COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME B.Sc. in Accounting, Auditing and Finance ASSIGNMENT BRIEF Weightage 20% Student Name Semester Assignment Title Semester – 4 Fall 2020 September 2020 – January 2021 RESEARCH METHODS IN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING RMAA –UG114 Module RESEARCH METHODS IN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING RMAA –UG114 Start Date: 1st November, 2020 Due Date: th 20 November, 2020 Assessor: Internal Verifier Draft submission (don’t submit draft in turnitin Dr.Labeeb Mohammed Zeeshan Dr.Salman Nusrat 15th November, 2020 (by email only zeeshan@cbfs.edu.om Required Work, Format and Grading You must submit the following by the assignment due date: ▪ Completed answers to each task, making sure that you fully address each of the outcome criteria. ▪ Answer all questions separately. ▪ Assignments without TURNITIN report will not be accepted. Resources: You need to demonstrate a confident application of the theories to the assignment task. The theoretical underpinning of your observations and deliberations should also demonstrate a good understanding of the subject by the way that your analysis is structured. You can access the Internet to research about the topic. You should demonstrate good academic practice by the appropriate use of academic texts and journals that are properly referenced. Guidelines and further information about assignment: Assignment must be submitted with the “Turnitin” report. If the report generated indicates a similarity index percentage of 20% or more, a review of your assignment is necessary to ensure the same is reduced to less than 20%. 1|Page Student declaration: I certify that the work contained in this assignment was researched and prepared by me: Signature: ___________________________ Date: ___________________ Grades given are subjected to External Verification. No grades are Final The user ID and Password for submitting the soft copy of the report through TURNITIN is as follows: Class ID: 26957985 Enrolment Password: finance Submission time and date You should submit the assignment by the time and date mentioned otherwise a ‘NA’ will be awarded. Fill in the form cover and staple it with your assignment. Make sure that all the relevant details are complete. Assignments must be submitted by the due date. You may include diagrams, figures etc without word penalty. Plagiarism Writing Summary 1. Plagiarism occurs if you use somebody else’s work in an assignment or exam answer, but fail to state where you got the material from. You need to be also very careful about the amount of words you are using from somebody else’s work. 2. It can happen in any type of assessment where you are given the questions or tasks in advance. 3. If another student uses your work in his/her answer(s), both you and he/she will be punished when caught. 4. Punishments for committing plagiarism can be very severe. Details Plagiarism is a form of cheating in which students use the work of others and present it as their own. It may include all or any one of the following – 1. Copy extensively from the work of others (from sources such as books, magazines, journal, websites etc.) and submit the work as your own. 2. Copy another students’ work and submit it for assessment under your own name. 3. Allow another student to copy your work and then submit it for assessment under their own name. What happens if you get caught? The examining body of CBFS may punish offending students in any manner that they deem fit. Typical punishments may range from reduction in grades, making students re-sit modules and even failing students on a module or an entire award. The college considers this form of cheating as a serious offence. Therefore be forewarned! www.googlescholar.com www.researchgate.com 2|Page Task 1: • (8 marks) “From the following information calculate (4 marks) NPV & evaluate sensitivity and COMMENT & INTERPRETE (4 marks) the results i. ii. iii. – – – – – – revenue, cost and ; tax Initial Investment = RO 6,000 Revenue RO XXXX (assumed your student number) (for 4 years) Operating Expenses = RO 1,000 (for 4 years) Rate of Income tax = 12% Cost of Capital = 10% Tax Depreciation = RO 100 Task 2: (4 Marks) The field of finance has generated a wealth of research in the last 50 years or so. This research has led to a considerable improvement in our understanding or issues in both capital markets and financial management, although many new questions and unresolved problems continue to rise Discuss any ONE theoretical model in FINANCE (Refer Lecture 2 for reference) (300 Words) a. Introduction b. Frame a research question (AIM and Objectives) Aim will be ONE only objective maximum 3 to 5 (To identify ….; to understand….; to analyze….; to examine….; to determine….; to critically evaluate……) c. Review of literature (Maximum 3 references ONLY) (Author, Year,………conclusion) You can select any ONE of the following topics under the broad area of Finance (Lecture 2) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Capital Markets (equity and debt markets – Stock markets) Portfolio Theory Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Option Pricing (4 Marks) 3|Page TASK 3 Discuss any ONE theoretical model in Management Accounting (Refer Lecture 3 for reference) (300 Words) a. Introduction b. Frame a research question (AIM and Objectives) c. (AIM and Objectives) Aim will be ONE only objective maximum 3 to 5 (To identify ….; to understand….; to analyze….; to examine….; to determine….; to critically evaluate……) d. Review of literature (Maximum 3 references ONLY) You can select any ONE of the following topics under the broad area of Management Accounting (Lecture 3) • • • Marginal Costing, Absorption Costing, Variance Analysis, • • • • Process Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing TASK 4 (4 Marks) Discuss any ONE theoretical model in Financial Accounting (Refer Lecture 3 for reference) (300 Words) a. Introduction b. Frame a research question (AIM and Objectives) c. Review of literature (Maximum 3 references ONLY) You can select any ONE of the following topics under the broad area of Financial Accounting (Lecture 3) • • • • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Agency Cost The globalization and growth of world markets, especially capital markets, The rise in the importance of intangible assets as the major drivers of corporate value. The above of few ideas, which I put forward before you, if you have any sub topic which can be more interesting to you, just mail me, I will get back to you. ➢ Title Page ➢ Contents ➢ Introduction 4|Page o Task 1 o Task 2 o Task 3 o Task 4 ➢ Conclusion ➢ References • Support your assignments with relevant graphs, charts, tables(quantitative data) wherever applicable. 5|Page
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