代写assignment BAO2203- Corporate Accounting  


 
 
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
 
BAO2203- Corporate Accounting
 
Assignment Semester 22016
 
DUE DATE:Week 9 Lecture
 
Topic: Financial Reports and Decision Making
 
 
 
Part I(guide: 1500words)
 
Cascino et al. (2014)*distinguish between the stewardship role of accounting and the valuation(also known as decision-usefulness) objective of financial accounting. Discuss what these terms mean and how they are related to the IASB Conceptual Framework.
 
(*Cascino, S., Clatworthy, M., Osma B.G., Gassen, J., Imam, S. and Jeanjean, T. (2014). Who uses financial reports and for what purpose? Evidence from capital providers.Accounting in Europe, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 185-209.)
 
Use this research paper as a starting point for your research. There are many other relevant articles in the reference list of this paper to guide you.
 
Part II(guide 500 words)
 
Get access to the annual reports of two (2) publicly listed companies from different industries and:

1. Identify their impairment policy and provide an extract of the impairment provisions from the annual report.
2. Does impairment of assets align with the stewardship or valuation role? Explain.

 
 
You are required to select two companies that have made impairment adjustments from the Australian Stock Exchange.
 
 

 
Required:
You are to form into groups of twofor the submission of this assignment. Assignments undertaken by an individual (1) student will not be accepted for marking.
 
Three weeks before due date, you may commence testing your assignment for originality on TURNITIN which will be available on VU Collaborate.
 
Approximate word Length:2000 words (marks will be deducted for assignments exceeding 2100 words excluding the reference list).
 
Marking: This assignment is worth 20% and will be scored out of 50 marks. The assignment is a TEAM assignment and therefore scores will be applied to all members of a team without distinction.
 
 代写assignment BAO2203- Corporate Accounting  
You have to submit TWO copies of your report:
 
·          Only single copy should be submitted to Turnitin via a link on VU Collaborate. The report should be submitted ONLY by one team member or team leader.
 
·          The second (hard copy) of the report should be submitted to yourlecturer.
 
Penalty for late assignments: 2 mark per workingday (weekday) and no mark will be awarded after five days.
 
Teamwork:
·          Team members must belong to the same tutorial group.
 
·          It is YOUR responsibility to form teams, thus swapping contact details and arranging regular progress meetings is essential. Remember, once a team is formed, it is up to you and your fellow team members to maintain team discipline.All group members are equally responsible for the submission of the assignment.
 
·          Students must meet at least once every fortnight. Meeting records must be attached at the end of your report. Marks will be allocated for your meeting logs. A suggested meeting log is attached.
 
·          Where a group member is not cooperating or contributing to the group and the team has made all efforts to resolve the issue, the team must inform the tutor and unit coordinator/s immediately via email. Where a group does not report this matter immediately, it will not be entertained later on, especially before the due date of the assignment. The defaulting member will be given a warning and should the member continue to default, the group will continue without the defaulting member and the defaulting member will receive zero for the task.
 
 
 
 
Referencing and style
 

• Assignment must be typed using Word document and double-spacedand Times New Roman with 12 font size
• The required referencing style is Harvard (Please visit VU library for examples of Harvard Referencing Style at http://guides.library.vu.edu.au/Harvard). Essays not using the required referencing style or not showing in-text and end of text references will be returned unmarked.

·        Only one member must submit their assignment through Turnitin and attachthe Turnitin submission report with your assignment. Your assignment will not be marked without a Turnitin submission report.

• Submission of this assignment by due date (as advised by the local lecturer) is compulsory for successful completion of the subject. The identical electronic copy must be submitted through Turnitin by due date. The printed copy along with a Turnitin Similarity Report (less than 30% similarity required) can be submitted to your lecturer at the conclusion of the lecture you normally attend.
• You cannot withdraw an assignment from Turnitin after the due date).
• Late submission without extension approval from the Unit Coordinators and local lecturers will be penalised 2 (out of 20) marks per day. Do not submit any assessable task by slipping it under the door of your lecturer’s or tutor’s office.
• No Extension will be granted unless supported by appropriate documentation prior to the due date. An application for an extension must be in writing and must usethe appropriate form

