ACC1102: Financial Reporting and Analysis

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ACC1102: Financial Reporting and Analysis

Assignment Guidelines

(Submission is complete when both Turnitin and the softcopy with signed coversheet is received)
Your Task:

You are required to write a 3,000 (+/- 10%) word case study report on the Practical Approach of Financial Reporting and Analysis. Your case study will based on a Bahraini Public Quoted Company called TRAFCO GROUP BSC – Financial Statements are available in the public website of the TRAFCO GROUP BSC

Your Case study will include the following

       I.            Ratio analysis covering 2016 to 2019 covering Profitability, Liquidity, Efficiency and Gearing subject to sufficient to the availability of  information and also giving assumptions used whilst calculating the ratios.

    II.            You are required to comment comprehensively on the ratios and trends

 III.            You research should compare TRAFCO to similar companies in the GCC/MENA region for Industry Comparison

  IV.            You will provide recommendations and conclusions

     V.            You will also provide the information which you may require for better analysis

GRADING:

•        The assignment will count for 40% of your final grade for this module.

 Please ensure your essay follows a logical flow and format.

 

You are required to use academic resources and e-library. Please do not cite Investopedia, Wikipedia and other unreliable websites. Please research from published academic journals and textbooks the access of which is available to you.

 
General Instructions & Format:

1)      This is an individual assignment that you should be writing on your own.

2)      The word limit for this assignment is 3,000 words (+/- 10%); excluding tables.

3)      The assignment must be submitted on time (a soft copy to be uploaded on Turnitin) to be considered for evaluation.

Turnitin details are as follows:

Class ID:

Password:

 

4)      Assignments submitted after the deadline will be penalised by deducting 5% of the overall mark for each day up-to 6 days; assignments will not be graded or accepted after 6 days.

5)      If you face any problem, please make sure to contact your lecturer before the due date.

6)      You are expected to support your work with sources from the literature and use Harvard referencing style as appropriate, in text and in the list of references at the end of your assignment.

7)      Assignment related questions may be asked in the final exam.

8)      Format:

a.       Font: Times New Roman

b.      Use double spacing and sufficient margins (3-4 cm)

c.       Headings & subheadings font size: 14 points; the rest of the text: 12 points

d.      All pages should be numbered; include a table of content

 

Research for Report

Possible Resources include the following:

a.      International Financial Reporting – 7th Edition by Alan Melville

b.      Company Corporate Websites

c.       Bahrain Stock Websites

d.      Stock Market Websites of GCC Countries and selected Mena Region Countries

e.       GDN, DT, BBC News, CNN News and Gulf News etc.

f.        Published journal papers on Corporate Performance –specially selected KPIs

g.      Quarterly Published Bulletins of the Central Bank of Bahrain

h.      Financial Times

i.        Other Textbooks available on the subject

 
 
Academic Integrity:

•        Fill in the BIBF Assignment Coversheet, scan it or capture it as a picture (to ensure that it does not affect the similarity % counted by Turnitin) and paste it in the first page of your assignment.

•        Make sure to sign the coversheet.

•        By signing the coversheet and uploading your work on Turnitin, you confirm that:

–          The work is your own, and that you have not copied another’s work or allowed anyone to copy your work, and that you have referenced the work of others in an appropriate way.

–          You have read and understood the BIBF guidelines on Plagiarism and abided with the necessary practice

•        Students who are suspected to have encountered any form of academic dishonesty will face further investigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading Scheme

Category Grade Primary Marking Criteria Secondary Marking Criteria
Distinction

 

 

 Outstanding ·          Comprehensive knowledge

·          Detailed understanding of the subject area

·          Extensive background study

·          Highly focussed answer and well structured

·          Logically presented and defended arguments

·          No factual/computational errors

·          Original interpretation

·          New links between topics are developed

·          New approach to a problem

·          Excellent presentation with very accurate communication

 ·          Exceeds expectations for most  primary criteria

·          Complete command of subject and other relevant areas

·          Ideas/arguments are highly original
Excellent ·          Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria

·          Complete command of subject

·          Ideas/arguments are highly original
Good ·          Meets all primary criteria

·          Command of subject but with minor gaps in knowledge

·          Ideas/arguments are mostly original
Meets requirements of Class ·          Meets most but not all primary criteria

·          Command of subject but with some gaps in knowledge

·          Ideas/arguments are mostly original

 
Merit

 

 

 Good ·          Strong knowledge

·          Understands most but not all of the subject area

·          Evidence of  background study

·          Focussed answer with good structure

·          Arguments presented coherently

·          Mostly free of  factual/computational errors

·          Some limited original interpretation

·          Well known  links between topics are described

·          Problems addressed by existing methods/approaches

·          Good presentation with accurate communication

 ·          Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria

·          Command of subject but with gaps in knowledge

·          Some ideas/arguments are original
Mid-Level ·          Meets all primary criteria

