2014 Tutorial feedback Assign 2 AUD 200 F

School: International Training College Lingua - Course: ECONOMICS 1068 - Subject: Accounting

Assignment 2 FEEDBACK INTRODUCTION: The performance of most candidates was fair, some did very well while others performed poorly. This is not good for assignments where candidates are expected to consult their books and score well. Candidates once again failed to fully comprehend the questions before attempting them, where the questions were understood, the explanations were too shallows which was a clear indication of lack of reading or referencing to the textbooks. Question 1 was on the application of control activities. Most students failed to fully comprehend the requirements of the question hence irrelevant stories Question two was straight forward and required students to refer to Kings III report which is readily available. Most students failed to check this authoritative document on corporate governance. The two assignments were core syllabus areas and candidates will be expected to take such areas of the syllabus with more seriousness. However, it encouraging noting that several students did extremely well scoring over 80% The following are few matters which came to my attention during marking i.Failing to read the question requirement clearly and therefore providing irrelevant answers which scored few if any marks. Candidates must remember to answer the question asked and not the question they wish had been asked. ii.Failure to fully understand the requirement verbs such as "describe", or "explain" and hence not providing sufficient depth to their answers. This was particularly the case for Question 1. iii.Providing more than the required number of points or write up than necessary especially in question 2. Students should use the marks allocation as a guide to the required quantity of information i.e. do not answer a full page for 2 marks iv.Poor layout of answers, including not following the motions particularly in question 2b. v.Another important point is laying out the discussion flow and your thought process to avoid moving back and forth in your discussions. This resulted in most candidate repeating themselves in question 1 Attached please find the suggested solution to help you in revision. Should you need further help or clarification, please contact your marker-tutor