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business.unsw.edu.au CRICOS Code 00098G

ACCT 3202 Industry Training Experience 2-(‘IT2’)

Co-op

Course Outline Semester 2, 2014

Part A: Course-Specific Information

Please consult Part B for key information on Business School policies (including those on plagiarism and special consideration), scholar responsibilities and scholar support services. Co-op Scholars should also read their Co-op Scholar Agreement, the Co-op Scholar Manual and IT Guidelines and the Assessment details for the IT2 Project. These documents form part of this Course Outline.

UNSW Australia Business School School of Accounting

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Table of Contents

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PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 2

1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 2

2 COURSE DETAILS 2

2.1 Teaching Times and Locations 2 2.2 Units of Credit 3 2.3 Summary of Course 3 2.4 Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses 3 2.5 Scholar Learning Outcomes 3

3 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES 6

4 ASSESSMENT 6

4.1 Formal Requirements 6 4.2 Assessment Details 6

4.2.1 IT2 Project (60%) 7

4.2.2 IT2 End of Industry Training Experience Presentation (20%) 9

4.2.3 IT 2 Sponsor Evaluation (20%) 11

4.3 Late Submission 11

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5 COURSE RESOURCES 11

6 COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT 11

7 COURSE SCHEDULE 12

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PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS

Lecturer-in-charge: Dr Diane Mayorga Room Quadrangle Building, Office 3070 Phone No: 9385 5814 Email: [email protected] Consultation Times – by appointment/by Skype/by email When sending an email to the LIC please ensure you identify yourself clearly using both your scholar ID and your full name. Communications that use short hand and “SMS” language are not acceptable and you must communicate using English. It is important that any email communication is made from your University of New South Wales scholar account, not from another provider (i.e., Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.). Emails from any other sources will not be answered. This rule is instituted to help protect the university email system from viruses. Any email inquiry that can be answered by reading the course outline Parts A or B will not receive a reply email from the staff.

2 COURSE DETAILS

2.1 Teaching Times and Locations

The LIC (‘LIC’) has responsibility for allocating IT2 placements. As scholars are allocated to various sponsor organisations, there will be differences in start/finish dates between Co-op Scholars. The start/finish date for the IT2 period should be negotiated between the Sponsor and the Scholar. The following guidelines must be taken into consideration when scholars are organising their start/finish dates for IT2: Timing must be agreed with the IT sponsor/supervisor and should take into account

start and finish dates of academic terms if required The Sponsor reserves the right to insist on particular start dates as they may be

coordinating commencement of Co-op IT placements and vacation scholars on the same day.

The Co-op office strongly recommends the following to enable Scholars sufficient time to fully complete their IT obligations before they return to full-time university

IT2 should start no later than Monday, the second week of July.

Should there be any reason for an IT to start later than the above date, the Scholar/Sponsor should contact the LIC and the Co-op Program Manager.

During the IT, scholars are required to attend three workshops which will be held at the UNSW, Kensington Campus. The first workshop will be held during Week 1 on Tuesday 29th July from 6:00 to 9:00pm. The second workshop will be held during Week 6 on Tuesday 2nd September from 6:00 to 9:00pm and the third workshop will be held during Week 12 on Tuesday 21st October from 6:00 to 9:00pm. The LIC will attend the scholar’s IT2 presentation which is held at the sponsor’s location. Scholars’ IT2 presentations/IT2 Project Presentations should occur the week commencing 17th November. Please refer to the Course Schedule at the end of this document for further information.

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By the end of the scholar’s first week of IT2, the scholar must submit online (at the Co-op Program Career Manager) the contact information and completed Professional Development Agreement.

2.2 Units of Credit

The course is worth 12 units of credit.

2.3 Summary of Course

This course is intended to compliment Co-op scholars’ academic studies by exposing Scholars to the practical application of their accounting major in the BComm (Co-op). The broad objectives of Industry Training are:

Provide scholars with accounting knowledge and practical experience within the business environment that cannot be provided at university

Instil an appreciation of accounting processes and management while at the same time learning about company cultures and work ethics

Help develop the scholars’ professional skills. Specifically, scholars should develop their intellectual, technical and functional, personal, interpersonal and communication and organizational and business management while on IT.

