Accounting Systems Design and Development Assessment Guide SEMESTER 1, 2016 Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance 2 ACCG250 - ASSESSMENT GUIDE 1. ASSESSED COURSEWORK The Assessed Coursework is worth 35% of your final grade. Assessed coursework is divided into two sections, tutorial coursework, and online coursework. In the next section, I will explain how to prepare for the assessments, I provide an overview of the task, as well as discussing extensions, penalties & late submissions, and the student workload. ONLINE COURSEWORK Preparing for the Assessment Each week we will look at a different aspect of an Accounting Information System (AIS) using a simulation. Before being allowed to do the online coursework task, you will need to complete the simulations for the week being assessed as well as the simulation for previous weeks. In this online coursework, you will have to complete a task related to material presented during the simulation. Task Overview & Submission A total of THREE (3) online coursework tasks will be assessed throughout the semester. The online coursework tasks are due in weeks Three, Five and Twelve. The tasks will be available from Monday until Sunday 11:59 PM. Please note, that to access the assessment tasks, you must have carried out all the simulations prior to and including the weeks assessed (in other words, you have to have completed all previous material to be able to access the assessment task). You must master the content before moving forward to subsequent material. The three online coursework tasks are worth ten (10) marks; each task is worth approximately 3.3 marks. If you miss an online coursework task, the simulations will still be available, however, you will be unable to submit the online coursework assessment. Submissions will be done online. Extension Given that you have one whole week to do the assessment, no extension is applicable. A mark of zero (0) will be given if students are unable to submit by the due date. Disruptions of Study will only be accepted if the student has been sick during the whole week. An alternative assessment task will only be considered if it meets the following criteria: 1. Students read the policy on Disruption to Studies http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/ 2. Students submit a notification of non-attendance through ask.mq.edu.au with the reason for the non-attendance. Students must read the policy to ensure that the criteria for disruption is met prior to submitting their request. Penalties and Late submission No late assessments will be accepted. See rubric for details on marking criteria on iLearn. What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily Satisfactory performance in all assessment components including a pass in the final 3 exam. Estimated student workload 1 hour a week TUTORIAL COURSEWORK Preparation Instructions During tutorials, you will have to solve tasks given to you at the start of the tutorial. The tasks will relate in most cases to the previous week's lecture topics. Teaching staff will expect that students have gone to the lecture and have read the relevant textbook chapter before attending the tutorial. There will be no time to consult with the book or other resources during the tutorial, so being prepared for the tutorial will be of utmost importance. Task Overview & Submission mode Each week students will participate in a task allocated in their tutorial. A total of FIVE (5) random weekly assessed coursework submissions will be assessed throughout the semester. The tutor will determine which weeks' work will be marked and this will vary from tutorial group to tutorial group. The best 4 out of 5 will count with the marks awarded for each being added to give a total mark out of 25. That is, each task is worth 6.25 marks. A mark of zero (0) will be given if students are unable to participate in the tutorials. Within the first four weeks, one tutorial assessed coursework will act as an early diagnostic of how students are handling the materials. This will allow the tutors and lecturers to provide advice on how students might address any early problems they are encountering with the content and issues in the unit. If a student experiences difficulties in handling this task then they are advised to seek additional assistance from their tutor in one of the consultation times listed on the unit website. Extensions Not applicable - undertaken in class. A mark of zero (0) will be given if students are unable to participate in the tutorials. An alternative assessment task will only be considered if it meets the following criteria: 1. Students read the policy on Disruption to Studies http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/ 2. Students submit a notification of non-attendance through ask.mq.edu.au with the reason for the non-attendance. Students must read the policy to ensure that the criteria for disruption is met prior to submitting their request. Penalties and Late submission No late assessments will be accepted. See rubric for details on marking criteria. What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily Satisfactory performance in all assessment components including a pass in the final exam. Estimated student workload 2 hours per week. Marking criteria Given that tutorial tasks will vary, a marking criteria will be provided by tutor before handing out the assessed coursework. 4 2. REPORT The report is worth 15% of your final grade. Task Overview: As a team, you will be required to discuss a case study. Submission: Write a case study report that will cover issues on Business Processes reengineering and Governance. The report should answer the following questions: 1. CobiT includes five principles for effective Information and Technology Governance. Identify and explain these principles and provide examples of their presence or absence in the case of iPremier. 2. This case study was written in 2009. Investigate 3 organizations that have suffered a major data leak in the past 12 months. Explain what happened, what the cause was and what the implications were. 3a. Elaborate on the risk factors that iPremier should consider when developing a disaster recovery plan. (Clarification: Identification of risks should be specific to iPremier and to their data centre) 3b. Did the risk reduction measures put in place by iPremier work appropriately? 