MBA52112

Management and Cost Accounting

Assignment
Contribution to overall assessment: 35% (25% - Report, 10% -
Presentation)
Due Date: 10th Week of the semester
In a folder called “Assignment Papers”, you will find 8 papers that address
various aspects of Budgeting.

Required:

Write a two part-essay to:

i. critically review any four of these papers;
ii. discuss the budgeting practices in Sri Lanka with reference to a
selected company. (Word limit - 2500 words).

Please note:

 A critical review requires you to summarise and evaluate each paper.

 It requires you to read the selected paper thoroughly. It also requires you to
read other related papers/texts so that you can evaluate the selected paper.

 To be critical does not mean to criticise in a negative way. It requires you to

question the given information and views put forth by the author(s). It requires
you to evaluate the issues raised in a paper.

 Evaluation means presenting the strengths and weaknesses of a paper.

 Overall, writing a critical review involves analysis and evaluation.

Additional information:

 This is a group-assignment. Please organise yourselves into groups.

 Please make sure that names and student ID numbers of all group
members are stated on the cover sheet of your submission.

As this is a group assignment, each member of your group is awarded the

same mark

Thanks
Course lecturers
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Bases of assessment Marks Marks

allocated given
Content - Identification of relevant issues. 06

Research - Selection of relevant material.

A demonstration of critical evaluation of the material.

Expression of your viewpoint (and not a catalogue of

quotes/ others’ ideas).

Expression - clarity, style (formal and academic), 05

coherence in writing, grammar, punctuation, spellings
and sentence structure.

A logical flow of argument at both the paragraph level

and the overall text level.

Use of supporting arguments.

Use of literature to support the argument.

Structure – Synopsis (Stated the topic, reflected main 10

arguments and identified conclusions reached).

Introduction (Provided background/contextual

information; clearly introduced the topic; outlined the
plan for addressing the topic).
Discussion in appropriately linked sections and
paragraphs.

Conclusion (no new material; reiterated the main line

of argument).
Referencing procedure (within the text, and at the end 02
of the text).
Appropriately styled and punctuated bibliography.
Overall Presentation – including cover page, line 02
spacing, page numbering.
Total Marks (out of 25)