MPA 702 Financial Interpretation<\/p>\n
Assignment instructions
\n1. Please monitor CloudDeakin for any additional instructions\/announcements.
\nSubmission instructions
\n1. This assignment is to be submitted ONLINE ONLY (You are NOT required to
\nsubmit a hard copy).
\n2. Please follow all instructions contained in this document.
\n3. The complete d assignment must be submitted into the allocated area on
\nCloudDeakin under the Dropbox folder.
\n4. This is a group submission. Only one assignment per group is to be submitted.
\n5. You are not required to upload an Assignment Cover Sheet. You will
\ncomplete a Plagiarism declaration when you access the Dropbox.
\n6. Once submitted you cannot take your assignment back BUT you CAN
\nSUBMIT another version. The most recent version submitted will be marked.
\n7. Please refer to the rubric for guidance on the marking structure.
\nA note on plagiarism and collusion
\nPlagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and is considered a serious
\nacademic misconduct. Se ve re p e n a l t i e s a r e as sociated w i t h them.
\nPlease refer to the MPA702 uni t g u i d e f or your r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w i t h
\nr e g a r d t o p la gia ri s m a n d o t h e r academic offences.
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\nPenalties applied in this assignment
\n1. Assignments submitted after the due date will attract a penalty of 2 marks
\nper day (out of the total of 30 marks) unless an extension has been granted in
\nwriting by the unit chair.
\n2. The final examination is the only hurdle requirement for the unit.
\nDiscussion area for this assignment
\nThere is a discussion area on CloudDeakin entitled \u2018Assignment Discussion\u2019.
\nThis area is for you to discuss the assignment. It is an area to help each other
\n\u2013 it is NOT an area for the suggested answers to be provided to each other. You
\nmust also utilise the Group Discussion area for your group as evidence of group
\nmember participation.
\nReceiving your mark and suggested solution
\nYour mark for the assignment will be available in Grades w i t h i n 15 working
\nday s from your assignment submission date.
\nMPA702 Tri 1 2016 Group Assignment
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\nRequirements:
\nThis assignment is a team task which involves self-learning, some \u2018real world\u2019 research
\nand team-work skills.
\nStep 1 -Team formation
\nAll groups must consist of five (5) members.
\nStudents are free to form their own groups with students either on campus or Cloudbased.
\nGroups are to submit their details to the Unit Chair by end of week 2. Those
\nstudents who wish the Unit Chair to allocate them into a group must advise the unit chair
\nin writing and they will be notified of their group number and fellow group members. For
\nthose students who have not contacted the Unit Chair by end of week 2, they will be
\nautomatically assigned to groups and notified accordingly.
\nA student is not able to withdraw from the team he or she has been allocated to in Cloud
\nDeakin unless the student decides to withdraw from the unit. In that case the withdrawing
\nstudent must inform the unit chair so the team impacted by the withdrawal can be
\ninformed.
\nEach team will be assigned a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
\nfor the group assignment. Each team will have its own \u2018private\u2019 discussion forum set up
\nin CloudDeakin to facilitate team discussions. It is compulsory to use CloudDeakin
\n\u2018private\u2019 discussion forum which enables the Unit Chair to assess each team member\u2019s
\nparticipation and contribution in case there are any disputes between students in a team.
\nThe Unit Chair can also participate in the online discussion by providing necessary
\nguidance if off-track discussions\/activities are observed. If a team chooses to use
\ncommunication applications such as Whatsapp and Skype etc. in order to facilitate online
\nmeetings or conversations, the team must be prepared to provide screen shots of the
\ncommunication in the event of member disputes.
\nStep 2 \u2013 Self-Learning
\nRead chapter 10 of the prescribed textbook and:
\n1. Be able to calculate financial ratios;
\n2. Understand the meaning of each financial ratio; and
\n3. Understand and be able to use financial ratios to assess a company\u2019s financial
\nperformance, financial position and market performance.
\nStep 3 \u2013 Financial analysis
\nYou are required to calculate and analyse all relevant ratios for a five year period. Each
\ngroup member must calculate one years of ratios (ensuring same formulas are used) and
\nevidence of this participation must be included in your group discussion area.
\nAnalyse the changes in the following ratios of the company based on your five year
\ncalculations :
\n1) profitability
\n2) operating efficiency
\n3) liquidity and solvency and
\n4) market performance
\nOther information relevant to your analysis:
\nTo enable a comprehensive analysis of your company there will be additional relevant
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\ninformation including, but not limited to, performance of, and existence of competitors and
\nregulatory and\/or environmental factors influencing your company\/industry.
\nStep 4 Writing up group report and submitting the group assignment
\nYour report must adhere to the structure set out below:
\nSection 1 Title page:
\n? The title page should be the first page of your report. It must include the following
\ninformation:
\n? Title: \u2018Analysis and interpretation of the performance of (name of company)\u2019
\nUnit code and unit name: MPA702 \u2013 Financial Interpretation
\n? Name of the Unit Chair: Ms Rhonda Ryan
\n? A table with the syndicate team number, the full names and Deakin student ID of
\nteam members and each member\u2019s contribution to the overall assignment
\n(must be in percentage format)
\n? Due date: Tuesday 10th May, 11.59pm (AEST). If granted a time extension, then
\ninsert the revised date approved by the Unit Chair (show approved date)
\n? The following statement: \u201cWe certify that the attached work is entirely our own,
\nexcept where material quoted or paraphrased is acknowledged in the text. We also
\ndeclare that it has not been submitted for assessment in any other unit or course.\u201d
\n? Reports that do not contain this statement will not be assessed.
