BUSN7008 Financial Statements & Reporting
Financial Statements & Reporting
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BUSN7008 Financial Statements & Reporting
Referencing Exercise – 5%
Hurdle Assessment: Completion of the Academic Integrity and Referencing Workshop plus
Academic Integrity at ANU Module and the submission of this assignment are necessary to
pass this course.
Due: Friday 17 March 2023 (Week 4) 4:00pm
Suggested Length: Maximum of 300 words excluding in-text references and reference list.
Purpose of this Assignment: This assignment is a research exercise which provides exposure to
reading academic journal articles, using evidence to support your arguments, and more importantly,
referencing properly in your writing.
Question:
Blockchain Technology, Big Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence are increasingly used by
businesses. Discuss how university graduates may better prepare themselves for the job market.
Requirements / Checklist:
Answer the question with a paragraph of around 300 words. Support your answers with
evidence from three credible sources:
1. Qasim A & Kharbat FF (2020) ‘Blockchain technology, business data analytics, and
artificial intelligence: Use in the accounting profession and ideas for inclusion into the
accounting curriculum’, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, 17(1): 107–117.
PDF available on the BUSN7008 Academic Integrity and Referencing Workshop
Wattle site (hereafter, the Wattle site).
2. An online source that is not an academic journal article (e.g. an institutional report, an
online magazine/news article).
3. One other credible source of any type (e.g. a journal article other than the one above, a
different online source to the one above, a book, a news article, etc.).
Include at least one quotation (‘…’) – it could be from any one of the three sources.
All three sources must be properly referenced in text using the Harvard referencing style.
A properly formatted reference list with full references for all three sources using the Harvard
style.
Present professionally using Times New Roman, 12-point font size and 1.5 line spacing.
Submit via Turnitin on the Wattle site before the due date.
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Plagiarism
The assignment must be your own individual work. Unreasonably high similarity of your
assignment with that of your peers will be deemed a breach of academic integrity. Breaching
academic integrity is a very serious situation and may lead to expulsion from the university.
For further details, please visit the Wattle site and complete the Academic Integrity at ANU
Module as part of the assessment requirements.
Useful tips
1. Proper referencing – How?
Complete the Referencing lesson in your own time. It includes instructions on how to use
in-text citations, complete a reference list, and correctly quote materials.
The Harvard Style Guide prepared by Monash University and the Australian
Government Author-Date Style Manual are excellent learning resources. [In fact, we
use these same style guides to mark this referencing exercise].
2. Searching for academic articles? The Wattle site has guidance on how to search for
appropriate academic sources. Not all academic journals are equally credible. Some are better
ranked than others. See the Financial Times 50 list for the top 50 business journals.
3. Write in your own words with supporting evidence. Use the material from the Workshop to
guide you in how to paraphrase and summarise sources.
4. Read strategically. Since you are only required to write a short paragraph of 300 words, it is
most likely not necessary to read your sources word-by-word. See tips and guidelines on the
Wattle site regarding Reading Strategies for more information.
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Marking Criteria Mark
1. Write in your own words with supporting evidence. A thorough answer is
provided that uses the three required sources. Where possible, sentence
structure and the use of wordings (except for technical terms) should not be
the same as the original sources. Proper in-text referencing is used.
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2. Quotation. At least one quotation is included from one of the three sources.
Quotation marks are appropriately used. Any changes to the original text
should follow the rules as outlined. Proper in-text referencing is used.
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3. In-text references. In-text citations include author, year, and where
appropriate, page number(s), and are presented accurately in accordance with
the Harvard style guide.