·          Strong factual knowledge and understanding

·          Ideas/arguments are well presented but few are original
Meets requirements of Class ·          Meets most but not all primary criteria

·          Strong factual knowledge with minor weaknesses in understanding

·          Most but not all ideas/arguments are well presented and few are original

 
Credit

 

 

 Good within the Class ·          Knowledge of key areas/principles

·          Understands the main elements of the subject area

·          Limited evidence of  background study

·          Answer focussed on question but also with some irrelevant  material and weaknesses in structure

·          Arguments presented but lack coherence

·          Has several  factual/computational errors

·          No original interpretation

·          Only major  links between topics are described

·          Limited problem solving

·          Some weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

 

 

 

 

 ·          Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria

·          Strong factual knowledge with some weaknesses in understanding

·          Ideas/arguments are limited but are well presented
Mid-Level ·          Matches all primary criteria

·          Moderate factual knowledge with some weaknesses in understanding

·          Ideas/arguments are limited with weaknesses in logic/presentation
Meets requirements of Class ·          Matches most but not all primary criteria

·          Moderate factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding

·          Ideas/arguments are limited with weaknesses in logic/presentation
Pass

 

 

 Good within the Class

 

 ·          Knowledge of key areas/principles only

·          Weaknesses in understanding of  the subject area

·          Limited evidence of  background study

·          Answer only poorly focussed on question and with some irrelevant material and poor structure

·          Arguments presented but lack coherence

·          Several  factual/computational errors

·          No original interpretation

·          Only major  links between topics are described

·          Limited problem solving

·          Many weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

·          For PGT – Insufficient to fulfil the associated learning outcomes

 ·          Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria

·          Moderate factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding

·          A few ideas/arguments are presented but with weaknesses
Mid-Level ·          Matches all primary criteria

·          Limited factual knowledge with several weaknesses in understanding

·          Very few ideas/arguments are presented
Meets requirements of Class ·          Matches most but not all primary criteria

·          Limited factual knowledge with many weaknesses in understanding

·          Very few ideas/arguments are presented and with errors in logic/presentation
Fail

 

 Good within the Class

 

 ·          Insufficient to fulfil the associated learning outcomes

·          No evidence of relevant knowledge or understanding

·          No evidence of  background study

·          Answer relies on irrelevant material and lacks a coherent structure

·          No arguments presented or arguments are not relevant to the assessment

·          Many factual/computational errors

·          No attempt at interpretation

·          No links between topics are described

·          No attempt to solve  problems or to address the assessment brief

·          The presentation is very weak containing many inaccuracies

 

 ·           Exceeds expectations for most primary criteria

·          No evidence of knowledge/understanding

·          Only limited evidence of an attempt to answer the question
Mid-Level ·          Exceeds expectations for some primary criteria

·          No evidence of knowledge/understanding

·          Very limited evidence of an attempt to answer the question
Meets requirements of Class ·          Matches all primary criteria

·          No evidence of knowledge/understanding and/or evidence of misunderstanding

·          No attempt to answer/address the question

 

 
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QM1102 Module: Quantitative Methods  II

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Code: QM1102

Module: Quantitative Methods  II

                                                    Individual Research Project

Year 1, SEM -2, 2020
General Instructions & Format:

1)      This is an individual assignment that you should do on your own.

2)      Questions are assigned to students according to alphabetical order of their names.

3)      Separate questions are given to each student in order to avoid plagiarism.

4)      The word limit for this assignment is 3,000 words (+/- 10%); including graphs and tables.

5)      The assignment must be submitted on time (a soft copy to be uploaded on Turnitin via moodle page of the module and one hard copy to be submitted to your lecturer) to be considered for evaluation.

6)      Assignments submitted after the deadline will be penalised by deducting 5% of the overall mark for each day up-to 6 days; assignments will not be graded or accepted after 6 days.

7)      If you face any problem, please make sure to contact your lecturer before the due date.

8)      You are expected to support your work with sources from the literature and use Harvard referencing style as appropriate, in text and in the list of references at the end of your assignment.

9)      Format:

a.       Font: Times New Roman

b.      Use double spacing and sufficient margins (3-4 cm)

c.       Headings & subheadings font size: 14 points; the rest of the text: 12 points

d.      All pages should be numbered; include a table of content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Grading:

Its an individual project. The written report will be marked out of 40 marks based on the attached grading scheme.
Academic Integrity:

•        Fill in the BIBF Assignment Coversheet, scan it or capture it as a picture (to ensure that it does not affect the similarity % counted by Turnitin) and paste it in the first page of your assignment.

•        You are required to sign the coversheet.

•        By signing the coversheet and uploading your work on Turnitin, you confirm that:

–          The work is your own, and that you have not copied another’s work or allowed anyone to copy your work, and that you have referenced the work of others in an appropriate way.

–          You have read and understood the BIBF guidelines on Plagiarism and abided with the necessary practice

•        Students who are suspected to have encountered any form of academic dishonesty will face further investigation.

 

Note:

Task 1: (30 Marks)

Show all necessary workings (use Excel) and convert it to word. Prepare a report in MS Word.           

 

Task 2: (10 Marks)

No actual calculations are required. Prepare summary in MS Word.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structure of the Report: Task 1

The structure of the report should follow the below pattern. The entire report should be divided into meaningful paragraphs based on this structure.

  • Cover sheet which includes your name and topic
  • Title page
  • Table of content
  • Introduction: Describe the idea of your project. Briefly discuss the method of data collection.
  • Methodology
  1. Definitions
  2. Data collection/ Sampling procedure.

Choose an appropriate probability sampling scheme. Provide a brief justification for your selection.

Describe the sampling frame and the method of contact you will use. Briefly explain the reasons for your choices.

State the main research question of the survey. Identify the variables associated with this question.

 

  • A table summarizing the sample data
  1. Calculation / questionnaire.
  • Conclusion: A paragraph detailing the conclusion
  • Summary:
  1. i) Briefly summarize what you did for this project and what you found.
  2. ii) Discuss any shortcoming of the methods you used to gather data. Include response / non response bias in your report and ways to overcome them. Provide an example in which response bias occurred. State an action that you would take to address this issue.

iii) Did you discover anything that surprised you when you analyzed the data? Do you think the results would have been different if you had bigger sample sizes? If you had to do the project again, how would you do it differently?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structure of the Report: Task 2

Your report in Task 2 must contain the following items:

  • Choose an appropriate probability sampling scheme. Provide a brief justification for your answer.
  • Describe the sampling frame and the method of contact you will use. Briefly explain the reasons for your choices.
  • Provide an example in which response bias may occur. State an action that you would take to address this issue.
  •  State the main research question of the survey. Identify the variables associated with this question.
  • Briefly discuss the statistical methodology you would use to analyse the collected data.
 
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commercial banking scandals

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Question Description

I need an explanation for this Accounting question to help me study.

 

QUESTION: Choose any large banking scandal from around the world in the last 5 years and analyse the same. Discuss relevant regulatory issues and outcomes

  • The topic is to be researched and you have to write a report on the same.
  • The report must distinguish between summarized facts obtained from your cited resources and your own analysis of those facts.
  • Give a short but clear introduction of the topic in terms of concepts covered during the course.
  • The facts have to be explained in your own words, your analysis of the situation with reasoned explanations and arguments in terms of your learnings from the course and finally a proper conclusion.
  • The word limit for this assignment is 3000 words (+/- 10%); excluding graphs and tables
  • in text citation (harvard) and refernce page (harvard)
 
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Bahrain Institute Engineering Laws and Contract Case Study Discussion

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           AMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – BAHRAIN                                          

Salmabad, Kingdom of Bahrain

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERIng

  • A chemical production factory in Bahrain is emitting out harmful chemicals to the nearby water body, resulting in pollution of nearby areas. With reference to Bahrain laws what are the laws that are violated in this case.  (10 marks)

Answer:

As this case is related to qualify of water, therefore the following resolution is violated:

  • Resolution 10 of 1999
  • Resolution 2 of  2001
  • Resolution 3 of 2001

The above resolution concern the environmental standards, while the factory emitting out a harmful chemical to the water body, the above resolutions is violated.

 

 

 

  • A newly graduated engineer from a well known university in Bahrain got an opportunity to work in a refining plant in Bahrain as quality engineer. The offer was conveyed orally to the applicant. Two days after the reception of offer the applicant got a mail citing that his job offer has been retracted owing to the economic crisis that the company is facing. Can the engineer file a case in the court. Justify your answer with an appropriate Bahrain law.

Answer:

The engineer cart file a case in the court against the refining company based on the below:

Law NO. 36 of 2012 state that the employment contract shall be in writing and will be written both Arabic & English , and each party will be given a copy.

In the given scenario , there is no written contract or agreement , oral offer is not accepted as per the above law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) Suppose that you are working as a line manager in a public organization under government in Bahrain. There is a newly recruited engineer in your department who is in his 5th month of his probation . Discuss with reference to Bahrain law the appraisal mechanism that you can conduct in your department. (cite the applicable Bahrain law and article)

(10 marks)

Answer:

Based on law NO. 48 of 2010, article 12 regarding probationary period. As the engineer is newly recruited and he is in the 5th month of his probation, the appraisal mechanism will be as follow:

As I’m a direct supervisor to the engineer, I shall closely monitor the performance of the engineers & provide the required support to him during the past 5 months. As the engineer in his 5th month, I shall submit a report to the management entity that includes the result of the employee performance appraisal and recommendation based on appraisal outcomes, and confirm the employee in his position or his termination with justification .

Before five days of probationary period end, I shall notify the employee about the decision .

 

 

Rubrics: 10 marks:  fully correct answer with correct points

 

5-9: correct description, incorrect points to justify

0-4: incorrect/partial correct method/ diagram

 

 

 

 

 
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