Provide sponsors with a stream of highly talented, motivated young professionals who are dynamic and add value to the company

2.4 Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses

This course is only available to Business School UNSW Accounting & Business Management Co-op Scholars. It is the second of three fully assessable Industry Training courses Co-op Scholars complete as part of their Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) degree. This course provides scholars with a practical application of the fundamental principles of accounting in an industry environment. The course also provides scholars with opportunities to develop their knowledge, critical thinking, and communication skills as well as developing an awareness of their sponsoring organisation’s ethical, social and environmental responsibilities through the preparation of their IT2 Project.

2.5 Scholar Learning Outcomes

The Course Learning Outcomes are what you should be able to DO by the end of this course if you participate fully in learning activities and successfully complete the industry training. The Learning Outcomes in this course also help you to achieve some of the overall Program Learning Goals and Outcomes for all undergraduate coursework scholars in the Business School. Program Learning Goals are what we want you to BE or HAVE by the time you successfully complete your BComm (Co-op) degree (e.g. ‘be an effective team player’). You demonstrate this by achieving specific Program Learning Outcomes - what you are able to DO by the end of your degree (e.g. ‘participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams’).

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Business School Undergraduate Program Learning Goals and Outcomes

1. Knowledge: Our graduates will have in-depth disciplinary knowledge applicable in local and global contexts.

You should be able to select and apply disciplinary knowledge to business situations in a local and global environment. 2. Critical thinking and problem solving: Our graduates will be critical thinkers and effective problem solvers.

You should be able to identify and research issues in business situations, analyse the issues, and propose appropriate and well-justified solutions. 3. Communication: Our graduates will be effective professional communicators.

You should be able to: a. Prepare written documents that are clear and concise, using appropriate style and presentation

for the intended audience, purpose and context, and b. Prepare and deliver oral presentations that are clear, focused, well-structured, and delivered in a

professional manner. 4. Teamwork: Our graduates will be effective team participants.

You should be able to participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams, and reflect on your own teamwork, and on the team’s processes and ability to achieve outcomes. 5. Ethical, social and environmental responsibility: Our graduates will have a sound awareness of the ethical, social, cultural and environmental implications of business practice.

You should be able to: a. Identify and assess ethical, environmental and/or sustainability considerations in business

decision-making and practice, and b. Identify social and cultural implications of business situations.

The specific Business School BComm (Coop) Program Learning Goals and Outcomes are:

1. Describe the sponsoring organisations’ business practices relevant to the discipline of accounting and business management.

2. Apply tools, techniques and frameworks to evaluate and understand the role of accounting and business management practices in attaining the Sponsor organisation’s goals.

3. Undertake relevant research in accounting and business management practices in a particular industry.

4. Communicate effectively and confidently in oral and written forms in a business context.

5. Collaborate effectively and display collaborative skills in teamwork.

For more information on the Undergraduate Program Learning Goals and Outcomes, see Part B of the course outline.

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The following table shows how your Course Learning Outcomes relate to the overall Program Learning Goals and Outcomes, and indicates where these are assessed (they may also be developed in tutorials and other activities):

Program Learning Goals and Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes Course Assessment

This course helps you to achieve the following learning goals for all Business School undergraduate scholars:

On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:

This learning outcome will be assessed in the following items:

1 Knowledge

o Describe the sponsoring organisations’ business practices relevant to managing their social and environmental responsibilities.

o Apply tools, techniques and frameworks to evaluate and understand the role of accounting and business management practices in attaining the Sponsor organisation’s goals.

o IT2 Project o IT2 End of

Industry Training Experience Presentation

2 Critical thinking and problem solving


o IT2 Project o IT2 Sponsor

Evaluation

3a Written communication


o Construct written work which is logically and professionally presented.

o IT2 Project o IT2 Sponsor

Evaluation

3b Oral communication

o Communicate ideas in a succinct and clear manner for a business context.



o IT2 Sponsor Evaluation

4 Teamwork

o Collaborate effectively and display collaborative skills in teamwork.


