CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING THOUGHT

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING THOUGHT
ASSESSMENT 2015-16
The overall assessment mark will be made up of three elements:
A research paper in which must investigate a topic in current interest. You will be given a short list of questions later
in the module from which you must choose one title from a single topic. In all cases you will be asked to evaluate
contrasting views in the topic area. This should be 4,000 words and will contribute 85% of the overall mark.
Topic
National Culture and Management Control
Critically evaluate, with reference to at least three relevant papers, the use made of Hofstede’s analysis in examining
management control systems in different national areas.
Learning Materials
http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html
McSweeney, B. (2002) “Hofstede’s model of national cultural differences and their consequences: A triumph of faith –
a failure of analysis” Human Relations, 55; 11 pp 89 – 118
Williamson, D. (2002) “Forward from a Critique of Hofstede’s Model of National Culture” Human Relations 2002; 55;
11 1373 – 1395
Hofstede, G. (2002) “Dimensions Do Not Exist: A Reply to Brendan McSweeney” Human Relations, 55, 11: pp. 1355-
1361
Marking
Marks will be awarded for:
Presentation Is the presentation at the appropriate standard and is the contribution relevant?
Topic background Is the topic linked clearly to the question and the broader programme?
Investigation Has relevant academic and professional material been consulted (within the limits of the time
available)?
Assimilation Has the material been appropriately summarised and synthesised?
Analysis Is the topic analysed critically in accordance with marking guidelines?
Conclusions Are conclusions appropriate?

 
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Summative and Formative assessments

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Assessment Overview: Summative and Formative
assessments
100% of available marks for this course come from one essay
assignment i.e. the summative assessment. The assignment must
be word-processed, double spaced and paginated. Marks will be
lost if you fail to follow this basic instruction. You will submit via
the Drop Box system and there will be a practice opportunity to
get this right. No credit will be awarded for ANY illustration used
in the lectures: you must use your own illustration and examples.
The essay will be 2000 words in length (excluding bibliography)
and submitted to the module Dropbox no later than 2 pm on
Friday 13 May 2016. Failure to submit by the hand-in date/time
will be penalised. Please see Liz Heale in the ground floor admin
office if you plan to ask for an extension. She will refer you to the
relevant form for NECs.
There are also ONE piece of FORMATIVE assessment. The
University defines a formative assessment task as "one which is
developmental for students’ learning but does not contribute to
credit points". The purpose of the formative assessment on this
module, then, is for you to submit a short piece of work in
relation to your chosen essay so that Simon Cross can provide
you with some feedback on it (in this case, principally in the form
of suggestions for how you might develop, or improve upon, your
plan). You won't get a grade for your formative work: it is, rather,
an opportunity for you to seek some feedback on your ideas. Of
course, you may prefer to receive feedback on your essay in the
seminar set aside for discussing the essay or office hour meeting
as as well over the course of module. The details of the formative
assessment tasks are as follows:
Formative work will consist of: (a) an introductory paragraph
(maximum 200 words), which may be used in the
coursework/essay itself; and (b) a bullet-pointed essay plan
identifying the principal points, issues, examples, etc., your
coursework/essay will explore. You will then submit the formative
plan to the drop box named 'Formative assessment drop box' by
2pm on 3 May 2016. I will reply within 3 days.
Assess
ment
type
Weigh
ting
Due
date
Description Marking
matrix
Dropbox
folder
Essay
2000
word
100
%
13
May
201
you will choose
ONE question
from the set list
Essay
marki
ng
Essay –
Final
Submis
s 6 at
2pm
under the heading
'Assessment'
found under
'Content'.
matrix
201
6
sion
Assess
ment
type
Weigh
ting
Due
date
Description Marking
matrix
Dropbox
folder
Essay
2000
word
s
100
%
13
May
201
6 at
2pm
you will choose
ONE question from
the set list under
the heading
'Assessment'
found under
'Content'.
Essay
marki
ng
matri
x
Essay –
Final
Submis
sion
Please attach this  Essay marking matrix  2016 document
to your essay before you place it in drop box.
Choose ONE of the following essay titles for your assessment.
1. Write a critical response to those who insist on making value
judgements about “good” and “bad” music?
2. Assess the impact of music technologies on the production and
performance of popular music. (Your answer must include at least
THREE detailed examples of recorded music not previously
discussed in either the lecture or seminar.)
3. "The production of musical commodities undermines creativity
in popular music production". Discuss.
4. Who makes music stars: the fans or the industry?
5. What influence has television had on the mediation of popular
music? Your answer must refer to at least FOUR TV shows from at
least three different decades.
6. Why is popular music used as a symbolic resource by “insider”
and “outsider” groups, and how should we conceptualize moral
assaults on popular music? (You are not allowed to use examples
given in the lecture.)
7. Is ‘punk’ a valid category of popular music? Your answer must
engage with issues relating to the valuing and devaluing of
popular music.
8. To what extent is folk music an invented tradition?
9. ‘Music that works politically is not necessarily music that makes
political change its self-consciously ascribed goal’ (John Street).
Discuss.
10. Drawing on examples of 'offensive' songs critically discuss
whether censoring of music can ever be justified. (Your response
to must discuss at least three songs not cited in the lecture or
seminar.)

