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Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

AF702 · Corporate Reporting — Week 13 of 16

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Week13 of 16
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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
  4. How to Use Sources in Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations
  5. Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the main sources for regulatory framework.
  • 1.2 Evaluate the impact of the accounting and finance regulatory framework on business organisations.
  • 1.3 Assess areas of abuse and exploitation in accounting and financial reporting.
  • 2.1 Explain key accounting concepts, principles and theories.
  • 2.2 Analyse the importance of accounting concepts, principles and theories.
  • 3.1 Prepare accounting information.
  • 3.2 Interpret published accounting information.
  • 3.3 Assess published accounting information.
  • 4.1 Explain specific policies, practices and regulations within corporate accounting.
  • 4.2 Assess accounting regulations for a named business sector.
  • 4.3 Critically assess the key accounting practices and policies identified for a named business sector.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • How to Use Sources in Research Papers, Theses, Dissertations · YouTube · David Taylor · 12 min · for registered students
  • Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style · YouTube · UCDLibrary · 7 min · for registered students

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
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Regulatory Frameworks in Corporate Reporting
  • Week 2: Abuse, Creative Accounting, and Ethical Failures
  • Week 3: Conceptual and Theoretical Underpinnings of Accounting
  • Week 4: Corporate Accounting Policies and Application
  • Week 5: Preparation of Primary Financial Statements
  • Week 6: Group Financial Reporting and Consolidation
  • Week 7: Financial Performance Interpretation and Ratio Analysis
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Critical Assessment of Published Corporate Reports
  • Week 10: Sector-Specific Accounting Frameworks
  • Week 11: Critical Evaluation of Specialized Industry Accounting
  • Week 12: Applying Corporate Reporting in practice: case studies
  • 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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