5a. Ethical, environmental and sustainability responsibility






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5b. Social and cultural awareness


o Undertake relevant research in accounting and business management practices in a particular industry.

o IT2 End of Industry Training Experience Presentation


3 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

The sponsor primarily determines the scholar’s learning and teaching activities. Refer to UNSW Co-op Program IT Guidelines document. For the workshop, the LIC will organise learning activities to be completed during the meeting. These will be advised at a later date.

4 ASSESSMENT

4.1 Formal Requirements

In order to pass this course, you must achieve a satisfactory grade for all assessment tasks (see below).

4.2 Assessment Details

Please include assessment overview in a table, for example:

Assessment Task Specific Business School BComm (Coop) Learning Outcomes assessed

Business School Graduate Attributes assessed

Length Due Date

IT2 Project 1, 2, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4 See 4.2.1 Tasks Associated with IT2 Project due Weeks 3, 6, 12 and week commencing 17 Nov.

IT2 End of Industry Training Experience Presentation & IT2 Project Presentation

1, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4 See 4.2.2 Week commencing 17 November

IT2 Sponsor Evaluation

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3 4, 5 See 4.2.3 End of IT2

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4.2.1 IT2 Project (60%) Project Overview Events such as the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh and the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico illustrate how business activities can impact a range of stakeholders including employees, local communities, government, investors, customers, suppliers, creditors and consumers. They also demonstrate how business activities can have a significant long term negative impact on society and the environment. Increasingly, there is pressure on entities to address matters of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Additionally, there is increasing demand from the global investment community, especially institutional investors, for greater transparency on these matters so that they can properly assess investment risk.1 Your brief is to investigate a challenge your sponsor organization faces in meeting its social and environmental responsibilities and explore effective approaches to meeting this challenge. For instance, you may examine how your sponsor manages environmental risks associated with its supply chain management practices (either from a supplier or customer perspective) and develop recommendations on more effective processes to manage these risks. Alternatively, you may address how social media carries significant opportunities and risks for your sponsor’s organisation. The choice of the issue/problem/opportunity is yours as long as it fits under the general umbrella stated above and is important and relevant to your sponsoring organisation. 2 Rationale for Project Recently, the ASX Corporate Governance Council released the third edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s “Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations” which take effect for listed entities first financial year commencing on or after 1 July 2014. Listed entities will be expected to measure their governance practices against the third edition for that year and following.3 One of the new governance requirements in this edition includes Recommendation 7.4 which requires disclosure of any material exposure to economic, environmental and sustainability risks. If entities are exposed to such risks, they must disclose how they manage or intend to manage those risks.

1 In a global survey of institutional investors on non-financial performance conducted by EY,

89% of 163 institutional investors who manage assets of US$7.3t reported that non-financial performance information played a pivotal role in decision-making at least once in the last 12 months. Seventy-seven percent obtain this non-financial information from the annual report, sixty-two percent from corporate websites (including sustainability/corporate governance) and sixty-one percent from integrated report. Eight-eight percent of those surveyed are most likely to use non-financial information when examining industry dynamics and regulation (2014 EYGM Limited, see www.ey.com/ccass for the full report). 2 This “brief” is stated rather generally as the specific issue/problem will vary between sponsors

due to variations in types of entities (public versus private versus government), industry and size. 3 It is acknowledged that not all sponsor organizations are listed entities. However, for purposes

of this assessment, we assume that the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations reflect best practice and therefore all organizations’ corporate governance procedures will benefit by following these practices taking into consideration the costs and benefits of implementing such recommendations.

http://www.ey.com/ccass

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To meet these disclosure requirements, entities must have an appropriate framework to identify and manage social sustainable and environmental risks on an on-going basis. The effectiveness of that framework should be reviewed periodically. The overall objective of this project is for students to better understand how their sponsor organizations identify and manage social and environmental risks and to develop recommendation(s) on how their sponsors can more effectively direct and control business activities with regards to these risks. Overview of Project Phases Project Definition (Weeks 1 to 3) You will be required to identify a relevant issue/problem/opportunity and submit the project definition to the LIC by the end of Week 3. This issue/problem/opportunity must fit with the general principle of business meeting social and environmental responsibilities and developing effective approaches to meeting these challenges. The issue/problem/opportunity must be important to your sponsor. It is essential that you meet with appropriate stakeholders within your organization to define your project objective, scope, constraints, limitations and sponsor expectations. Note that this can be one of the most difficult parts of a project as you need to clarify the following:

the issue, problem or opportunity that the project is to address

the objective of the project

the scope of the project, what’s in and what’s not in the project

the output generated by the project (this should consist of doable recommendations)

assumptions, risks, obstacles or constraints (e.g., 13 weeks to complete project).

Project Planning Phase (Week 3) The project’s deliverables consist of a written report and a 20 minute presentation based on this Report (see further details below). To achieve these outcomes within set deadlines, you should draw up an appropriate Project Plan which will detail what is to be done, why it is to be done, and when. This Project Plan will give you a road map to help you navigate you to your destination. You are required to submit this Project Plan by the end of Week 3. It is recommended that you progressively monitor your progress against your scheduled deadlines and modify your Project Plan when necessary. Project Launch, Monitoring and Control (Weeks 4 to 11) This is the doing phase of the project. Remember that this is an additional assessment to your normal IT workload. Similar to other courses at university, you will need to complete this assessment outside your normal working hours. You’ll need to compare your actual progress against your Project Plan and adjust for unexpected delays and difficulties to avoid missing deadlines. In some instances, you may need to renegotiate the terms or scope of the project. Project Wind up and Reporting (Weeks 11 to 12) In finalising your project, you’ll need to discuss your recommendations with your sponsor to test whether they meet the project terms and expectations.

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You will also finalise the Written Report and prepare your oral presentation. You will have an opportunity to test drive your oral presentation in front of your peers at the Week 12 Workshop. Written Report Guidelines The Written Report should normally include the following issues, along with any other issues or topics that you consider relevant: You will need to clearly identify/define the issue/problem/opportunity and how it will be addressed. Specifically, you should describe

What is the issue/problem/opportunity?

Why is this issue/problem/opportunity important/relevant to your sponsoring organisation?

What is your methodology to address the issue/problem/opportunity and develop recommendations (i.e., accounting techniques/framework/model)?

Why is it the appropriate methodology? o In this section, you are encouraged to reflect on your role as a

participant/observer in your sponsor’s organisation

The results and recommendations The report should be written in appropriate business style for your sponsoring organisation which involves using vocabulary, structure and level of technicality geared towards this audience. Your LIC will provide further guidance on the report format in a separate document. Marking Criteria The reports will be assessed based on the quality and depth of the topic as well as the methodology, quality and thoroughness of research. You should also write the report for your respective audience. A professional presentation is required. Please refer to IT2 Project Marking Guide for specific guidance.

4.2.2 IT2 End of Industry Training Experience Presentation (20%) During the week commencing 17 November 2013, scholars are required to make two presentations. First, scholars will give a 20 minute presentation on their IT2 experience. This presentation is similar to the one given in IT1. Second, scholars will give a 20 minute oral presentation on their IT2 Project. General Presentation Guidelines Scholars will be assessed on the presentation’s content (topic, structure, clarity, level of understanding) as well as on scholars presentation and communication skills (confidence, clarity, use of technology, appropriate pitch). The presentations are professional presentations that should be addressed to an audience with industry and accounting knowledge, that is, scholars should pitch their presentation towards their sponsor organisation, their sponsor supervisor(s) and relevant colleagues and management. Scholars should use appropriate range of vocabulary and behave professionally.

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Your LIC and possibly a staff member from the UNSW Co-op Program Office will attend. Scholars are required to advise in advance the LIC and Co-op Program Office of the date of the presentation. All relevant staff at the sponsor organisation should also be invited to attend. Presentations should be projected on screen from a computer using a video projector (no overhead projector presentation). Scholars should request that their sponsor supervisor preview the presentation to ensure there is no loss of confidential information. ‘IT2 Experience’ Presentation Guidelines In this presentation you should generally reflect on your learning experiences while on placement. Thinking about specific IT work experiences/tasks may help your reflection. You can include both positive and/or negative experiences. More specifically, you should generally cover the following items in your presentation:

Job responsibilities o Describe what your job entailed. Describe any project based work.

Knowledge o Describe the knowledge gained from completing your job

responsibilities. o If possible, relate this knowledge to coursework taken at university or

your previous IT

Skills o Describe the soft or technical skills that you developed from your work

experiences and how these were reinforced from either courses taken or extended from your previous IT experience.

Attitudes/Values o Describe the work attitudes/values that you learned were important in

your sponsor’s work environment

How this IT placement fits in with your long term goals ‘IT2 Project’ Presentation In your presentation, you should clearly describe the issue, problem or opportunity examined. Discuss the motivation for your project (e.g., why it is important and relevant to your sponsor). Discuss how you addressed the issue/problem/opportunity (e.g., methodology used to address the issue). Discuss the results of your projects and provide recommendations. You may also want to discuss any constraints and/or limitations you faced in completing the project. Creative presentations are encouraged! You will be evaluated on the following dimensions:

Topic o chose a topic according to the guidelines

Organisation and understanding o presentation is clear, topic is defined adequately, terms and concepts

are explained as needed, presentation is structured in an effective way, student provides sufficient information and details and demonstrates a good understanding of the topic

Delivery o Clear and audible speech, good use of appropriate vocabulary, good

pace of presentation and within time limit, appropriate nonverbal communication

Handling the audience

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o Addresses audience, effective handling of questions

Visual Aids o Visual aids are well prepared, appropriate and visible to entire audience

4.2.3 IT 2 Sponsor Evaluation (20%) Within two weeks of completion of the IT2, sponsors will complete a Sponsor Evaluation for a UNSW Co-op Program Scholar using the template provided by the UNSW Co-op Office. Scholars must submit this performance evaluation and their completed Scholar Evaluation of Industry Training Experience online (Co-op Program Career Manager) within two weeks of completing their IT. Scholars should also provide a copy of their sponsor evaluation for the sponsor’s Human Resource file and augment with any additional Scholar evaluation comments. In the event scholars cannot submit an assessment by the assigned date, scholars should discuss the submission date with the LIC.

4.3 Late Submission

If late submission is required, the scholar should make arrangements with the LIC.

5 COURSE RESOURCES

For example: The websIT for this course is on UNSW Blackboard at:

5 COURSE RESOURCES

The website for this course is on Moodle at:

http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au

6 COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT

This is the first time this course has been offered. At the conclusion of the course, feedback will be sought from scholars and other stakeholders involved in the courses and improvements will be made based on this feedback.

Quality Assurance The Business School is actively monitoring scholar learning and quality of the scholar experience in all its programs. A random selection of completed assessment tasks may be used for quality assurance, such as to determine the extent to which program learning goals are being achieved. The information is required for accreditation purposes, and aggregated findings will be used to inform changes aimed at improving the quality of Business School programs. All material used for such processes will be treated as confidential and will not be related to course grades.

http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/

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7 COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week Topic References Other Activities/ Assessment

Reminder that by the end of the 1st week of IT2, the scholar should submit online (Co-op Program Career Manager) the contact information and Professional Development Agreement.

Week 1 28 July

Define Project See mandatory reading references listed below.

Workshop 1 Tuesday 29th

July from 6:00 to 9:00pm

Location to be advised

Week 2 4 August

Define Project

Week 3 11 August

Finalise project definition Prepare Project Plan

Submit IT2 Project Topic and Project Plan to LIC by end of Week 3 (15th August)

Week 4 18 August

Launch project work

Week 5 25 August

Project work continues

Week 6 1 September

Project work continues Scholars will present project work in progress to peers (see right). Peers are expected to provide constructive feedback to each other.

Presentation Guidelines What is the

issue/problem/opportunity? Why is it important/relevant to your sponsor’s organisation?

What accounting techniques/framework/model are

you using to develop recommendations?

Workshop 2 Tuesday 2nd

September from 6:00pm to

9:00pm. Location to be advised

Week 7 8 September


Week 8 15 September


Week 9

22 September Project work continues

Mid-Semester break: Saturday 27 September – Monday 6 October inclusive

Week 10 7 October

Note: Monday this week (6 Oct) is a public holiday

Last week of Project work

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Week 11

13 October

Project wind up and reporting

Week 12 20 October

“IT2 Project” Presentation Dress

Rehearsal” Scholars to present IT2 Project to Coop peers

Project wind up and

reporting

Workshop 3 Tuesday 21st October from

6:00pm to 9:00pm. Location

to be advised.

