significance for accounting
Assessment 3: Individual assignment (25%)

Overview

This assignment tests students’ ability to go deeply into a single research

question’s significance for accounting, into its previous treatment by published researchers and to critically appraise the validity and
reliability of such research. It also tests the ability to organize the stages in a simple research project efficiently and coherently, such
that other people could take it over and conduct the research exactly as envisaged in the proposal.

Details

Topic: Research proposals or

literature searches. Choose only one from the list below.

The Topic of assignment

Choose a sector ofthe Australian economy and then choose

3 to 5 quoted companies within that sector. Forthe last 3 years, correlate the reports in quarterly accounts and forecasts in the public
domain ofthe firms’ earnings with the share price movements. Assess the significance of your results.

Marking criteria and standards

CRITERIA FAIL PASS CREDIT DISTINCTION

Extent of search for relevant previous studies Poor Adequate Good Publishable

Rigorwith which key

research question is identified and articulated Poor Adequate Good Publishable

Sample selection rationale Absent Not

wrong Cogent Thorough/Persuasive

Data collection and presentation Too little Ok Good Thorough/Clear/Neat

Statistical processing well chosen

and well explained No Almost Yes Impressively