Obu Research and Analysis Project

Oxford Brookes University BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting

Research and Analysis Project

Guidelines

1 September 2005

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CONTENTS

SECTION 1

1.1

1.2

1.3

SECTION 2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

SECTION 3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

PAGE NUMBER

INTRODUCTION

2

Requirements

Applying for the Degree

ACCA Membership Requirements

2

2

2

TASKS

3

Report

Your Mentor

Meetings with your Mentor

Peer Group Presentation Option

Key Skills Statement

Assessment

Criteria for Assessment of the Report

Criteria for Assessment of the Key Skills Statement

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

THE REPORT PROCESS

8

Choosing a Topic

Process Model

Recommended Topics for your Report

Frequently asked questions

Checklist

8

8

9

10

12

HOW TO REFERENCE YOUR WORK

RECOMMENDED READING

MENTOR/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP

CHEATING

NOTES FOR YOUR MENTOR

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15

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SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1.

Requirements

ACCA and Oxford Brookes University have agreed to work in partnership to give students the opportunity

to be awarded a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting. To obtain this degree you must:

a)

b)

Pass the appropriate ACCA examination papers

Demonstrate your ability to research, analyse, and use key skills, by undertaking a

business related Research and Analysis Report and preparing a Key Skills Statement

In fulfilling requirement b) it will be necessary to work with a mentor and information regarding this

relationship can be found on page 4...