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Subject Code: ACCM6000
Subject Name: Capstone-Research Project
Assessment Title: Business Report
Assessment Type:
Length:
Group Written Assignment
2000 words (+/- 10% allowable range)
Weighting: 40%
Total Marks:
Submission:
100 marks
Online through Turnitin
Due Date: Tuesday of Week 13 at 7.55 pm AEST
Task
Your instructor will assign your group one of four airline companies to research and write a 2000-word business
report based upon topics discussed each week throughout the trimester. You are required to obtain the 2021
Annual Report for the company you have been assigned to work on. You must answer all questions in this
Assignment using the 2021 Annual Report and other articles relating to your company. Teamwork will be
conducted in the class and allow you and your group to analyse topics discuss each week and their impact upon
your company. Your weekly contribution will be assessed.
Assessment Description
This assignment is designed to assist you in the thorough investigation of your company, particularly the financial
statements, governance, ethics and sustainability approaches of your company. This assignment requires you to
demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of your organisation through detailed research, including but not
limited to interpretation of financialstatement data and other information likely to be included in an annual report
and relevant articles. Importantly, the business report must communicate key findings to accountants and nonaccountants alike.
The assignment includes a focus on the details and complexities of real-world financial statements and the best
submissions will provide insights that the untrained eye may miss.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this Group Assignment, you will be able to:
1) Research information about the selected company (using multiple sources)
2) Interpret key financial details of the financial statements
3) Understand and detail the corporate governance and ethical policies and conduct of the company.
4) Understand and detail the company’s sustainability policies and financial creativity of the company financial
statements.
5) Outline your key findings and recommend improvements for your company in your conclusion.
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Assessment Instructions
You are required to write a report that clearly articulates the organisation’s recent performance and options for
improvement.
Please evaluate the selected organisation’s employing the following structure:
• Analyse the company’s competitiveness against two other companies in the same industry.
• Evaluate the financial performance of the company (at least two years of data) and compare with industry
standards.
• What is the company’s approach to governance and ethics?
• What is the company’s approach to sustainability?
• What is the likelihood of the company experiencing corporate failure?
• What is the likelihood of the company being creative with the construction of its financial statements?
• Recommend four actions that the company should undertake to improve its performance and viability.
In undertaking this analysis students are expected to include comparisons with competitor’s financial statements
as well as an appreciation of industry norms and practices in the areas of financial statements, governance, ethics
and sustainability. Students are required to develop recommendations to promote future performance
improvements and demonstrate an understanding of financial matters that may have inhibited the company’s’
organisational development. Please also refer to any relevant accounting theories to explain findings and/or
recommendations. In addition, consider the likelihood of corporate failure in the short to medium term.
Sections of the report should include (but are not limited to) the following areas:
• An Executive Summary that summarises the key findings.
• An Introduction that summarises the purpose of the report.
• An evaluation of the company’s financial statements and concerns about the financial statements,
including the risk of corporate failure and how does the company’s performance compare with other
like companies of the same industry.
• A specific outline of the organisation’s approach to governance and ethics.
• A specific outline of the company’s approach to sustainability.
• The potential concerns of financial failure or likelihood of corporate failure.
• A summary of recommendations that identify areas of focus and opportunity to enhance the
organisation’s performance in the future.
• A conclusion.
• References.
Students are encouraged to use a wide variety of information sources including (but not limited to) the following:
• The organisation’s annual report
• SWOT analysis of other airlines
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• Benchmarking analysis of competitor airlines
• Competitor’s annual reports
• Media articles on the airline company
• Information from professional accounting bodies (e.g. CAANZ)
Assessment Submission
This file must be submitted as a ‘Word’ document to avoid any technical issues that may occur from incorrect file
format upload. Uploaded files with a virus will not be considered as a legitimate submission. Turnitin will notify you
if there is an issue with the submitted file. In this case, you must contact your workshop facilitator via email and
provide a brief description of the issue and a screenshot of the Turnitin error message. You are also encouraged to
submit your work well in advance of the deadline to avoid any possible delay with the Turnitin similarity report or
any other technical difficulties.
Late assignment submission penalties
Penalties will be imposed on late assignment submissions in accordance with Kaplan Business School “late
assignment submission penalties” Policy.
Number of
days
Penalty
1 – 9 days 5% per day for each calendar day late deducted from the total marks
available
10 – 14 days 50% deducted from the total marks available.
After 14 days Assignments that are submitted more than 14 calendar days after the
due date will not be accepted, and the student will receive a mark of
zero for the assignment(s).
Note Notwithstanding the above penalty rules, assignments will also be given
a mark of zero if they are submitted after assignments have been
returned to students
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Important Study Information
Academic Integrity Policy
KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating,
plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
What is academic integrity and misconduct? What
are the penalties for academic misconduct? What
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How can I appeal my grade?
