.Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 Assessment Brief 2 Course Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Accounting Unit Business Analysis & Valuation Unit Code B01BAVA320 Type of Assessment Assessment 2 – Group Oral Presentation (2-4 students in a group) and Self-Reflective Summary (Individual) Length/Requirement  Group oral presentation: Approximate 15-20 minutes allocated for each group with the use of a PowerPoint Slide. All group members must take turn in the oral presentation.  Individual Self-reflective summary: 500 words Course Learning Outcomes addressed Course Learning Outcomes 2,4,6,7 Unit Learning Outcomes addressed 1) Understand the basic techniques of financial analysis and business valuation. 2) Explain the linkage between industry analysis, strategic business analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis and prospective analysis. 4) Demonstrate inter-relationships between differing business disciplines: financial accounting, financial management and strategic management. 7) Demonstrate work-ready disciplinary knowledge with the application of all three major aspects of financial accounting, financial management and strategic management. Submission Date  PowerPoint Slide is submitted online by the end of week 6 (group work based).  Self-reflective summary is submitted online by the end of week 6 (individual work based).  Then, oral presentations is conducted in class during week 7. Assessment purpose The assignment is designed to enhance students’ oral presentation skills through their analysis and valuation of important business concepts in a real world organisation. Total Mark  Group oral presentation: 100 marks  Individual self-reflective summary: 10 marks Weighting  Group oral presentation: 10%  Individual self-reflective summary: 5% Students are advised that any submissions past the due date without an approved extension or without approved extenuating circumstances incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day, calculated from the total mark E.g. a task marked out of 40 will incur a 2 mark penalty per calendar day.Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 More information, please refer to (Documents > Student Policies and Forms > POLICY – Assessment Policy & Procedures – Login Required) ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION: Students are required to work in a group of 2-4 students in the performance of both the oral presentation and the written business report. Students must register for their group with the lecturer during the first three weeks of the trimester and are not allowed to change group members afterward. Topic For Both Group Oral Presentation And Group Written Business Report: 1. Read the case studies of Qantas in the prescribed textbook of this unit Palepu, K. G., P. M. Healy, V. Bernard, S. Wright, M. Bradbury, P. Lee, Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements: Text and Cases, 2nd ed .Asia Pacific Edition, Cengage Learning, 2015: Chapter 2: page 51 – page 66 Chapter 4: page 125 – page 128 (Internet retrieve of Qantas annual reports if needed) Chapter 5: page 188 – page 194 You are also required to explore and collect more information on the company to complete this assignment. Hence, additional research must be performed. 2. Then, answer ALL the following questions in both of your oral presentation and written report: a) Analyse the competitive forces facing Qantas, using the ‘five forces’ framework. b) Conduct a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) evaluation of Qantas’s competitive strategy. c) What has been Qantas’s corporate strategy across its domestic and international divisions since 1992? How has that strategy changed in response to market changes? d) Identify any two (2) accounting policy choices that you think should be closely watched by auditors and analysts for a company in the airline industry. Discuss in details for each of the two accounting policy choices above and explain why you have chosen each of them. e) Evaluate Qantas’s financial performance (Revenues and Expenses) and financial position (Assets, Liabilities, and Owner’s Equities) at the end of 2013. f) Evaluate Qantas’s financial performance (Revenues and Expenses) and financial position (Assets, Liabilities, and Owner’s Equities) at the end of latest financial year that you can find (Example: Qantas annual report 2015 or 2016). g) Analyse the differences and similarities in your findings between part (e) and part (f). Then, make a clear recommendation to potential/existing investors on whether they should buy or sell Qantas shares. Clearly explain your opinion. Note: The assignment marking guides are provided below to guide students on the group oral presentation and the individual self-reflective summary.Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION: This assessment is a group activity and students are required to work with their respective groups. No individual submission will be accepted. You will not receive any marks for this assignment if your group members collectively report against you for non-participation or non-cooperation. You have to nominate someone as your group leader to coordinate the assignment submission. The assignment must be submitted online in Moodle and Turnitin. All materials MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in MS Word. No paper based or hardcopy submission will be accepted. Our Academic Learning Support (ALS) team would be happy to help you with understanding the task and all other assessment-related matters. For assistance and to book one-on-one meeting please email one of our ALS coordinators (Sydney [email protected]; Melbourne [email protected] ). For online help and support please click the following link and navigate Academic Learning Support in Moodle. http://online.kent.edu.au/cms/course/view.php?id=437 GENERAL NOTES FOR ASSIGNMENTS Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list. The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We strongly recommend you to refer to the Academic Learning Skills materials available in the Moodle. For details please click the link http://online.kent.edu.au/cms/course/view.php?id=437 and download the file “Harvard Referencing Workbook”. Appropriate academic writing and referencing are inevitable academic skills that you must develop and demonstrate. We recommend a minimum of FIVE references, unless instructed differently by your lecturer. Unless specifically instructed otherwise by your lecturer, any paper with less than FIVE references may be failed. Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the “Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalised. Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCING High quality work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your Academic Learning Skills site (http://online.kent.edu.au/cms/course/view.php?id=437) available in Moodle to ensure that you reference correctly. References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original. Before preparing your assignment or own contribution, please review this YouTube video by clicking on the following link: Plagiarism: How to avoid it You can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Wikipedia, online dictionaries and online encyclopedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic, but should not be overused – these should constitute no more than 10% of your total list of references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where these are produced by legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as the NHMRC, or international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate organisations and government departments produce peer reviewed reports and articles and are therefore very useful and mostly very current. The content of the following link explains why it is not acceptable to use nonpeer reviewed websites: Why can't I just Google? (thanks to La Trobe University for this video).Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 THE MARKING GUIDE FOR THE GROUP ORAL PRESENTATION: Type Scoring Criteria Max Marks Actual Score Lecturer Comment Organisation (15 marks) The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience. 5 Information is presented in a logical sequence. 5 Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of references. 5 Content (45 marks) Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation. 5 Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the target audience. 5 Presentation contains accurate information. 10 Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. 10 Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made reflect well their relative importance. 10 There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. 5 Presentation (40 marks) Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.). 5 Speaker uses a clear, audible voice. 5 Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth. 5 Good language skills and pronunciation are used. 5 Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not distracting. 5 Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. 5 Information was well communicated and answered. 10 Total Mark 100Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd. Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version 1: 22nd December, 2016 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 THE MARKING GUIDE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SELF-REFLECTIVE SUMMARY: Total marks: 10 marks Total weight: 5% Your self-reflective summary should cover these main issues: 1. Are you interested in the oral presentation topic? 2. Does the presentation topic give you a chance to enhance your general knowledge of finance, accounting and management? 3. What are the sources of your research for this presentation topic? Example: Textbook, library, internet, journals, newspapers… 4. How was the contribution of each group member in the preparation for this oral presentation? 5. Did your group seek help or advice from anyone in the preparation for this oral presentation? Example: ALS, lecturer, family members, friends… 6. Are you happy with the layout/content/visual aid used in your presentation slide? 7. What do you think are the strengths of your presentation? 8. What do you think are the weaknesses of your presentation? 9. Have you learned anything valuable/important to you from the preparation for this oral presentation? 10. Any other opinion that you might have in relation to this assessment Note:  Referencing: Not applicable  Word limit: 500 words  Plagiarism: Approved Overall Similarity Index is Less Than 15%, otherwise the assignment is considered “Not Be Submitted”.