Auditing a practical approach 2e

ASSIGNMENT BAO5524 PROFESSIONAL AUDITING

Part B

Semester 1, 2016

Overview Assignment is worth 20% of the overall assessment for this subject. Due date: Week 10 Length: Part A: unlimited. Part B: 3000 words (maximum) Similarity index: 30% (maximum) Introduction Assignment requires you to address the issues set out in the assignment. The task is to be done individually. The assignment has two parts, A and B. Part A requires you to set up a company and process a number of transactions using MYOB. Part B requires you to prepare a document to assist your Audit Manager in developing an audit plan for the financial audit of an entity. There is no word limit for Part A. Part B must not exceed 3000 words in length. A signed assessment declaration must be attached to the front of the assignment. Submission instruction Part A must be submitted in hardcopy only. Part B must to be submitted in both electronic and in hardcopy. Electronic copy: Part B must be submitted via VU Collaborate. An originality report is available to students. Note: VU Collaborate may take up to 24 hours to produce report. Assignment with originality report level of more than 30% will result in FOUR (4) marks being deducted. That is, assignment with originality report level of more than 30% may indicate that more than 30% of the contents of your assignment is similar to assignment submitted by other students OR that you have not properly referenced the materials you use in your assignment. Students can re-submit your assignment on VU Collaborate as many times as necessary. However, students must submit the final version of the assignment in both electronic and manual format by 12PM on the due date. Assignments not meeting these requirements may be returned for re-submission, with an automatic penalty of four (4) marks for poor presentation. This includes exceeding the 30% limit. Penalty of two (2) marks per day applies for late submission. Penalty - Exceeding the 3000 words limit: FOUR (4) marks deduction. - Exceeding the 30% similarity index limit: FOUR (4) marks deduction. - Late submission: TWO (2) marks deduction per day. Plagiarism Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone else’s work, including the work of other students, as one’s own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, unless the information is common knowledge. All students are strongly advised to do the following: - goto http://wcf.vu.edu.au/GovernancePolicy/PDF/POA040915000.PDF - enter School of Accounting and Finance - enter Student Resources - read the PLAGIARISM POLICY.