KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE AND BUSINESS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
COURSEWORK 1 (GROUP ASSIGNMENT) – 50 MARKS
ABFA1163 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ALL PROGRAMMES)
YEAR 1 – SEMESTER 2

Research Project on Accounting Concepts

PART A – General Information

1. Grouping for Coursework

The minimum students per group is 4 with maximum 7 members per group (from the same tutorial class
and program).

2. Plagiarism Statement Declaration

All students MUST sign on the plagiarism statement (refer Part D – PLAGIARISM) and attach the original
signed copy with the coursework. This must be attached on the first page of the coursework.

3. Harvard Referencing Method

Harvard referencing shall be adopted for this coursework and you can get the copy of such format from
Google Classroom. Kindly read, understand and comply with the requirement of such standard.

4. Deadline for Submission

During Week 6 tutorial class.

For late submission, there will be a reduction of absolute marks from the mark’s score submitted:

 Late 1 to 3 days after deadline of submission: minus 10 marks;

 Late 4 to 7 days after deadline of submission: minus 20 marks;
 Late more than 7 days after deadline of submission: 0 marks

5. Grading
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F
80 – 100 75 – 79 70 – 74 65 – 69 60 – 64 55 – 59 50 – 54 45 – 49 40 – 44 0 – 39

The total combined coursework 1 and 2 for this course is 100 marks and a student securing a minimum of
50 marks from the combined coursework 1 and 2 meet the minimum threshold marks in order to avoid
repeating this course. A student who failed to meet the minimum coursework marks may need to pass a
make good test.

6. Turnitin
Turnitin is for students to upload the FINAL copy of the report (Microsoft Word document) into the
Assignment folder. A percentage will appear indicating the figure you have plagiarized. You are required
to print the FIRST page where the percentage is indicated as evidence of having performed Turnitin. An
acceptable percentage for this course is not exceeding 40%.

Any group assignment with a percentage exceeding 40% has an option to redo with the aim of a lower
percentage or being imposed a penalty deduction of 8 marks by the tutor concerned.

PART B – Objective & Learning Outcomes

1. Objective
The objective of this coursework is to extend and refine students' theoretical understanding in basic
accounting, research methodology and teamwork.

2. Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this coursework, students will be able to:

• Perform more thorough research from text, journals and websites from the library.
• Write and present report on research requirements as stated on Part C.
• Learn the Harvard referencing method.
• Learn how to use Turnitin.

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PART C – Research Project

1. Requirement

Write a well-researched report on various ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS from a company listed on the Main
Market of Bursa Malaysia. The following are topics to be covered:

 Define THREE (3) accounting concepts: historical cost; accrual and consistency
 Explain how the THREE (3) accounting concepts above are applied in practice
 Research the usefulness and limitations of the THREE (3) accounting concepts above
 Illustrate how accounting concepts [any THREE (3)] are applied in the financial statements – attach copies
of the relevant pages of the financial statements (with the information highlighted) as supporting documents
and reference it properly in your report.

To get the financial statements, the team is required to download the latest Annual Report of the selected
company from the Bursa Malaysia website. Look under “Company Announcements”, select category for
“Annual Report”, market for “Main Market”.

Please upload only the FINAL Microsoft Word document into Turnitin. Any supporting documents to support
your research must be a part of appendix attached to your main report and need not be uploaded into Turnitin.

The MINIMUM number of pages of the written research is 4 and MAXIMUM number of pages is 5 excluding
cover, table of content, appendices, signed plagiarism declaration, etc.

Presentation & format

All coursework MUST be submitted in the following order:

(a) Cover;
(b) Table of Contents;
(c) Declaration of plagiarism statement duly signed (original copy only);
(d) Marking schemes (print Part E and attach);
(e) Coursework feedback form (print Part F and attach);
(f) Turnitin plagiarism report (original copy of the first page only);
(g) Introduction (consider giving a summary of report);
(h) Content (refers to the researched item stated on requirement);
(i) Conclusion (share your opinion about the topic researched or your learnings from undertaking this research
assignment);
(j) Appendix;
(k) Reference.

Only items (g) to (i) need to be UPLOADED into Turnitin.

2. Binding Method

 Stapled and/or taped binding only.

3. Font size and spacing

Font type – Times New Roman
Font size – 11
Line spacing – 1.5 lines
PART D – Plagiarism

Plagiarism Statement Declaration Form

Semester: Course Code & Title:

Declaration:

We confirm that we have read and shall comply with all the terms and conditions of TARUC’s plagiarism
policy.

We declare that this assignment is free from all forms of plagiarism and for all intents and purposes is
my/our own properly derived work.

