Worth 30% of final mark
Final date for submission: 9:00 pm Sunday 18 September
Milestones: Auto‐graded quiz for Module 1 material closes 9:00pm Wednesday 17 August
Auto‐graded quiz for Module 2 material closes 9:00pm Friday 26 August
Place of submission: The manually‐graded section should be submitted to the assignment dropbox
on MyLO.
The auto‐graded sections are assessed via two MyLO quizzes which will remain open until the milestone dates listed above.
The assignment has 2 major parts .
The first part of the assignment links to Learning Outcome 1: To demonstrate a knowledge of the basic concepts of the time valuation of money, and be able to apply these concepts to common situations in business/personal finance. It will use content covered in Module 1 ).
The second part of the assignment links to Learning Outcome 2: To demonstrate sound practices in sampling, data description and presentation in a business environment. It will use content covered in Module 2.
Each major part of the assignment has both an auto‐graded section and a manually‐graded section.
For each part you may have multiple attempts at the auto‐graded section, without penalty.
The manually‐graded section will be graded after the final due date.
Within each topic, it is strongly suggested that you try and achieve full marks on the auto‐graded section of the assessment before moving to the manually graded section.
Students should carefully read the rubric and assignment guidelines attached at the end of this document.
These describe out expectations and marking principles. Some of the key expectations outlined for the submitted assignment paper include:
Provide enough detail in the answer for the marker to follow the logic of the student’s approach.
Show correct formulae and/or show appropriate Excel functions with parameters.
Submit as a “.docx” document, without a cover sheet. Do not include the question sheet, just your answers.
Meet minimum presentation standards expected of a business professional.
Submitted on or before due date.
Diagrams/Tables/Charts computer generated, labelled and appearing in correct sequence within an answer, and location clearly identified if this is not possible
Read the rubric and assignment guidelines for more details.