Week 13 27 October

Project wind up and reporting

IT2 Project

Written Report Due

Exam Period

17 November IT2 End of Industry Training Experience Presentations/IT2 Project Presentations

References for Week 1 Required Readings (as additional readings relevant and useful to the IT2 project are identified by the LIC, these will be posted on Moodle to assist you with your project) The following are required readings. The purpose of these readings is to give scholars the background knowledge required to embark on their IT2 Project. Read Principle 3 (A listed entity should act ethically and responsibly) and Principle 7 (A listed entity should establish a sound risk management framework and periodically review the effectiveness of that framework) from the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 3rd Edition, 2014, ASX Corporate Governance Council, Australian Securities Exchange, www.asx.com.au/regulation/corporate-governance-council.htm Read PwC, 2014,Sustainability goes mainstream: Insights into investor views, Investor Survey, Winter/Spring Series, May 2014, access at www.pwc.com Read Langfield-Smith, K., H. Thorne and R. Hilton, 2012, Management Accounting: information for creating and managing value, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, North Ryde, Australia, read the following:

Chapter 15 pages 683 – 693 (stop at “Managing Inventory” unless this topic is relevant to your sponsor organization)

Chapter 15 pages 701 (from “Managing Customers”) to 712.

All of Chapter 17 – Sustainability and Management Accounting

Read Chapter 12 from Advanced Management Accounting, Publication from Pearson Custom Publishing exclusively for UNSW – Business School. Chapter reprinted from Robert Simons, “Identifying Strategic Risk,” Harvard Business School Note No. 199-031, 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College Read Manuel, Claire (2013) “How to commercialise a sustainable supply chain”, in the September 2013 edition of Ethical Corporation, accessed at www.ethicalcorp.com

http://www.pwc.com/

http://www.ethicalcorp.com/

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Part B: Key Policies, Student Responsibilities and Support

Table of Contents

PART B: KEY POLICIES, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPPORT 15

1 PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES 15

2 ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM 16

3 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT 16

3.1 Workload 16 3.2 Attendance 17 3.3 General Conduct and Behaviour 17 3.4 Occupational Health and Safety 17 3.5 Keeping Informed 17

4 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS 17

5 STUDENT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT 18

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PART B: KEY POLICIES, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND

SUPPORT

1 PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES

The UNSW Australian Business School Program Learning Goals reflect what we want all students to BE or HAVE by the time they successfully complete their degree, regardless of their individual majors or specialisations. For example, we want all our graduates to HAVE a high level of business knowledge, and a sound awareness of ethical, social, cultural and environmental implications of business. As well, we want all our graduates to BE effective problem-solvers, communicators and team participants. These are our overall learning goals for you. You can demonstrate your achievement of these goals by the specific outcomes you achieve by the end of your degree (e.g. be able to analyse and research business problems and propose well-justified solutions). Each course contributes to your development of two or more program learning goals/outcomes by providing opportunities for you to practise these skills and to be assessed and receive feedback. Program Learning Goals for undergraduate and postgraduate students cover the same key areas (application of business knowledge, critical thinking, communication and teamwork, ethical, social and environmental responsibility), which are key goals for all Business School students and essential for success in a globalised world. However, the specific outcomes reflect different expectations for these levels of study. We strongly advise you to choose a range of courses which assist your development of these skills, e.g., courses assessing written and oral communication skills, and to keep a record of your achievements against the Program Learning Goals as part of your portfolio.

Business School Undergraduate Program Learning Goals and Outcomes 1. Knowledge: Our graduates will have in-depth disciplinary knowledge applicable in local and global contexts.

You should be able to select and apply disciplinary knowledge to business situations in a local and global environment. 2. Critical thinking and problem solving: Our graduates will be critical thinkers and effective problem solvers.

You should be able to identify and research issues in business situations, analyse the issues, and propose appropriate and well-justified solutions. 3. Communication: Our graduates will be effective professional communicators.

