HA1020 Accounting Principles and Practices Group Assignment T2 2020

HOLMES INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
HA1020 Accounting Principles and Practices Group Assignment T2 2020
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T2 2020
Unit Code HA1020
Unit Title Accounting Principles and Practices
Assessment Type Group Video Presentation
Assessment Title Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
Purpose of the
assessment (with ULO
Mapping)
The purpose of the Group Assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to
work in a collaborative environment performing an analysis of the financial statement
and calculating the relevant ratios for an ASX Listed Company.
In this Group Assignment, students are required to:
– Analyse and interpret financial statements (ULO 4).
Weight 10% of the total assessments
Total Marks 10 % as per marking rubric provided
Word limit 5-15 minute video presentation
Due Date Week 12
23:59, Friday 09 Oct 2020
Submission
Guidelines
Video link must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page outlining all the group members who participated in the work.
Academic Integrity
Holmes Institute is committed to ensuring and upholding Academic Integrity, as Academic Integrity
is integral to maintaining academic quality and the reputation of Holmes’ graduates. Accordingly, all
assessment tasks need to comply with academic integrity guidelines. Table 1 identifies the six
categories of Academic Integrity breaches. If you have any questions about Academic Integrity issues
related to your assessment tasks, please consult your lecturer or tutor for relevant referencing
guidelines and support resources. Many of these resources can also be found through the Study Sills
link on Blackboard.
Academic Integrity breaches are a serious offence punishable by penalties that may range from
deduction of marks, failure of the assessment task or unit involved, suspension of course enrolment,
or cancellation of course enrolment.
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Table 1: Six categories of Academic Integrity breaches
Plagiarism Reproducing the work of someone else without attribution.
When a student submits their own work on multiple
occasions this is known as self-plagiarism.
Collusion Working with one or more other individuals to complete an
assignment, in a way that is not authorised.
Copying Reproducing and submitting the work of another student,
with or without their knowledge. If a student fails to take
reasonable precautions to prevent their own original work
from being copied, this may also be considered an offence.
Impersonation Falsely presenting oneself, or engaging someone else to
present as oneself, in an in-person examination.
Contract cheating Contracting a third party to complete an assessment task,
generally in exchange for money or other manner of
payment.
Data fabrication and
falsification
Manipulating or inventing data with the intent of supporting
false conclusions, including manipulating images.
Source: INQAAHE, 2020
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Assignment Specifications
Purpose:
This assessment task is an analysis of the financial performance of a selected ASX Listed Company. This
assignment requires your group to undertake a comprehensive examination of a firm’s financial performance
based on published financial statements of the chosen companies. You are required to calculate and interpret
the financial ratios applicable to your chosen company.
Obtain a copy of the last two financial years (2017-2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online and 2018: 2024 – Write My Essay For Me | Essay Writing Service For Your Papers Online-2019: 2024 – Online Assignment Homework Writing Help Service By Expert Research Writers) Financial Statements of the chosen
company (annual reports are accessible via company websites or www.asx.com.au). Your group can download
these documents from the suggested web site using the firm’s code (example, BHP- for BHP Billiton Company,
etc.).
Group Registration:
Students are to form groups, with a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) students per group. The
assignment consists of a 5 -15 minute video presentation. Students must upload their completed video to
youtube.com or another publicly-viewable video sharing platform. Note: Only the link to the video is to be
submitted on Blackboard.
Once registration is done, you should see your members’ names and student numbers’ listed in your
Blackboard dashboard (on the left side links). If anyone is missing or if you would like to add or remove any
members, send your lecturer an email or discuss this with your lecturer in class.
Very important reminder: You must be officially registered in Blackboard as a group! Otherwise, you will not
see a Group Submission link in your Blackboard. You will not be able to submit your group assignment at all in
Blackboard and no Blackboard submission = NO MARK.
Instructions: Please read and re-read carefully to avoid mistakes.
Group Video Presentation
1. Choose an ASX Listed Company from the list uploaded under “Assignments and Due Dates”.
2. Submit your chosen company to your lecturer for pre-approval. Once your lecturer registers your chosen
company, it cannot be chosen by any other group.
3. The verbal presentation will be done by video recording. There is no written paper to be submitted. All
members must appear in the video and properly identify themselves to receive a mark. Assign a spoken
part to each member. Deductions will be applied if there are missing members, unless advised beforehand
to the lecturer.
4. Members are expected to wear professional business attire for the presentation and to observe etiquette
expected in business presentations.
5. The video link must be uploaded to a publicly-viewable video sharing platform (ex. Youtube, Dropbox,
Google drive) and the video link uploaded on Blackboard. Instructions on how to record and upload are
provided separately under the “Assignments and Due Dates” section of Blackboard.
6. A video presentation consists of both images and audio. A generic Power Point presentation showing slides
even with accompanying voice recording is not considered a video and, hence, not allowed. You are being
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marked for your presentation skills and therefore, you must appear on camera, not just a voiceover on
Power Point slides.
7. The group presentation is worth 10% of the total marks for the group assignment task.
Important Reminders:
• You must email your lecturer your list of group members and chosen questions by Session 8 (Week 8 for
Normal Mode, Week 4 for Block Mode 1 and Week 9 for Block Mode 2).
• Only one group member needs to submit for the whole group.
