UKAI 2023- Group Assignment

UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT (FAM)

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018

JAN 2018 TRIMESTER

UKAI 2023 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1

Bachelor of Accounting (Hons)

Group Assignment (20%)

Assignment submission date

To be submitted not later than 12.00pm on Tuesday, 27 March 2018.

Delayed submission shall not be accepted.

Notes:

Media of submission: hard copy.

INTRODUCTION

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This assignment is designed to provide a student-centred approach learning, where the

students take the initiative to research and learn on a topic that is relevant to the unit.
Students will acquire the relevant and in-depth knowledge of the assigned topics.

OBJECTIVE

The key objective of the project is to enhance the students’ level of understanding and
appreciation on AIS, with them assuming the roles as designer, user, and auditor in
modern business organization.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

After graduating with a Degree in Accounting, you have been offered the post as an
internal auditor in a professional consultancy firm. You are working with few members in
a team who are experts in their own fields.

Lately, your team has been assigned to one of the client of your company to provide
consultancy services to the company in the area of general control system. Your team
needs to verify the adequacy and effectiveness of general control, leading to necessary
recommendation.

Requirement:
(i) To select a company for the above said Project. The selected company can be:
(a) A “real” company (one that is existing in the current market)

(ii) To prepare a brief introduction about the company. Your report shall include the
following information:
(a) Historical background
(b) Organizational structure
(c) Nature of business, products and/ or services offered

(iii) Describe 1 of the following key business processes in words inclusive of

document flowchart and level-0 data flow diagram:
(a) Revenue Cycle
(b) The Expenditure / Purchasing cycle
(c) Production Cycle
(d) Human Resource Management and Payroll cycle
(e) General Ledger and Reporting System

(iv) From the selected cycle in part (iii), your findings and recommendation should
include among other issues:
(a) Evaluate the effectiveness of such systems
(b) Identify control weaknesses of such systems

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(c) Make a specific recommendation for correcting each of the control

weaknesses
Note: At least 5 point for each effectiveness, weaknesses and recommendation

(100 marks)

(v) Prepare group presentation for maximum duration of 15 minutes. Each member is
compulsory to participate in the presentation. Group presentation assessment
criteria are as follow:
- Contents (critical understanding of and insight into key issues)
- Structure (Speeches should have a definite structure or format. You should
order your thoughts into a structured manner)
- Fluency and Pronunciation
- Visual presentation (Use of color / diagram or via visual aid)
- Appearance (formal attire)

(50 marks)
Note:
Students are required to register their topic for assignment together with the names of the
group members to the respective tutor by the end of Week 2. Each group consists of no
more than 5 members.

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Appendix I
UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT (FAM)

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018

JAN 2018 TRIMESTER

UKAI 2023 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1

ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET

Course details

Course : ______________________________________

Year and Trimester of study : _______________________________________

Tutorial Group : _______________________

Lecturer’s Name : _______________________

Tutor’s Name : ________________________

Assignment Details

Project : _____________________________________

Due Date :

Students’ Detail

Name Student ID
1.
2.
3.
4.
5

Assignment Overall Marks : ____________ Marks.

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Appendix II
UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGMENT

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018

JAN 2018 TRIMESTER

UKAI 2023 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1

MARKING SCHEME FOR GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Section Assessment Mark Marks

Allocation Awarded
1 Introduction
 Brief introduction about the company. 10 marks
2 Description of key business processes of the
chosen cycle 20 marks
3 Documentation - DFD and document flow
chart 20 marks
4 Findings and recommendations
25 marks
5 Conclusion
10 marks
6 Quality of the written assignment
 Structure and layout, grammar, language 15 marks
and references.
Total marks 100 marks

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COURSEWORK MARKS (20%)

Comments:

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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
UKAI2023 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS I
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (HONOURS)
TUTORIAL GROUP: _____________________________________________
MARKING SCHEME PRESENTATION (10%):
Name of presenter (in order of presentation)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

INDIVIDUAL MARKS:
Clarity (5%)
Eye contact (5%)
Adaptation to audience
(5%)
TOTAL MARKS (15%)
GROUP MARKS:
Content (10%)
Structure (10%)
Visual presentation (10%)
Appearance (5%)
TOTAL MARKS (35%)
OVERALL TOTAL
MARKS (50%)
COURSEWORK
MARKS (10%)

Comments:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
______

Name of evaluator: ____________________

Signature of evaluator: _________________
Date: ________________

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