • The presentation should show the concise plan on how to achieve the outcomes in their specialisation relevant capstone project.

Demonstrate ability in incorporating the wider business context implications in a comprehensive research based report on the solution to a professional accounting, management and/or public relations problem in a practical business setting Communicate effectively the outcomes of conducting a research based project to solve a professional accounting, management and/or public relations problem in a practical business setting

After successfully completing this unit, a student will be able to: Complete appropriate advanced level research that identifies and provides assistance in solving real world problems at professional accounting, management, or public relations areas in a practical business setting Plan and conduct a project to solve a professional accounting, management, or public relations problem in a practical business setting Identify advanced capacity to recognise the importance of considering for any business problem the wider business contexts such as accounting and financial implications; management implications; public relations implications; human resource management implications, organizational structure implications, and/or other organizational resource implications

CONTENTS:- Section 1: General Information Administrative details Core or elective unit Unit weighting Student workload Mode of delivery Pre-requisites Other Resource requirements Section 2: Academic Details Unit Content and Structure Student learning outcomes Link to graduate attributes Unit content and structure Seminar/Workshop Topics Teaching methods/strategies Student assessments Prescribed and recommended readings Section 3: Academic Misconduct &Plagiarism Definitions Dealing with academic misconduct Penalties for academic misconduct Section 4: Assessment Submission Assignment submission Penalties for late submission of assignments Assignment submission using ‘Turnitin’