 
Some useful journals include:
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies journal 
Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies proceedings
Accounting and business research 
Accounting and finance (Parkville)
Accounting and the public interest 
Accounting, auditing, & accountability 
Accounting, auditing & accountability journal 
Accounting forum 
Accounting horizons 
Accounting in Europe 
Accounting, organizations and society 
Accounting perspectives 
Accounting research journal 
Accounting review 
Accounting standard
Accounting today 
Advances in accounting 
Advances in Accounting, Finance & Economics
Advances in international accounting 
African journal of accounting, economics, finance and banking research
AsianAcademy of Management Journal of Accounting & Finance
Asian journal of finance & accounting
Asian review of accounting
Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal 
Australian accounting standard 
Bank accounting & finance 
British accounting review 
Canadian accounting perspectives 
Contemporary accounting research 
Critical perspectives on accounting
European accounting review 
International accounting bulletin 
International journal of accounting 
International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation
International journal of accounting information systems 
International journal of digital accounting research
International journal of intelligent systems in accounting, finance & management
Irish accounting review 
Issues in accounting education 
Issues in Social & Environmental Accounting
Journal of accounting & economics 
Journal of accounting and finance research 
Journal of accounting & organizational change
Journal of accounting and public policy 
Journal of accounting, auditing & finance 
Journal of accounting research
Journal of Accounting, Business & Management 
Journal of bank cost & management accounting 
Journal of business finance & accounting 
Journal of contemporary accounting & economics 
Journal of corporate accounting & finance
Journal of Financial Reporting & Accounting
Journal of international accounting, auditing & taxation 
Journal of international accounting research 
Journal of international financial management & accounting 
Journal of management accounting research 
Journal of modern accounting and auditing 
Journal of public budgeting, accounting & financial management 
Journal of theoretical accounting research 
Malaysian Accounting Review
Pacific accounting review
Public accounting report 
Qualitative research in accounting and management
Quarterly journal of finance and accounting 
Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting 
Research in accounting regulation 
Review of accounting & finance
Review of accounting studies 
Review of quantitative finance and accounting 
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Assessment Criteria and Assignment Structure
 

Assessment Structure (marks)	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Average	Marginal	Poor	Very Poor
1.      Part IAbstract (5)
2.      Introduction (5)
3.      Discussion of stewardship and valuation (10)
4.      Conclusion (5)
5.      Bibliography, referencing and citations and style (5)
6.      Part II Question 1 (5)
7.      Question 2 (5)
8.      English expression, coherence, grammar and spelling (5)
9.      Evidence of the group work-meeting logs (5)

 
Assessment criteria to be applied on Assessments
 
Excellent:       Work fulfilling the above criteria to an outstanding degree, in particular demonstrating excellence in sustained argument, critical thought and synthesis of material from diverse sources.
 
Very Good:     Work demonstrating extensive knowledge and understanding of major content areas and issues; the ability to appropriately synthesise material from a range of sources; a well-developed capacity for critical analysis of key issues and concepts; the ability to present a defensible perspective on issues; evidence of wide reading in relevant areas of the discipline.
 
Good:             Above average work demonstrating good knowledge and understanding of major content areas and issues; demonstration of some capacity for critical analysis; the ability to present a perspective on issues; evidence of reading in relevant areas of the discipline.
 
Average:        Work of ‘average’ standard which demonstrates a average comprehension both of basic concepts and some issues, based on class work and some further reading in the area; some ability to compare key concepts and theoretical perspectives; average presentation, particularly in regard to structure, expression and referencing.
 
Marginal:       Work which shows a basic understanding of key elements of the subject matter at a descriptive level, based mainly on attendance at lectures; satisfactory presentation with some deficiencies in structure, expression and referencing.
 
Poor:              Work which shows little evidence of knowledge or understanding of the subject matter and is unsatisfactorily presented, particularly in regard to structure, expression and referencing.
 
Very poor:      Work which shows no evidence of knowledge or understanding of the subject matter.
 
代写assignment BAO2203- Corporate Accounting