MPA751 – Written Assignment (Task 1) -Trimester 2, 2016
MPA751 FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Assignment (Task 1) - Trimester 2, 2016
Due Date: Thursday 11
th
August 2016 by 11:59 pm (AEST
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1.
Assignment task
The assignment task aims to develop and consolidate students’ ability to understand and
critically evaluate information contained in published annual reports, contextualising this
knowledge within the global professional and economic environment. The task involves a
detailed analysis of Wesfarmers annual report for the year 2015 and comparison with the
preceding year.
Your task is to write a
report that contains:
1)
An analysis and your comments on the company’s financial position including
performance.
2)
An analysis and your observations of risks identified within the report.
This assignment is to be undertaken individually. The due date is 11
th
August, 2016 by 11:59
pm (AEST).
There will be no extensions of time granted unless there are exceptional
circumstances and those are within the applicable rules for granting such extensions.
Any
material used in this assignment must be acknowledged and appropriately referenced. Please
refer to the Unit Guide for more information on ‘referencing’ requirements. The
reference list
(using Harvard Referencing System)
is
not included
in the total word count. If you include
tables and figures these are also
not included
in the word count. An assignment with less than
6 appropriate prime reference sources (blogs, internet discussions and Wikipedia are NOT
acceptable as references) which are under 5 years old is unlikely to have demonstrated enough
research to form defendable conclusions and will not be awarded any marks on account of
research work.
Some marks are awarded for report format, structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation etc. The
Division of Student Life at
provides all students with editing
assistance. Students who wish to take advantage of this service should plan ahead and contact
the Division of Student Life in order to schedule a booking, well in advance of the due date of
this assignment.
2.
THE ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE
This assignment comprises 20% of the total assessment in MPA751. The word limit is 1500
words. Please refer to the attached rubric for allocation of marks.
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Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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