BUACC 5930

Accounting Concepts and Practices

Semester 2, 2013
Group Assignment

You are an accountant at MYB Group Accountants & Investment Advisors.

You have been approached by a group of investors for your professional
advice on investing in Woolworths Ltd. Your client wishes to adopt an
investment strategy that seeks to maximise both financial return and social
good.
Required:
Go to:
http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/annualreport/2012/
and access the companys annual report for 2012
Prepare a report for your client. Your report should include:
a. A description of the core business of the company including full details
of its operating activities.
b. A discussion on any significant issues emerging from the Chairmans
Report.
c. A discussion on any significant issues emerging from the Managing
Directors Report.
d. A discussion on companys Corporate Governance Statement.
e. A calculation of the key financial ratios for 2012.
f. An overall assessment of the company and your recommendation on
investing in the company.

In making an overall assessment, you may conduct additional research on

Woolworths

too.

For

example,

http://www.news.com.au/business/woolworths-betting-on-booze-profits-asit-looks-to-expand-hotel-empire/story-e6frfm1i-1226223987450

Please note the following:

Format: Business report

Contribution to overall assessment: 20%
Length: 2000 2200 words

Due date: 27 September 2013

Your work must comply with the Universitys General Guide for the
Presentation of Academic Work.
http://www.ballarat.edu.au/current-students/assistance,-supportand-services/academic-support/general-guide-for-the-presentationof-academic-work

This is a group-assignment. Each group needs to have 2 to 3

members in it. Please organise yourselves into groups.
Please make sure that names and ID numbers of all group members
are stated on the cover sheet of your submission.

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

mark. Working in groups has its pros and cons. I am sure that you will hold
constructive and energetic group discussions on the issues at hand. In case
of any disagreements, you will be able to resolve them in a democratic and
rational way. There will be times when you may have to agree to disagree
with each other. Invariably different group members bring different skills to
a project; it is up to you to make the best of it. I believe one can learn a lot
by discussing the issues with ones colleagues.

If you happen to find your group members are not pulling their weight or
there are problems with any members commitment, then please try to
resolve those issues amongst yourselves. Open and honest communication
always helps.

If you are unable to resolve these issues, you are most

welcome to see me and we will try to sort out the problems together. Do this
as soon as possible and certainly before the due date.

BUACC5930, Semester 2, 2013, Group Assignment

Names:

Student Numbers:

Bases of assessment
Technical component:
calculations.

HD
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accuracy in

Format: The IBCAR outline as per

The
General
Guide
for
the
Presentation of Academic Work.
Content: Identification of relevant
issues.
Research:
material.

Selection

of

relevant

A
demonstration
of
evaluation of the issues.

critical

Expression: clarity, style (formal and

academic), coherence in writing,
grammar, punctuation, spellings and
sentence structure.
Expression of your view (and not a
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catalogue of quotes/ others ideas).

A logical flow of argument at both
the paragraph level and the overall
text level.
Use of supporting arguments.
Use of literature to support
argument.

the

Referencing procedure (within the

text, and at the end of the text).
Appropriately styled and punctuated
bibliography.
Overall Presentation including
cover page, line spacing, page
numbering.
GRADE: