Assignment:
General Instruction:
1. Assignment should be of 3,000 words. Please use "word count" and include in report. Presented in Calibri font size 12
Format of the Report:
1. You should at least have the following details:
a. Assignment Cover page clearly stating your name and student number
b. A table of contents, executive summary
c. A brief introduction or overview of what the report is about.
d. Body of the report with sections to answer the sections required and with appropriate section headings
e. Conclusion
f. List of references.
2. Diagrams and tables clearly labelled and explained.
3. Ensure all materials are correctly referenced.
Instructions for Preparation of Assignment:
1. You are to choose one management accounting topic from the list below for this assignment.
2. Select one topic only:
Activity-based costing (ABC)
Budgeting
Standard Costing
3. Select two research-based journal articles relating to your selected topic in (1). The journal articles need to study a real-life organisation (in any country), and its use of the management accounting tool related to your topic.
You are encouraged to choose the two journal articles from the following Accounting and Management Accounting Journals:
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
Journal of Management Accounting Research
Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research
You can access these journals in Proquest Database by clicking on the above Links. Log in details for Proquest are - username: Holmes2004; password: holmes. These journals can also be accessed via the Proquest Database link available via the Student Login page in the Holmes website.
Assignment Requirements:
You are required to prepare a report about your findings from the literature research, and discuss how it has helped your understanding of your chosen topic. The report should cover the following:
a. An explanation of the selected management accounting topic.
b. An explanation of the purpose of the two studies and what research question(s) they set out to explore about the topic.
c. A discussion about the similarities and differences in the findings of the two studies.
d. Provide four (4) specific outcomes or lessons learned from the two studies' research findings that will be useful for management accountants in Australian companies to learn from, and justify your answer [i.e. provide 2 outcomes from each study].