We further confirm that the same work, where appropriate, has been verified by antiplagiarism software
(please insert Turnitin percentage)

Names (in alphabetical order) Student ID Signature

Date:
 KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE AND BUSINESS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
COURSEWORK 1 (GROUP ASSIGNMENT) – 50 MARKS
ABFA1163 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ALL PROGRAMMES)
YEAR 1 – SEMESTER 2

PART E – Marking Scheme

Description Excellent Good Average Poor Very Poor
(A) Source Documents/ (18 – 20 marks) (14 – 17 marks) (10 – 13 marks) (6 – 9 marks) (1 – 5 marks)
Information Demonstrate excellent Demonstrate good Demonstrate average collation Demonstrate poor collation of Demonstrate very poor collation
(20 marks) collation of source collation of source of source documents and source documents and of source documents and
Identify and collect documents and documents and information that is relevant and information that is relevant and information that is relevant and
appropriate source information that is information that is appropriate for the type of appropriate for the type of appropriate for the type of
documents / information relevant and appropriate relevant and appropriate business selected. Minimum business selected. Minimum business selected. Minimum
from various sources for the type of business for the type of business relevant references were 5 from relevant references were 3 from relevant reference were less than
including text, journals, selected. Minimum selected. Minimum text, journals, websites etc. text, journals, websites etc. 3 from text, journals, websites
websites etc. where relevant references were relevant references were etc.
appropriate. 10 from text, journals, 7 from text, journals,
websites etc. websites etc.
(B) Report, (25 – 30 marks) (19 – 24 marks) (13 – 18 marks) (7 – 12 marks) (1 – 6 marks)
presentation & Demonstrate excellent Demonstrate good Demonstrate average report Demonstrate poor report writing Demonstrate very poor report
referencing report writing skills that report writing skills that writing skills that is somewhat skills that is not concise, simple, writing skills with lots of
(30 marks) is concise simple, is quite concise simple, concise, simple, with some with some inaccurate and grammatical error and inaccurate
Adequate research done accurate and complete. accurate and complete. inaccurate and incomplete incomplete passages. information. Most of the
to support the report. Researches were Researches were passages. Researches were not Researches were not that passages were incomplete.
References were clearly thorough and complete thorough and complete that thorough and complete and thorough and complete and fail Researches do not care about the
labelled and listed in the that answer ALL that answer ALL fail to answer some to answer more than half of the coursework and was not that
table of contents, with requirements stated on requirements stated on requirements (at least one) requirements stated on the thorough. They fail to answer
the page numbers easy the coursework. There the coursework. There stated on the coursework. There coursework. There were not so almost 75% of the requirements
to follow through by the were thorough write ups were thorough write ups were not so thorough write ups thorough write ups of relevant stated on the coursework. There
tutor. of relevant and complete of relevant and of relevant and complete and complete definition where were no write ups of relevant and
definition where complete definition definition where appropriate. appropriate. References were complete definition where
appropriate. References where appropriate. References were sometimes not sometimes not written or in appropriate. References were
were clearly labelled and References were clearly completely written or in accordance to Harvard mostly written and not in
in accordance to Harvard labelled and in accordance to Harvard referencing standard. There accordance to Harvard
referencing standard. accordance to Harvard referencing standard. There were at least 5 mistakes from referencing standard. There were
Table of contents, with referencing standard. were at least 2 mistakes from the table of contents, with the more than 5 mistakes from the
the page numbers were Table of contents, with the table of contents, with the page numbers and difficult for table of contents, with the page
easy to follow through by the page numbers were page numbers and difficult for tutor to follow through. Format numbers and difficult for tutor to
tutor. Format was easy to follow through tutor to follow through. Format was similar to samples and not follow through. Format was
original and creative. by tutor. Format was was similar to samples and not that creative. similar to samples and not that
original and creative. that creative. creative.

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 KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE AND BUSINESS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
COURSEWORK 1 (GROUP ASSIGNMENT) – 50 MARKS
ABFA1163 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ALL PROGRAMMES)
YEAR 1 – SEMESTER 2

PART F – Coursework Feedback Form

COURSE CODE/ COURSE TITLE: ABFA1023 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING

NAME OF STUDENT(s): ID NUMBER:

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PROGRAMME:

YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: 2 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2018/2019

GROUP NO:
COURSEWORK NO: 1 NATURE OF MARKS ALLOCATED:
COURSEWORK:
(DESCRIBE) /100

Group Research Assignment

OVERALL COMMENTS :

Student Acknowledgement: Date: Lecturer/Tutor’s Signature: Date: