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Subject Outline
The Turning Point
February 2008
Credit Points: 10
Lecturer: Leonard Yang
Email: leonardyang@asiamail.com
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Table of Contents
Section 1: General Information...........................................................................................3
1.1 Lecture Time & Location......................................................................................3
1.2 Brief Outline.......................................................................................................3
1.3 Aims...................................................................................................................4
1.4 Learning Outcomes.............................................................................................4
1.5 Attendance.........................................................................................................4
1.6 Required Texts & Readings..................................................................................5
1.7 Supplementary Reading.......................................................................................5
Recommended Journals...................................................................................................................5
1.8 Course Schedule.................................................................................................6
1.9 Web References..................................................................................................7
1.10 Policies on Educational Issues and Student matters.............................................7
1.11 Assessments.....................................................................................................7
1.12 Submission Dates..............................................................................................8
Section 2: Assessment.......................................................................................................9
2.1 Grades Awarded................................................................................................. 9
2.2 Satisfactory Completion Requirements of this Subject..........................................10
2.3 Assessment Weight...........................................................................................10
2.4 Assessments.....................................................................................................10
Assignment Guidelines...................................................................................................................10
2.5 Examination Information....................................................................................11
2.6 Google Groups...................................................................................................12
2.7 Assignment Submission......................................................................................17
Section 3: Citation & Plagiarism........................................................................................22
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This subject will be taught over 2 weekends, plus have scheduled weekend meetings to assist
with project research and discussion.
Students will be able to formulate problems in mathematical terms and apply mathematical
and statistical techniques in solving the problems. Students will be taught various statistical
reference methods, which will enable them to analyse a range of business and management
problems with the aid to statistics. An understanding of statistical models and mathematical
models will allow students to appreciate how mathematical models can be used to increase
understanding of business and economics systems, present data and draw conclusions from
the data they generate.
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1.3 Aims
1.5 Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended in order for students to be able to satisfactorily attempt
the final examination. Students are required to sign in their attendance for every lecture
attended.
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Recommended Journals
Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis
Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting
Applied Economics
Harvard Business Review
Small Business Economics
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Students are advised that they should seek to cover as much of the material as possible prior
to attending each of the weekends.
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1.11 Assessments
All assignments are expected to be the original work of students. Each
assignment should give details of references used and all quotations should be
clearly attributed to their source. Although group preparation is encouraged it
should be noted that collusion and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be
subjected to severe penalties.
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Assignments should be submitted to the office and not directly to the lecturer. A
completed Assignment Submission Cover (see attached) should accompany each
assignment. The centre will set deadlines for submission of assignments and
students must adhere to this deadline. Assignments received one week after the
deadline will be marked “Late submission” and 5% of marks apportioned to the
assignment will be deducted. Assignments submitted later than a week after the
deadline will be deemed as a fail. Submission of assignments is compulsory: you
cannot pass a module unless you have completed the assignments.
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SECTION 2: ASSESSMENT
The approved grades of performance and associated ranges of marks this subject is:
A Grade: To be awarded a Grade A you must provide evidence of wide reading of relevant
literature, exercising discernment in the selection of appropriate quotations and evidence to
support your work. The use of appropriate models and concepts should be accurate and
demonstrate depth of understanding and creative application to the subject companies. Your
work should be logical and coherent, presented in an interesting and accessible style. By
definition A Grade work is of an “exceptional” standard.
B Grade: To be awarded a Grade B you must provide evidence of wide reading of relevant
literature, selecting appropriate quotations and evidence to support your work. The use of
appropriate models and concepts should be accurate and demonstrate understanding and
application to the subject companies. Your work should be logical and presented in an
interesting and accessible style. Work in the G Grades can be generally defined as very good.
C Grade: To be awarded a Grade C you must demonstrate that you have undertaken a
review of relevant literature and that you have used the information to illustrate your answer.
You should clearly demonstrate your ability to apply the key theories and concepts to the
given circumstances. Your work should be logical, correctly referenced and convincing. Work
in the C range can generally be described as average.
D Grade: To be awarded a Grade D you must demonstrate that you have undertaken a
review of relevant literature. You should attempt to apply relevant models and concepts to
the given circumstances. Work in the D range is a marginal pass.
E Grade: An E Grade is a marginal fail. Your work may be similar to the description of C
grade, but failing to meet the objectives of the assignment and not satisfying the learning
outcomes. Work not properly referenced.
F Grade: This is a clear fail. Inadequate literature review, not properly referenced. Limited
attempt to apply models and concepts to circumstances and/or inaccurate application.
General failure to meet the objectives of the assignment and not satisfying the learning
outcomes. Work not properly referenced.
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2.4 Assessments
There are two pieces of assessment for this subject.
Assignment Guidelines
The assignment is a paper is to be prepared in no more than +/- 10% of the word count
indicated.
Please type wherever possible, using 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial.
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Please note: Any analysis and evaluation conducted should make appropriate use of the
methodologies, concepts and frameworks studied in the module.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please see the guides to citation, referencing and
plagiarism appended to this outline.
Students must retain a copy of all assessment work submitted. Marks will not usually be
modified or scaled. Feedback on assessment tasks will be returned to students before the
final examination date.
Although student attendance records will be kept, attendance or class participation will not be
part of the assessment for this subject.
Please follow the examination information as uploaded in your Google Group for more
information.
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Additional information is made available to students from the school and your lecturer
through the use of Google Groups. This allows:
• Files to be shared amongst everyone in the group
• Emails to be sent to everyone using a single email address
Please note that basic information about the requirements for citation and referencing,
information about examinations and other useful documents are also placed in the group for
your access.
When you commence each subject, you will be sent an email that will allow you to access the
Google Group for that subject. A step-by-step guide on how to access Google Groups follows.
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Click on the 'sign in and apply for membership' as indicated above. This will allow you to sign
in to Google Accounts, Apply for a Google Account (if you don't already have one) and enter
the group.
Refer to Step 4 – you should be permitted to access the account automatically. If this doesn't
happen, then please click on 'Apply for membership'.
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** Note that creating a Google Account DOES NOT automatically give you a new email
address. It just associates a Google Account with your existing email address.
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Please note that you must click on 'Accept invitation' to access the group.
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Note the areas 1, 2 and 3 above which will have information for your reference.
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You are required to submit your assignment online through the website service called Turn It
In. Instructions are as follows.
STEP 1: You will receive an email like the one below.
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You will be prompted to change your password. Please do so and choose a password that
you will remember. Write it down somewhere just in case.
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STEP 4: Click on the 'Paper icon' next to the name of the assignment you will be
submitting.
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Fill in the fields as requested, select the file using the browse button, and click on 'SUBMIT':
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The file types that will be accepted are: MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML,
RTF, and plain text.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIP: If you have trouble submitting your file using Microsoft Word,
then use the cut and paste method. To do this, go back to Step 5 and change the 'submit a
paper by' to 'cut and paste' instead of 'file upload'.
STEP 7: Once your assignment has been submitted, your screen will show confirmation
of the submission and email you a digital receipt to confirm that your assignment has been
received by the system.
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Please see the attached guide from the University of Wales for information on how to avoid
plagiarism and reference for your assignments.
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