BUACC 2613
Management Accounting 1
Semester 1, 2013
Assignment
– Essay ( 1500 – 1800 word)
Go to: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=321520http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=321520
“Budgeting Gamesmanship” – posted on your site.
“Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work”—posted on your site.
Critically review the above. Do you agree, partly agree or disagree with the issues raised in the above? Discuss your reason (s) for doing so. You need to support your viewpoint with carefully chosen and authoritative evidence.
Bases of assessment
HD P F
Technical component – accuracy in calculations.
Essay: evidence of research
Essay: a demonstration of critical evaluation of the issues.
Essay format: As per The General Guide for the Presentation of Academic Work
Expression – clarity, style (formal and academic), coherence in writing, grammar, punctuation, spellings and sentence structure.
Expression of your view (and not a catalogue of quotes/ others’ ideas)
A logical flow of argument at both the paragraph level and the overall text level.
Use of supporting arguments.
Use of literature to support the argument.
Referencing procedure (within the text, and at the end of the text).
Appropriately styled and punctuated bibliography.
Overall Presentation – including cover page, line spacing, page numbering.
2