4. iPremier wishes to in-source their data centre. They wish to redesign their business process through Business Process Improvement (BPI). How can this BPI project be successfully implemented? Relate the phases of the project to the case. In terms of the group report, each group is responsible for assessing its level of plagiarism. Although you can submit the report to Turnitin as many times as you like before the due date, only the final submission will count to Turnitin. This task is marked as a group. Required: 1. In Week 5, provide your tutor with the Group Registration Form (available in iLearn). This form should contain your tutorial details and the group member details. Please note that you can have up to four students in your group. 2. Write a report that addresses the questions outlined above. The report should be of at least three thousand words and not more than four thousand words, 12-point font, double-spaced in word processing software such as Microsoft Word. The report should have appropriate headings and subheadings (including an introduction and conclusion). 3. The report must use academic journal articles to support any claims made. 4. You must acknowledge the works of others (e.g. academic journals on which your report is based) using the Harvard referencing style (see http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/research/referencing.html). Any ideas or quotations must be correctly cited in the body of your report and a reference list must be provided at the end of your report. (Clarification: The minimum number of references should be 10) 5. One of your team members will have to upload your assignment to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au by 5:00pm 6th of May 2016, otherwise your assignment 5 will be considered late (see unit guide for penalties). Only one submission per tem should occur. 6. Note that in your groups you will need to prepare a presentation in Week 10 in your tutorials. (for more information see the Presentation section in this document) Your essay must be submitted to Turnitin in iLearn. Extension: No extensions will be granted. Penalties and late submission: Late tasks will be accepted up to 72* hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20%* of the available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission - 40% penalty). *This penalty does not apply for cases in which the unit convenor has granted an extension. What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily: Satisfactory completion of all components of the unit. 3. VIDEO PRESENTATION The Presentation is worth 10% of your final grade. It is due in week 10 in tutorials. It is marked individually as each of the student's contribution should be identifiable. Task: In this video presentation, you and your team will discuss on what iPremier should do next. The story of iPremier continues in Part B, and I would like to know what you would recommend management do next. State if you would shut down the business for a number of days or if you would continue your business as usual, as well as stating your rationale. You are required to complete a presentation in the same groups you completed your Report with. It is expected that your video presentation will not exceed 4 minutes with all of the team members speaking and on camera for a minimum of 1 minute. Presentations will be done in Week 10 in tutorials and it is expected that you will provide a copy of your presentation to your tutor. You will be assessed based on the marking criteria attached to this document. There will be an emphasis on your knowledge of the content and delivery. Every group member should participate equally. A Question & Answer segment will be led by the tutor, and aims to help clarify some of the assumptions and issues presented by the video. Only material created by the students should be presented in the video. Submission: Videos will be show in Week 10 to all students. Please bring your video on a USB or upload it to Youtube. Be prepared to give a copy of your video to your tutor. 6 Extension: Not applicable - undertaken in class. Students that do not present their video in week 10 will be awarded a mark of zero (0) for the task, except for cases in which the unit convenor approves an alternative assessment task. An alternative assessment task will only be considered if it meets the following criteria: 1. Students read the policy on Disruption to Studieshttp://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies / 2. Students submit a notification of non-attendance through ask.mq.edu.au with the reason for the non-attendance. This must be done before the nonattendance. The alternative assignment may include a presentation in the lecture. Penalties and late submission: NO late presentations will be accepted unless granted through the Disruption to Studies process before your tutorial. What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily: Satisfactory completion of all components of the unit. 4. FINAL EXAM The FINAL EXAM is worth 40% of your final grade A compulsory three-hour final exam will be set during the exam period. The examination will be 'closed book'. The format of the final exam will be outlined in the final weeks of the course. You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations. http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/exam The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of an unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Unavoidable Disruption. The University's policy on the unavoidable disruption process is available at http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/ If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the unavoidable disruption process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. (Individual Faculties may wish to signal when the Faculties' Supplementary Exams are normally scheduled.) If a Deferred supplementary is granted, it will be conducted as an oral examination with the Unit Convenor. 