• NOTE – GROUPS OF LESS THAN 2 AND MORE THAN 5 PEOPLE WILL BE PENALISED!
• Late submissions will be subject to Holmes Institute policy on student assessment submission and late
penalties (please refer to subject outline and Student handbook).
Marking criteria Weighting (%)
Presentation
A. Company Background 2%
B. Calculation of Financial Ratios 2%
C. Interpretation of Financial Ratios; Depth of analysis and evidence of
understanding of the financial ratios and critical thinking in answers
4%
D. Level of professionalism in presentation and members participation 2%
TOTAL Weight 10%
Guide Questions
A. Company Background
– Prepare a brief description of the selected company, outlining the core activities, competitive
advantages, the market in which it operates in and any factors in the company’s history, which
you consider helpful to present a “picture” of your chosen company.
– Other possible content: What industry does your company belong to? What are its
products/services? What are the locations of its operations?
B. Calculation of Financial Ratios
– Choose at least 2 Financial Ratios that you deem applicable to your chosen company. You can
choose from Liquidity Ratios, Profitability Ratios, Activity Turnover Ratios, Solvency Ratios,
and Cash Efficiency Ratios.
– Calculate at least two (2) years of the same ratio.
– Present them in a table format so that you can easily compare from year on year.
C. Interpretation of Financial Ratios
– Why did you choose this ratio?
– Why is it important to your chosen company?
– What does the ratio indicate?
– What actions can the company do to influence the ratio, i.e. improve the ratio if it is “bad” or
maintain the ratio if it is “good”?
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HA1020 Accounting Principles and Practices Group Assignment T2 2020
Marking Rubric
Excellent
(85% – full marks given)
Very Good
(80%)
Good
(65%)
Satisfactory
(50%)
Unsatisfactory
(0%)
Company
Description
(2%)
Excellent = 2
Very Good = 1.75
Good = 1.5
Satisfactory = 1
Unsatisfactory = 0 – 0.5
Outstanding data and
information provided to
answer the questions and
there is a discussion about
future prospects and plans
for the company;
Independent and deep
analysis, based on wide
research;
Issues within the company
are also related to issues in
within the industry.
Outstanding data and
information provided to
answer the questions;
Independent and deep
analysis, based on wide
research;
Issues and factors are
presented and analyzed in a
logical interconnectedness.
Adequate data and
information provided to
answer the questions;
Reasonable research
conducted;
Issues are discussed
based on sufficient
research and in relation
to each other.
Limited data and information
provided to answer the
questions;
Limited research conducted.
ASX Listed Company was
not registered with the
lecturer.
Calculation of
Financial Ratios
(2%)
Excellent = 2
Very Good = 1.75
Good = 1.5
Satisfactory = 1
Unsatisfactory = 0 – 0.5
All categories of Financial
Ratios are calculated
correctly and presented in
table format and clearly
presented in the video.
Ratios are inter-related to
each other during the
presentation.
More than two ratios
identified and calculated
correctly across 2 years for
trending.
Ratios are presented in table
format and clearly presented
in the video.
Two ratios identified are
appropriate to the
company.
Two ratios calculated
correctly.
Ratios are presented in
table format and clearly
presented in the video.
Two ratios identified are
appropriate to the company.
Two ratios calculated
correctly.
Two ratios not identified
and calculated correctly
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Interpretation of
Financial Ratios
(4%)
Excellent = 4
Very Good = 3.5
Good = 3
Satisfactory = 2
Unsatisfactory = 0 – 1
Presenting a wide range of
adequate recommendations
that exemplarily supported
by justification and analysis;
Using data and information
derived from financial
analysis completed in an
efficient, analytical and
logical manner;
Implications and explanation
are provided convincingly
Consistent 2 year analysis
and properly justified for
inclusions or exclusions.
Presenting very good
recommendations that
properly supported by
justification and analysis;
Ratios are derived and
justified with exemplary
analysis that based on
current issues and key
factors;
Presenting adequate
recommendations that
properly supported by
justification and
research;
Ratios are derived with
relevant implications
and explanation;
Justification and
assumptions are clear;
Consistent 2 year
analysis.
Providing limited analysis of
the ratios;
Inconsistent time period of
analysis.
Providing no
recommendations or
inadequate
recommendations for
financial institutions;
No relevant justification
using data and information
derived from the analysis
of financial statements;
Professionalism
and Participation
(2%)
Excellent = 2
Very Good = 1.75
Good = 1.5
Satisfactory = 1
Unsatisfactory = 0 – 0.5
Members dressed in
business attire and properly
introduced;
Members speaking clearly
and directly at camera;
Members are able to relate
their spoken parts with the
discussion given by other
groupmates.
An overall summary is
provided with the
recommendations from the
group.
Members dressed in
business attire;
Members properly
introduced and parts
identified;
Members speaking clearly
and directly at camera, e.g.
do not read their part
avoiding eye contact.
Members are able to relate
their spoken parts with the
discussion given by other
groupmates.
Members dressed in
business attire;
Members properly
introduced and parts
identified;
Members speaking
clearly and directly at
camera, e.g. do not read
their part avoiding eye
contact.
Members dressed in
business attire;
Members properly
introduced and parts
identified;
Members speaking clearly.
Members not dressed in
business attire;
Members missing from the
presentation.

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