You should be able to: c. Prepare written documents that are clear and concise, using appropriate style and presentation

for the intended audience, purpose and context, and d. Prepare and deliver oral presentations that are clear, focused, well-structured, and delivered in a

professional manner. 4. Teamwork: Our graduates will be effective team participants.

You should be able to participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams, and reflect on your own teamwork, and on the team’s processes and ability to achieve outcomes. 5. Ethical, social and environmental responsibility: Our graduates will have a sound awareness of the ethical, social, cultural and environmental implications of business practice.

You will be able to:

a. Identify and assess ethical, environmental and/or sustainability considerations in business decision-making and practice, and

b. Identify social and cultural implications of business situations.

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2 ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM

The University regards plagiarism as a form of academic misconduct, and has very strict rules regarding plagiarism. For UNSW policies, penalties, and information to help you avoid plagiarism see: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/index.html as well as the guidelines in the online ELISE and ELISE Plus tutorials for all new UNSW students: http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise To see if you understand plagiarism, do this short quiz: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/plagquiz.html. For information on how to acknowledge your sources and reference correctly, see: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/ref.html.

For the Business School Harvard Referencing Guide, see the Business School Referencing and Plagiarism webpage (Business School >Learning and Teaching>Student services> Referencing and plagiarism).

For information for staff on how UNSW defines plagiarism, the types of penalties that apply and the protocol around handling plagiarism cases, see: https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/plagiarismpolicy.pdf https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/plagiarismprocedure.pdf https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/studentmisconductprocedures.html

3 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT

Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to university policies in relation to class attendance and general conduct and behaviour, including maintaining a safe, respectful environment; and to understand their obligations in relation to workload, assessment and keeping informed. Information and policies on these topics can be found in the ‘A-Z Student Guide’: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/A.html. See, especially, information on ‘Attendance and Absence’, ‘Academic Misconduct’, ‘Assessment Information’, ‘Examinations’, ‘Student Responsibilities’, ‘Workload’ and policies such as ‘Occupational Health and Safety’.

3.1 Workload

In addition to your normal working hours at your sponsor, it is expected that you will spend at least 2 to 4 hours per week preparing for the other course assessments. During the weeks with a workshop, the expected load is 5 to 7 hours for the week. This time should be made up of progressing on your project, attending the workshop and preparing for the workshop. In periods where you need to complete written reports or prepare for oral presentations, the workload may be greater. Over-commitment has been a cause of failure for many students. You should take the required workload into account when planning how to balance study with employment and other activities.

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/index.html

http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism/plagquiz.html

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/ref.html

http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/learningandteaching/studentservices/resources/Pages/referencingandplagiarism.aspx

http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/learningandteaching/studentservices/resources/Pages/referencingandplagiarism.aspx

https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/plagiarismpolicy.pdf

https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/plagiarismprocedure.pdf

https://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/studentmisconductprocedures.html

https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/A.html

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We strongly encourage you to connect with your Moodle course websites in the first week of semester. Local and international research indicates that students who engage early and often with their course website are more likely to pass their course.

3.2 Attendance

Your regular and punctual attendance at workshops is expected in this course. University regulations indicate that if students attend less than 80% of scheduled classes they may be refused final assessment. You are also required to adhere to the attendance requirement detailed in the IT guidelines.

3.3 General Conduct and Behaviour

You are expected to conduct yourself with consideration and respect for the needs of your fellow students and teaching staff. Conduct which unduly disrupts or interferes with a class, such as ringing or talking on mobile phones, is not acceptable and students may be asked to leave the class. More information on student conduct is available at: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/BehaviourOfStudents.html

3.4 Occupational Health and Safety

UNSW Policy requires each person to work safely and responsibly, in order to avoid personal injury and to protect the safety of others. For more information, see http://www.ohs.unsw.edu.au/.

3.5 Keeping Informed

You should take note of all announcements made on-line and in workshops or on the course web site. From time to time, the University will send important announcements to your university e-mail address without providing you with a paper copy. You will be deemed to have received this information. It is also your responsibility to keep the University informed of all changes to your contact details.

4 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY

EXAMINATIONS

You must submit all assignments scheduled for your course. You should seek assistance early if you suffer illness or misadventure which affects your course progress.