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Word Limits for Written Assessments
Submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which
that limit is exceeded.
Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources
on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Click here for this information.
ACCM6000 Assessment 3 Marking Rubric –Business Report (100 marks or 30%)
Marking
Criteria (/ 100)
F (Fail)
0 –
49%
P (Pass)
50 – 64%
C (Credit)
65 – 74%
D(Distinction)
75 – 84%
HD (High Distinction)
85 – 100%
Executive Summary
/20 marks
Provides either incorrect
or difficult to follow
information that does
not constitute an
executive summary.
The executive summary
does not permitreaders
to become acquainted
with a large body of
material without having
to read it all.
Provides only basic
information that only
partially represents an
executive summary. The
executive summary does
not permit readers to
rapidly become
acquainted with a large
body of materialwithout
having to read it all.
.
Provides partially
accurate information but
is insufficient to
summarise the report in
such a way that readers
can rapidly become
acquainted with a large
body of material without
having to read it all.
Provides accurate and
sufficient information
that doessummarise the
report.
The executive summary
allowsreadersto become
acquainted with a large
body of material without
having to read it all.
.
Provides accurate and
complete information.
The executive summary is
logical and well
structured.
The executive summary
allows readers to rapidly
become acquaintedwith
a large body of material
without having to read it
all.
Financial
statement
analysis.
Performance
and potential
financial
concerns of the
company.
/25 marks
Does not provide the
information required
regarding the financial
performance and
potential financial
concerns of the company.
There are predominant
issues with accuracy and
financial concerns that
are not identified.
The financial
performance and
potential financial
concerns of the
company require
improvements in
accuracy. Financial
concernsregarding the
company are not
presented thoroughly.
The financial
performance and
potential financial
concerns of the company
are presented, partially
accurate and identifies
some of the pertinent
issues.
The financial
performance and
potential financial
concerns are presented,
structured, mostly
accurate and identifies
most of the pertinent
issues.
The financial performance
and potential financial
concerns are extremely
well articulated,
structured and thorough.
All the pertinent issues are
identified and accurately
explained.
Outline of the
organisation’s
commitment
to governance,
ethics,
potential
Insufficient evaluation of
the organisation’s
governance, ethics,
potential failure
indicators and
sustainability that are
Partial evaluation of the
organisation’s
governance, ethics,
potential failure
indicators and
sustainability that are
An adequate evaluation
of the organisation’s
governance, ethics,
potential failure
indicators and
sustainability that are
A thorough evaluation of
the organisation’s
governance, ethics,
potential failure indicators
and sustainability that are
substantiated by learnt
Outstanding evaluation of
the organisation’s
governance, ethics,
potential failure indicators
and sustainability that are
thoroughly substantiated
failure
indicators and
sustainability.
/25 marks
notsubstantiated by
learnt concepts or
research.
partially substantiated by
learnt concepts or
research.
moderately
substantiated by learnt
concepts or research.
concepts or research. by learnt concepts or
research.
Conclusion and
recommendations
/20 marks
The conclusion is not
comprehensive at all. It
does not bring out the
salient points of the
report. Recommendations
are not useful or
actionable. Poorly
supported by research or
theory.
The conclusion describes
some of the main points of
the report.
Recommendations are
partially useful and
actionable. Partially
supported by research or
theory.
The conclusion describes
most significant
arguments of the report.
Recommendations are
useful and partially
actionable and mostly
supported by research or
theory.
The conclusion highlights
the significant arguments
of the report.
Recommendations are
useful and actionable and
are supported by research
and theory.
The conclusion is
excellently
structured. The
conclusion describes
all the significant
arguments and ideas
of the report.
Recommendations
are excellent and
highly useful and
actionable. They are
clearly supported by
research and
theory.
Overall
Presentation,
Language and
Grammar
/10 marks
Unprofessional
presentation that does not
flow nor make sense.
The English language is
inaccurate and difficult to
follow, and the standard
of clarity, sequence,
grammar and referencing
is below that which would
be acceptable by a
professional body.
Major improvements are
needed in terms of
presentation, formatting
and structure.
An acceptable level of
English language with
major improvements
required in terms of
clarity, sequence,
grammar and referencing.
Only minor
improvements are
needed in terms of
presentation, formatting
and structure.
A good use of the English
language though
inconsistencies are noted
in terms of clarity,
sequence, grammar and
referencing.
Presentation, formatting
and structure are
professional.
An excellent use of the
English language though
minor improvements
needed in clarity,
sequence, grammar and
referencing.
Presentation,
formatting and
structure are of the
highest professional
standards.
Eloquent use of the
English language,
presented clearly,
sequentially and
without errors in
grammar and
referencing.
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