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UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON

BOLTON BUSINESS SCHOOL

Business Management

Module:
Business Finance/ Understanding Business Finance

BAM1001/BAM1103

Tutors: G. Clarke

Assignment Number: One (Weighting 50%) Trimester 1, 2013 14

REFER/DEFER

Assignment Title: Doyle

Assignment Length: 2,500 words, adjusted for equivalent calculations

Issue Date: Week 4

Submission Deadline:
Monday 25^th November 2013, 4pm

The assignment MUST be submitted into Turnitin before 4pm, on the due date. Please contact Ged Clarke (gc2) for access to the Moodle/Turnitin class.

NO HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Learning Outcomes

This assessment satisfies the following learning outcomes as specified in your module guide.

Please refer to the University Handbook for penalties for late submission and grading descriptors. It is the candidate’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the University’s policies on plagiarism and use of unfair means contained within the online University Handbook

Module:
Business Finance – BAM 1001

Assignment Number: One

Assignment Title: Doyle

This assignment is designed to assess your ability to use and apply terminology and/or techniques in the area of financial accounting.

Task 1: Report (30 Marks 750 Words)

Required:

In a report for the attention of Doyle discuss the significance of alternative forms of finance available and how they might be applied in the applied in the business. Your report should relate to aspects considered in the module and core text book.

30 marks

Your report should be 750 words and adopt the format available from BISSTO (use essential sections only):

http://data.bolton.ac.uk/bissto/studyskills/report/standard

Task 2: (60 marks)

Doyle runs a business as a plumber and supplier of spare parts to contractors. The trial balance, and additional information, of the business as on 30 September 2013 is provided n Appendix 1.

Refer to Appendix 1

Required:

1. Using ONLY the data provided in the initial Trial Balance, prepare an income statement for the year ended 30 September and a balance sheet as at that date for Doyle.

10 marks

1. In a second set of accounts, update the income statement and balance sheet showing the effect of the further information. Workings must be clearly noted in the revised accounts and using supporting notes/calculations.

25 marks

1. Discuss, with reasons, which accounting concepts and conventions you have used in the preparation of the financial statements. Your discussion should be 600 words. Each item requires a clear reference.

25 marks

The spreadsheets must be ‘inserted’ into a single word document, and all sections of the accounts/workings must be visible on the screen.

Task 3: (10 marks)

Presentation, style language and accurate referencing

10 marks

Appendix 1

UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON

BUSINESS SCHOOL

Business Management

Module:
Business Finance – BAM 1001/BAM1103

“I have” Assignment Control Sheet

General

• Completed all tasks
• Submitted my work, in a single file, to Turnitin
• Put the following in the Turnitin submission/title:

When you upload your work you will also be asked to enter a ‘name’ for the assignment. You should enter your user student number, username and class tutor’s name e.g.:

1012xxxx_WSS2GHx_A Tutor

• Shown my student number on the front sheet and, where appropriate, in the main body of the assignment (not used my name)
• Kept a copy of the assignment for my own records

Assignment

• Written no more than 1500 words.

• Put my student number as a footer on each page
• Provided accurate short references in the main body and using the Harvard system. See BISSTO via: http://www.bolton.ac.uk/bissto/
• OWL

http://www.bolton.ac.uk/library/LibraryPublications/CribSheets/LibrarySeries/HarvardReferencing.pdf

• Presented text in my own words, any quotations/extracts are fully referenced

• Made reference to at least three published sources, of which two are text books.

Turnitin

Turnitin will be used to receive your assignment. You are NOT required to submit a hard copy.

The software will allow you to maintain the academic integrity of your work. It will check your work against other material on the internet and against other students work.

• All elements need to be submitted in a single file
• Key dates are shown on the Turnitin screen in the Moodle area for this class.
• You can only submit a single MS Word file.
• Percentages greater than 15% should be avoided
• You will be able to upload drafts of your written work into the revision area.
• The revision area will close approximately one week before you are required to submit your final assignment.
• All work submitted becomes part of the Turnitin database and cannot be deleted.
• Do NOT use this Turnitin class to upload work for any other module or upload Bus Finance work into any other Turnitin class.
• You will NOT be able to overwrite the final assignment submission after the due date.
• Any late submission must be e mailed in a SINGLE file to your class tutor.

Advice:

• Try not to cut and paste phrases or paragraphs from published sources. You should seek to use your own words to explain concepts and theory.

• However, if you wish to refer to specific quotes from published sources then you must use full Harvard presentation. See BISSTO for clear guidance.

• Do not share work with other students.

• Do not create financial data/values, however you can use original data from other sources (with references)

• Emergency Contact your class tutor

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