General Information on Special Consideration:

Please contact the LIC to arrange special consideration for any of the assessments.

https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/BehaviourOfStudents.html

https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/BehaviourOfStudents.html

http://www.ohs.unsw.edu.au/

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5 STUDENT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT

The University and the Business School provide a wide range of support services for students, including:

Business School Education Development Unit (EDU) http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/learningandteaching Click on ‘Student Services’. Provides academic writing, study skills and maths support specifically for Business School students. Services include workshops, online resources, and individual consultations. EDU Office: Level 1, Room 1033, Quadrangle Building. Phone: 9385 5584; Email: [email protected].

Business School Student Centre http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/requests Provides advice and direction on all aspects of admission, enrolment and graduation. Office: Level 1, Room 1028 in the Quadrangle Building; Phone: 9385 3189.

Moodle eLearning Support For online help using Moodle, go to: https://student.unsw.edu.au/moodle-support. For technical support, email: [email protected]; Phone: 9385 1333.

UNSW Learning Centre (www.lc.unsw.edu.au) Provides academic skills support services, including workshops and resources, for all UNSW students. See website for details.

Library training and search support services http://info.library.unsw.edu.au/web/services/services.html

IT Service Centre: Provides technical support for problems logging in to websites, downloading documents etc. https://www.it.unsw.edu.au/students/index.html Office: UNSW Library Annexe (Ground floor). Ph: 9385 1333.

UNSW Counselling and Psychological Services http://www.counselling.unsw.edu.au Provides free, confidential service for problems of a personal or academic nature; and workshops on study issues such as ‘Coping with Stress’ and ‘Procrastination’. Office: Level 2, East Wing, Quadrangle Building; Phone: 9385 5418.

Student Equity & Disabilities Unit http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au Provides advice regarding equity and diversity issues, and support for students who have a disability or disadvantage that interferes with their learning. Office: Ground Floor, John Goodsell Building; Phone: 9385 4734; Email: [email protected]

http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/learningandteaching

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/resources/forms/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=Student%2BCentre&utm_medium=marketing%2Bmedium&utm_campaign=requests

https://student.unsw.edu.au/moodle-support

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/

http://info.library.unsw.edu.au/web/services/services.html

https://www.it.unsw.edu.au/students/index.html

http://www.counselling.unsw.edu.au/

http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/

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1.1.1 Key Dates and Student Responsibilities: Semester 2, 2014

It is your responsibility to ensure that:

You are recorded by the University as being correctly enrolled in all your courses.

You have successfully completed all prerequisite courses. Any work done in courses for which

prerequisites have not been fulfilled will be disregarded (unless an exemption has been granted), and

no credit given or grade awarded.

You abide by key dates:

Monday 28th

July is the first day of Semester 2 lectures.

Sunday 3rd

August is the last day you can change your enrolment and timetable via myUNSW, and is

also the due date for Semester 2 fees.

Sunday 31st

August (end Week 5) is the last day to discontinue without financial penalty (census

date). Applications to start FEE-HELP must also be lodged well before this date.

Sunday 14th

September (end Week 7) is the last day to discontinue without academic penalty.

You organise your affairs to take account of examination and other assessment dates where these are

known. Be aware that your final examination may fall at any time during the semester’s examination

period. The scheduling of examinations is controlled by the University administration. No early

examinations are possible. The examination period for Semester 2, 2014, falls between 7th

November and 22nd

November (provisional dates subject to change).

When the final examination timetable is released on 26th

September, ensure that you have no clashes

or unreasonable difficulty in attending the scheduled examinations.

Schools in the Business School schedule a common date for any supplementary exams that may be

required. For Semester 2, these are:

9th

December, 2014 – exams for the School of Accounting

10th

December, 2014 – exams for all Schools except Accounting and Economics

11th

December, 2014 – exams for the School of Economics

A full list of UNSW Key Dates is located at: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/resources/KeyDates.html

https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/resources/KeyDates.html

Documents

ACCT 3202 Industry Training Experience 2-(‘IT2’) …...business.unsw.edu.au CRICOS Code 00098G ACCT 3202 Industry Training Experience 2-(‘IT2’) Co-op Course Outline Semester