Assignment: TACC603 – Accounting Information systems
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TACC603 – Accounting Information systems
Individual Assignment
Semester 1, 2020
Total Marks: 20% of total marks for TACC603
Due date: Friday (11:55pm, Jun 5, 2020) in week 10
Soft copy (only) of the report must be submitted to Turnitin on Moodle.
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You are required to use the following case study and complete the tasks as per the description given below.
Case:
You and a few of your classmates decided to become entrepreneurs. You came up with a great idea for a new 3D scanning application that you think will make lots of money. Your business plan won first place in a local software competition and awarded you $10,000. You are using the $10,000 prize money to support yourselves as you start your company, but this amount will not be enough and you may need to explore other options to generate funds to help you develop the software application and have a successful business. Think through the business processes, key decisions, and information needs issues you may face.
Complete the following tasks and submit your answers as a report. Make sure to follow the requirements and report structure mentioned below under a separate heading.
Tasks:
a. Identify the key decisions you need to make to be successful entrepreneurs, the information you need to make them, and the business processes you will need to engage in.
b. Your company will need to exchange information with various external parties. Identify the external parties, and specify the information received from and sent to each of them.
c. Identify the external sources of funding and how you will approach them.
d. State and explain the security, legal and ethical issues that may arise from the
development and use of the software application?
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Requirements & report structure
Reference sources from general websites are not acceptable.
At least six (6) credible references must be used and at least three (3) of these must be from academic (scholarly) journals. The remaining three (3) may be from industry magazines or books. The references can be from printed or online sources and must be current (i.e. within the last seven (7) years). You can use material from organisational web sites as an example to support your arguments but it is not counted towards the references’ quota (i.e., 6 references).
You are to complete the tasks listed at the end of the case study and submit your answers as a report (3000 words, excluding executive summary and reference list).
For report, create a WORD file to develop your report and include the following:
Title page (no borders or frames, required details include a suitable report title, assignment title, your name, student number, course code and title, and due date)
Executive summary (briefly describe the purpose of the report and the date on which it was requested, a brief summary of your major findings, conclusions, and recommendations.)
Table of contents (use the feature in WORD for auto generated TOC, the headings ‘Title page’, ‘Executive summary’ and ‘Table of contents’ and also the individual headings on the title page should not appear in the table of contents that is generated.)
Introduction (identify the purpose of the report and what you will be discussing within the report.)
Discussion (This is the main body of the report, after ‘Introduction’ and before ‘Conclusion’ headings. This is where you will present the arguments for your recommendations. You will need to consider headings and sub‐headings, as many as your discussion requires, between ‘Introduction’ and ‘Conclusion’, using WORD heading styles to guide your discussion to answer the tasks listed for the case study. You will need to determine in which order you present your material. You should not include the tasks, but a discussion about those issues that have been highlighted in the tasks.)
Conclusion (a very brief summary of your judgement)
Recommendations (after discussion and analysis, state explicitly what your recommendations are)
References, a complete reference list at the end of the report using Harvard referencing style
Headers (only include <Assignment title> as centred, and <page numbers> as right aligned)
Footers (only include <your student ID, LASTNAME> as left aligned, and <course code> as right aligned)
Header and footer should start from the page containing ‘Introduction’ heading.
Paragraph formatting (should be left aligned, single spaced and 6 pt space after each paragraph.)
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Headings and sub‐headings should not be in number or bullet style.
‘Title page’ ‘Executive summary’, and ‘Table of contents’ should be on separate pages.
‘Introduction’ heading should start from a new page and after that there should not be any white space (blank line spaces) between headings.
‘References’ heading should start on a new page and references should be in alphabetical order by authors.
References, under the ‘References’ heading, should not be numbered or have bullets.
Notes:
In report, marks will be awarded based on content that constitutes your work in terms of argument development.
Avoid discussing specific hardware and software requirements.
Make any assumptions that you find necessary; however, be sure to state your assumptions within the report.
There is no correct solution for the report. It is possible for students to make different recommendations. What is crucial is that the argument presented is logical and consistent, and clearly demonstrates that the organisation’s needs are met, and that the tasks, in the case, have been addressed.
Note particularly: The work submitted must be in your own words. Lengthy quotes, even if
referenced correctly, are not considered to be your own work
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Projects and Reports Rubric
Assessment Criteria and Performance Standards for Report
Assessment
criteria
Mark
Performance Standard
Low – Learning
outcome not
achieved
Low but some
evidence of
attainment of
required
learning
outcome
Learning
outcome
achieved as
required but
some
inaccuracies
and errors
Learning
outcome
achieved as
required with
very few
inaccuracies or
errors
Exceptional
attainment of
learning
outcome with
additional
outcomes and
information
provided
Executive
Summary and
introduction
/2
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
No clear
executive
summary and
introduction
provided
Brief executive
summary and
introduction but
incomplete and
inaccurate
Executive
summary and
introduction
provided but
could be more
concise and
clear
Clear executive
summary and
introduction
provided too
wordy
Clear, concise
and well
expressed
executive
summary and
introduction
provided
Research and
data collection
/4
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
No evident
research into
the topic
Some research
evident but little
quantifiable
research
presented
Some research
is evident but
limited citations
appropriate to
context
Adequate
secondary and
some primary
research is
evident with
supporting data
and citations
appropriate to
context
Primary and
secondary
research and
data collection is
extensive with
particularly
insighGFul
citations
Critical thinking,
analysis &
synthesis
/6
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
Very little or no
evidence of
understanding
of the topic
Some
understanding of
the topic evident
but with little
evidence of
analysis
Understanding
of the topic
evident – some
critical thinking
with analysis
and synthesis of
available
literature
Good
understanding of
the topic with
evidence of
critical thinking
with deep
analysis and
synthesis of
information
Very high level of
understanding of
the topic with
insighGFul
evaluative
comments and
conclusions
Conclusion and
recommendation
/4
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
No clear
recommendatio
n or conclusion
Provided
Brief conclusion
and
recommendation
provided but not
particularly clear
or relevant
Well
summarised but
not totally
relevant to
context
Well summarised
clear, relevant
and concise
conclusion &
recommendation
Exceptional
conclusion &
recommendation
– clear, concise
and insighGFul
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
Very poor Some evidence Structured Good structured Very good
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Report Structure,
writing style &
grammar
/2
structure, of desired report with report with high structured with
grammatical structure with average levels level of writing very high level of
expression and low levels of of writing ability ability – clear writing ability
spelling errors writing ability with some concise with no
evident, simple spelling and expression with grammatical or
expression with grammatical few grammatical spelling errors.
many spelling and grammatical
errors
errors or spelling
inaccuracies
Referencing
/2
0 – 1 2 3 4 5
None or few
references,
citations or
appendices
Some references
but lacking in
accuracy or
proper use of a
referencing style
Appropriate
references with
use of
appendices to
support main
report but some
inaccuracies in
the use of a
referencing
style
Appropriate
references with
use of
appendices to
support main
report; very few
inaccuracies in
the use of a
referencing style
References fully
accurate and
report supported
by extensive use
of appendices
and go well
beyond
suggested by
lecturer
Total Marks
and Feedback
/20
Detailed
Comments
(these might be
directly written
on the hard
copy or
electronic copy
Areas of
improvement
