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Level 4 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

AB404 · Quantitative Methods in a Business Context — Week 13 of 16

CourseAB404
Week13 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Apply numerical techniques in a business context.
  • 1.2 Perform calculations to inform business decision making.
  • 2.1 Draw charts and diagrams derived from tabular accounting data.
  • 2.2 Plot graphs, applying the general rules and principles of graphical construction.
  • 2.3 Interpret mathematical graphs of accounting data.
  • 3.1 Compare different types of business and management data.
  • 3.2 Represent and interpret business and management data.
  • 3.3 Identify appropriate methods for communicating business and management data to stakeholders.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Business Data
  • Week 2: Essential Numerical Techniques for Business
  • Week 3: Cost and Pricing Calculations
  • Week 4: Financial Mathematics for Decision Making
  • Week 5: Tabular Data and Chart Construction
  • Week 6: Principles of Graphical Construction
  • Week 7: Plotting and Interpreting Management Graphs
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Descriptive Statistics for Data Interpretation
  • Week 10: Time Series and Trend Interpretation
  • Week 11: Data Communication and Stakeholder Reporting
  • Week 12: Applying Quantitative Methods in a Business Context in prac…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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