7 The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University. The policy is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.htm What is required to complete the unit satisfactorily Satisfactory completion of all components of the unit. 8 APPENDIX 1 – Assignment marking rubrics Presentation – Rubric and Feedback Summary Sheet General observations/comments Not attempted (0) Fail (1) Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction Presentation Content - Fulfill purpose (inform), Q&A (if required) Marked out of 4 Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources Content is irrelevant and/or frequently inaccurate. Content is mostly informative and relevant. Content is always relevant and informative. Content is relevant and informative as well as comprehensively covering the topic area. Content is relevant and informative as well as comprehensively covering the topic area, and makes connections with materials in new ways. Effectiveness of visuals Marked out of 2 Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Visuals haphazard or poorly executed. Visuals are adequate. Visuals are adequate and mostly interesting. Visuals creative and interesting. Innovative and appropriate techniques/ visuals greatly stimulated audience interest. Delivery - Verbal (voice- speed, volume), Time limit Marked out of 4 Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Verbal delivery is mostly clear and/or not within time limit. Verbal delivery is mostly clear, delivered within time limit. Verbal delivery is mostly clear, with a good effort at engaging the audience and delivered within time limit Verbal delivery is always clear, with a good engagement with the audience and delivered within time limit. Confident delivery does not just inform the message but significantly enhances the understanding of information. 9 Mark: /10 10 Report – Rubric and Feedback Summary sheet Not attempted (0) Fail (40%) Pass (60%) Credit (70%) Distinction (80%) High Distinction (100%) Introduction (5) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Introduction to the topic, outline of text and/or high level proposition/state ment of position is unclear/incomplet e/absent. Introduces the topic, provides a outline of text and/or some attempt at a high level proposition/state ment of position. Introduces the topic, provides a comprehensive and concise outline of text, includes a high level proposition/state ment of position which is generally subsequently justified by the text. Introduces the topic in an insightful way, provides a comprehensive and concise outline of text, includes a high level proposition/ statement of position which is generally subsequently justified by the text. Introduces the topic in an insightful way, provides a comprehensive and concise outline of text, includes a high level proposition/state ment of position which is subsequently justified by the text. IT governance (COBIT) (20) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Issues not explained or irrelevant/inappro priate to the case presented Identified all issues and explained the relevance related to the case in most instances. Identified all issues and explained the relevance related to the case in all instances. Comprehensive and insightful identification and analysis of IT Governance and business issues. Comprehensive and insightful identification and analysis of managing IT and business issues. Fully developed and supported assertions. 11 Case Studies (20) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Fewer than 3 data breaches and/or issues and/or implications poorly explained. Explanation of 3 data breaches with issues and implications to the organization. Breaches covered are pertinent and significant, cause and explanation are thoroughly presented and amalgamate research from various academic and credible sources. Examples are provided, as applicable. Breaches covered are pertinent and significant, cause and explanation are thoroughly presented and amalgamate research from various academic and credible sources. Viewpoints and interpretations are insightful and well supported. Clear, detailed examples are provided, as applicable. Breaches covered are pertinent and significant, cause and explanation are thoroughly presented and amalgamate research from various academic and credible sources. Response demonstrates a particularly indepth reflection. Viewpoints and interpretations are insightful and well supported. Clear, detailed examples are provided, as applicable. Risks (20) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Key risks not identified and/or measures to mitigate risks are inadequate. Identification of key risks and proposal of appropriate measures to help mitigate the risks. Comprehensive identification of risks and proposal of appropriate measures to help mitigate the key risks. Comprehensive identification of risks and proposal of appropriate measures to help mitigate all identified risks. Comprehensive identification of all risks and proposed measures to mitigate risks are of consistently high quality. 12 Business process Improvement (BPI) (20) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Linkage between case and issues faced is unclear and/or little or no detail on how Campbell should manage change. Linkage between case and issues faced is made explicit. Goes into some detail on Campbell should successfully manage change. Issues are well considered. Good analysis and mostly wellsupported recommendations . Issues are thoroughly considered, answers reflect deep thinking and integration with the case. Good analysis and well supported recommendations . Issues are thoroughly considered, answers reflect deep thinking and integration with the case. Outstanding analysis and well supported recommendations . Conclusion (5) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Unclear/incomplet e summary of text. Reasonable summary of text. Summarises text with attempt at integration/synthe sis of content. Summarises text with good integration/synthe sis of content. Summarises text with good integration/synthe sis of content with insightful overall conclusion(s). Grammar and expression (10) Not attempted / entirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. Frequent grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors that impede meaning and/or expression unclear. Very few grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors that do not impede meaning. Expression is mostly concise and clear. Some grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors that do not impede meaning. Expression is generally concise and clear. Very few grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors that do not impede meaning. Expression is mostly concise and clear. Little or no grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors that do not impede meaning. Expression is consistently concise and clear. General observations/comments 13 Mark: /20