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Please use academic references from credible literature sources for quality and
support to your discussion
Students are just required to explain how these changes will impact the ratios and
suggest to management where performance improvement may be possible
comparatively with other companies.
List of References:
A (70-100%)
Outstanding
B (60-69%)
Very good
Work of a very good standard showing a very good understanding of the company's
nancial statements and assessing company’s performance. Some evidence of
reading outside the module list and beyond classroom notes. All important elements
covered. Evidence of very good analysis and interpretation of the ratios using the
available information and comparative analysis. A very good structure with a logical
sequence of material and layout. A very good use of relevant material to support the
argument. Generally very good use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Some
minor repeated errors in referencing or grammar.
C (50-59%)
Good
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Work of a good standard showing a generally sound understanding of the
company's nancial statements and assessing company’s performance. Reading
based on main texts or material. Content relevant to the task. Good analysis and
interpretation of the ratios using the available information and comparative analysis.
A good structure with a relatively easy-to-follow argument, but reading is not always
fully utilised in supporting arguments. Some evidence of referencing. Grammatically
competent, but some repeated errors in referencing or grammar.
D (40-49%)
Suf cient
E (30-39%)
Insuf cient
F (0-29%)
Poor
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No learning outcomes fully met. No evidence of reading. Little/no attempt to
address the assignment brief or to engage with module materials—inadequate
demonstration of knowledge or understanding of the interpretation of the ratios.
Extremely poorly presented. No clear structure. Inadequate/no analysis of ideas
demonstrated. Limited or no references. Huge errors in grammar, punctuation and/
or spelling.
Resources
Here is the list of useful resources for assessment task 2
Please note this is not an exhaustive reading list – you could at best use these
references as starting points. You can search more resources, from Library A-Z
databases (for example ABI/INFORM Global etc.), such as books, articles from
scholarly journals and reports on this topic.
Chapter 9 'Financial Statement Analysis' p.214-236 from the book: Collis, J. et al.
(2013) Business accounting : an introduction to nancial and management
accounting . Second edition. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter 8 'The annual report' from the book Dyson, J. R. & Franklin, E. (2020)
Accounting for non-accounting students (Links to an external site.) . Tenth edition.
Harlow, England: Pearson.
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Topic 9-0 Final Assessment Task 3
You should aim to produce a draft of Assessment Task 3, before moving on to the
next session. The most successful approach to producing your Assessment Task 3
is to complete a Draft. Once Draft is completed you should then analyse the
content, review all of the content and make any amendment’s needed.
Keva Ltd. is a manufacturing company that has been in operation for over 30 years.
The company has been using traditional budgeting methods to manage its
nances, but recently, the management team has been exploring alternative
approaches to budgeting. The management team is interested in implementing a
beyond-budgeting approach to improve the company's nancial performance and
responsiveness to changing market conditions.
Required:
List of References:
A (70-100%)
Outstanding
B (60-69%)
Very good
C (50-59%)
Good
D (40-49%)
Suf cient
Work of a suf cient standard to pass, showing suf cient evidence of understanding
of budgeting, control and performance management system. Some evidence of
reading, from class notes or outside. But limited or little use of literature.
Demonstration that LOs met. Content is broadly relevant but limited or little
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discussion and application of concepts to the scenario. Presentation is adequate
but could be improved upon in terms of organisation and layout. Some assertions
are made but not substantiated by evidence. Some attempt at referencing. Sources
are usually given but not systematically or consistently. Errors in grammar,
punctuation and/or spelling.
E (30-39%)
Insuf cient
F (0-29%)
Poor
Resources
Here is the list of useful resources for assessment task 3
Please note this is not an exhaustive reading list – you could at best use these
references as starting points. You can search more resources, from Library A-Z
databases (for example ABI/INFORM Global etc.), such as books, articles from
scholarly journals and reports on this topic.
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Neely, A. et al. (2003) Better budgeting or beyond budgeting? Measuring business
excellence. [Online] 7 (3), 22–28.
Johnson and Coombs (n.d.) Beyond Budgeting [online] available at: https://
www.accaglobal.com/pk/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-
study-resources/p5/technical-articles/beyond-budgeting.htmlLinks to an external
site.
Edo Cvrkalj & Denis Smolar (2015) Beyond Budgeting. FIP (Zagreb). 3 (1), 113–
120.
Chavan, M., (2009). The balanced scorecard: a new challenge. The Journal of
Management Development, 28(5), pp. 393-406.
McLaney, Eddie, and Peter Atrill. Accounting and Finance: an Introduction EBook
PDF, Pearson Education, Limited, 2020.