 
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Aviation Planning and Management: TOU9124M / TOU9147M

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PRESENTATION
Word limit: 3000 words – Individual Report
Weighting: 50%
Referencing: Full compliance with Harvard protocols
Packaging: N/A – online submission via Blackboard
Font / Size: Arial or Times New Roman 12
Spacing / sides: 1.5 / Single sided
Pagination required? Yes
Margins: At least 3.17 to left and right and ‘justified’
Assessment Outline:
An individual report of 3000 words based on a project to be presented in a report
format. Students are expected to prepare a report on one of the following questions:
1) Evaluate the costs and benefits of a third runway at London Heathrow (LHR).
2) Assess the contribution of the aviation sector to sustainable tourism.
3) Evaluate the range of management options designed to minimise traveller
stress and enhance customer experience within the aviation sector.
4) Assess critically any two airport competition strategies implemented to
increase commercial revenues.
5) Analyse how airport ownership models impact the management of airports.
6) Critically examine the changing nature of revenue generation within aviation,
particularly at airports within Europe.
7) Using evidence from more than one airport, critically examine either its
economic or environmental impact upon its surrounding region.
8) Critically evaluate the relationship between aircraft technology and aviation
development since 1980.
Plagiarism – A Warning
The University Regulations define plagiarism as 'the passing off of another person's
thoughts, ideas, writings or images as one's own…Examples of plagiarism include
the unacknowledged use of another person's material whether in original or
summary form. Plagiarism also includes the copying of another student's work'.
Plagiarism is a serious offence and is treated by the University as a form of
dishonest means in assessment. Students are directed to the University Regulations
for details of the procedures and penalties involved. Plagiarism is, however, easily
avoided by the full and correct use of referencing.
Assessment Feedback Form (2015/16)
MODULE:
Name of student:
Academic writing skill 70%
+
60-
69%
59-
50%
Below
50%
Fail
Evidence of competent information
gathering and research
Use of appropriate and varied
sources; good referencing practice
Evidence of clear structure,
introduction and conclusion
Discussion and analysis: ability to
reflect different points of view in a
coherent manner
Relevance of discussion: ability to
address the question set
Style: clarity and conciseness of
expression
Overall Comments:

 
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Theorising Popular Culture

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Theorising Popular Culture: 2700 word critical essay.
 
Worth 100% of final grade
 
 
 

  • ‘New media forms have changed the way we produce and consume culture’. Do you agree? Use two examples of new media forms.

 
 

  • Social media eg: facebook, blogs
  • Internet
  • Compare with old fashion way eg: radio
  • Globalization
  • Culture production
  • Frankfurt school
  • Adorno, T. (1991) The Culture Industry: Selected Essays on Mass Culture London: Routledge
  • New media literature

Structure
IN YOUR ESSAY, YOU SHOULD ENGAGE WITH APPROPRIATE THEORETICAL WORK, WHILST CRITICALLY ADDRESSING SPECIFIC TEXTS, ISSUES OR PRACTICES

  • DON’T JUST LOOK AT THE QUESTION AND SEE ‘A WEEK’
  • ALL THESE DEBATES FEED INTO ONE ANOTHER AND BELONG IN THE SAME NARRATIVE OF CULTURAL THEORY
  • READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO IT
  • KEEP REFERRING BACK TO THE TITLE – BOTH MENTALLY AND IN YOUR WORK

 

  • Your task is to write a critical essay – but what does it mean to be critical?
  • This essay requires that you be critical rather than just descriptive – to describe either just the popular culture text or the theory you are drawing on
  • They must be brought together to make a new contribution
  • By being critical, I will hear your academic voice, your argument and your academic issues
  • Don’t let the academic literature speak for itself – instead use it to allow YOU to say things
 
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