HOLMES INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
HI5017 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIVE JOURNAL T3 2019
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester
T3 2019
Unit Code
HI5017
Unit Title
Managerial Accounting
Assessment Type
Assignment
Assessment Title
Individual Reflective Journal
Purpose of the
assessment (with ULO
Mapping)
The purpose of this assessment is to ensure each student is able to document
a critical reflection of their personal learning process, as experienced during
this unit (ULO 1, 5, 6, 7, 8).
Weight
10% of the total assessments
Total Marks
10
Word limit
1,000 words. Please use “word count” and include in assignment.
Due Date
Week 11 Friday at 11.59 p.m.
Submission
Guidelines
Students should complete the reflective journal individually.
All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a
completed Assignment Cover Page.
The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and
2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings
and page numbers.
Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.
It is the responsibility of the student who is submitting the work, to ensure
that the work is in fact her/his own work. Incorporating another’s work or
ideas into one’s own work without appropriate acknowledgement is an
academic offence. Students should submit all assignments for plagiarism
checking on Blackboard before final submission in the subject. For further
details, please refer to the Unit Outline and Student Handbook.
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HI5017 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIVE JOURNAL T3 2019
Individual Reflective Journal Specifications
Purpose:
The Individual Reflective Journal is to ensure each student is able to contribute to document a critical
reflection of their personal learning process, as experienced during this unit. A significant aspect of
the reflective journal will be your reflections on what you learnt and experienced from your individual
assignment.
Assignment Task:
1. Reflections on the selected two peer reviewed journal articles based on the assignment topics.
What went well, what did not go to plan, how did you addressed any difficulties, and what had you
learnt from it.
2. Reflections on the research experience. What was enjoyable, what was difficult, what insights had
you gained, and any issues, challenges you experienced.
3. Reflections on what you had learned from the individual assignment, including the relevance of
the two costing techniques to businesses today. What insights had you gained and what had you
learnt from it.
Marking criteria:
Marking criteria
Weighting
1. Reflections on the selected two peer reviewed journal articles based
on the assignment topics.
3%
2. Reflections on the research experience
3%
3. Reflections on what were learned from the individual assignment
4%
TOTAL Weight
10%
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HI5017 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIVE JOURNAL T3 2019
Marking Rubric
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
1. Reflections on the
selected two peer
reviewed journal articles
based on the assignment
topics.
(3 marks)
Excellent
reflections on
the selected
two peer
reviewed
journal articles
based on the
assignment
topics.
Very good
reflections on
the selected
two peer
reviewed
journal articles
based on the
assignment
topics.
Good reflections
on the selected
two peer
reviewed journal
articles based on
the assignment
topics.
Reasonable
reflections on
the selected
two peer
reviewed
journal articles
based on the
assignment
topics.
Unable to
present a
proper
reflection on
the selected
two peer
reviewed
journal articles
based on the
assignment
topics.
2. Reflections on the
research experience
(3 marks)
Excellent
reflections on
the research
experience.
Very good
reflections on
the research
experience.
Good reflections
on the research
experience.
Reasonable
reflections on
the research
experience.
Unable to
present a
proper
reflection on
the research
experience.
3. Reflections on what
were learned from the
individual assignment
(4 marks)
Excellent
reflections on
the insights
gained from the
individual
assignment.
Very good
reflections on
the insights
gained from the
individual
assignment
Good reflections
on the insights
gained from the
individual
assignment
Reasonable
reflections on
the insights
gained from the
individual
assignment
Unable to
present a
proper
reflection on
the insights
gained from the
individual
assignment
Total Marks (10)
/10