\nSection 2 Introduction (maximum 250 words):
\nContains a concise discussion of:
\n? The background of the company;
\n? The purpose of the group assignment.
\nSection 3 Trend and cross-sectional financial analysis (maximum 2,000 words):
\nYou must use the financial ratios to analyse a company\u2019s five years\u2019 (2011-2015)
\nprofitability, operating efficiency, liquidity, solvency and market performance. You need to
\nanalyse whether the changes of a company\u2019s financial position and performance are
\ncaused by any external factors such as regulatory changes, increased market competition,
\nchanges of consumer preferences, foreign exchange fluctuation or some other relevant
\nevents, especially when there are significant changes in performance (hint: you may find
\nthis information from director\u2019s report or media reports). Also remember to take all ratios,
\nwhere appropriate, to two decimal places (ie ROE 10.75% not 10%)
\nIf you are able to find industry averages, compare a company\u2019s financial ratios with the
\nindustry average. However, this is not always available data.
\nThis is to be presented a business report so therefore use appropriate sub-headings
\nthroughout your report.
\nSection 4 Conclusion (maximum 500 words):
\nProvide a summary of the issues raised with concluding remarks.
\nSection 5 References:
\nAny material used in this assignment must be acknowledged and appropriately
\nreferenced. Plagiarism by any student is a serious matter and, if it occurs, it will be dealt
\nwith on a case-by-case basis with penalties imposed. Please refer to the Unit Guide for
\nmore information on \u2018referencing\u2019. The reference list (using Harvard Referencing
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\nSystem which you can find from CloudDeakin Internal Assessment folder) is not
\nincluded in the total word count and this gives flexibility as to the extent of the research
\nthat is necessary to form opinions.
\nPlease make sure that you adhere to the total word limit (2,750 words). A 10% tolerance
\nwill be applied. A penalty of 20% will be applied to assessments of excessive length.
\nEach page of the report should be numbered, and every page must have a header that
\nidentifies full name and I.D. of every contributing student, and the unit code MPA702.
\nYou can use figures (or tables) to exhibit the trend change of a company\u2019s financial ratios.
\nIf figures are used, they need to be fully discussed and analysed. Figures should be
\nnumbered sequentially, given appropriate captions and placed in the main body of your
\nreport at suitable points. Please attach your ratio calculations to your submission as the
\nAppendix.
\nStep 5 Write up a Self-reflection and submit it to the Dropbox created for it
\nSelf-reflection is to be completed individually by each member of the team (max.250 words
\nfor each member).
\nEach MEMBER of a team must write a self-reflection, addressing the following:
\n? What you have contributed to the group assignment;
\n? What you have learned from your peers by working as a group;
\n? Advantages and disadvantages associated with working as part of a group;
\n? How you would work differently when you need to work in a team in future.
\nStep 6 Submission
\nThe written report must be submitted electronically by the due date as a Microsoft Word
\ndocument by uploading it to the Dropbox in CloudDeakin. Each group must nominate one
\nmember to upload the report. When uploading your report, give the document a name
\nusing the following syntax: <Group number_MPA702.doc (or \u2018.docx\u2019), for example,
\n\u2018Group 1_MPA702.doc\u2019. Submitting a hard copy of this report is not required.
\nPlease review the section on \u2018Plagiarism\u2019 in the Unit Guide. You need to check that your
\nreport does not contain plagiarism. This is done automatically when submitting your report
\nto the \u2018Dropbox\u2019, using Turnitin, which checks your report for plagiarism and generates an
\noriginality report that you can use to be confident that your report does not contain
\nplagiarism. Turnitin will tell us (but tell you first) the extent to which your work has copied
\nmaterial from others without appropriate recognition through referencing. If this is
\nexcessive you will lose marks or you may not receive any marks, or you may have some
\nform of disciplinary action taken if the issue is severe. Take appropriate action to amend
\nyour report to avoid this from happening. Note that uploading your report to Turnitin via the
\nprescribed link in CloudDeakin for this unit constitutes submission to this unit AND also
\nconstitutes a declaration regarding the contents of the report being all your own work,
\nexcept where appropriate references to the work of others has been acknowledged. You
\ncan upload your report to Dropbox as many times as you like up to the due date. In order
\nto avoid a late submission penalty, you must upload your report to Dropbox by the due
\ndate. Reports that are submitted after the due date can still be uploaded to the Dropbox.
\nHowever, a penalty will be imposed where reports are submitted past the due date.
\nGroup\/s that require a time extension in relation to this report should discuss this with the
\nUnit Chair, supported by documentation (e.g. medical certificate). Students are also
\nreminded that extensions will only be given for exceptional and unusual circumstances
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\noutside the students\u2019 control and should be arranged with the Unit Chair prior to
\nsubmission date.
\nTeam work spirit – Important
\nEach group member is expected to contribute equally and the assessment panel reserves
\nthe right to have a peer performance review as part of grading of this task, should any
\ngroup request it, based on group interpretation of individual performance. Each group
\nmust submit an integrated report rather than an assignment with disjointed pieces written
\nby different group members. The group as a whole must ensure all the fonts, tables, space
\nbetween paragraphs and reference list are presented in a consistent manner and the
\ndiscussion in the report is presented in a logical flow.
\nThe marking rubrics for the group written report and self-reflection will be uploaded to
\nCloudDeakin. Please read them and understand how your assignment will be marked.
\nShould you need further clarification on internal assessments, feel free to post your
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