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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title ACCT6001 Accounting Information Systems
Assessment Assessment 3: Case Study – Excel-Based
Individual/Group Individual
Length
Learning Outcomes
d) Apply technical knowledge and skills in creating information for the workplace using spreadsheets
and relational databases
e) Communicate with IT professionals, stakeholders and user
groups of information systems
Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday end of week
9/Module 5.1
Weighting 25%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context: The spreadsheet is a powerful tool that has become entrenched in business processes worldwide. A working knowledge of Excel is a crucial skill for accountants. This assessment aims to assess the student’s ability to create spreadsheets. Students will be using raw data and summarising them in a user friendly format to aid decision making.
Submission Requirement:
Students need to submit their Excel Workbook which includes the analysis and recommendation sheet. The file should be provided in the following format: Student ID_ Student Name_ ACCT6001 Assessment 3.xlxs Example: 0009989t_Adam_Smith_ACCT6001 Assessment 3.xlxs
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Background
Your case study has been inspired by the Grand Prix Formula 1 race event held annually in March in Melbourne as the first race of each F1 season. It is a three day event and thousands of local and international tourists attend the event each year. Victorian Government funds the event. You will conduct an analysis of hypothetical budgeted and actual data to prove your Excel skills. You will work on The 2020 Race Event budget and analyse weekly ticket sales for the 2020 Australian Grand Prix Event during the period from 5th till 11th of August 2019.
Detailed instructions:
Create an Excel Workbook with 6 Worksheets (tabs):
Individual Registration
Total Sales per Ticket Type
Total Sales per Ticket Type per Country
The Race Event Budget
Budget Summary Report
Analysis and Recommendations
1. Individual Registration Worksheet
The Individual Registration Worksheet contains information received from customers when booking a ticket for the Australian Grand Prix event online. Create a table similar to the one below using hypothetical details of 30 customers. Include following columns: Purchase Date ( use dates between 5.8.-11.8. 2019), First Name, Surname, Street Address (including city and state if applicable), Country, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, Ticket Type, Amount paid. Please use customers from 8 – 10 countries only. You can find pricing information per ticket type on the official Australian Grand Prix webpage under the following link. https://www.grandprix.com.au/tickets/search
Ticket types will vary based on the number of days the ticket is purchased for (3 days Pass, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Saturday and Sunday) and additionally location (Paddock Club, The Lounge, Race Cube etc). Example of the ticket type: Paddock Club Lounge 3- DAY PASS Chicane Pavilion Lower SUNDAY
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You do not have to use all ticket types. Use between 6-8 ticket types only. Assume only those tickets have been sold during the week you will be analysing.
Below is a simplified example similar to the table you need to create. Please note, the columns in the example are slightly different from what is required. Make sure you follow the instructions above.
2. Total Sales per Ticket Type Worksheet
The purpose of the next worksheet is to summarise the total amount paid per ticket type using relevant Excel formulas.
Create a table showing a summary of the total amount paid per ticket type. Your column headings should be: Ticket Type, Total Amount Paid Use appropriate IF formulas to summarise values per each ticket type (6-8 in total) linking the values directly to the data from the Individual Registration Worksheet you have created.
3. Total Sales per Ticket Type per Country Worksheet
The purpose of the next worksheet is to summarise the customer registration data using the Pivot Table and Charts Tools. Pivot tables are one of the Excel's most powerful features. A pivot table allows you to summarise a large set of data in an easy and user friendly way. It is especially important in nowadays business world where we are dealing with large data sets and smart extracts are often needed to aid decision making within a business. You are expected to create a Pivot Table summarising the weekly sales per each ticket type and the country of sale during the period from 5th till 11th of August 2019.
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Below is an example of a pivot table summarising promotional product sales per country. Your pivot table will be summarising sales per ticket type per country.
Charts are a great Excel tool helping to present data graphically. Once you create the pivot table, use Charts Excel tool to present the same data graphically. Use the chart type you consider the most appropriate. Make it presentable using appropriate title and formatting. Below is an example from the sample above.
4. The Race Event Budget Worksheet
You have been provided with the Income/Funding and Expenses Tables extracts from the 2019 Race Event Budget. You are expected to create the 2020 Race Event Budget using exactly same categories in your tables and information below.
Income Funding:
- Use the actual quantity achieved per each description item and increase it by 10%
for your 2020 budget. The only exemption will be Registrations with estimated
quantity of 100 for the 2020 race event.
- Assume 3% increase in unit cost per each category.
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
Promotional Product Sales per Country5.8-11.8.2019
CALENDARS PHOTOS STICKERS
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Expenses:
- The actual quantity was 5% higher than estimated values and the increase should be
reflected in the 2020 budget.
- Assume 3% price increase in each expense category.
5. Budget Summary Report Worksheet
The Budget Summary Report Worksheet should contain your 2020 budget summary as per example below (please ignore the graph).
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Budget Summary Column
• Create the labels Total Expenses, Total Income and Balance with design
similar to above.
• Total Expenses value is to be linked to the 2020 Expenses table.
• Total Income value is to be linked to the total budgeted Income amount from the 2020 Income/Funding table.
• Balance is to be calculated as a difference between Total Income and
Total Expenses
Summary of Expenses and Income
• Create the labels for each category of expenses as per above example.
• Use the appropriate IF function to get the sum of all items that belong to
each category. For example, in case of the total expenses for the Other
category, find all categories equal to Other under the category column and
add their amount from the amount column of the Expenses table.
• In the 2019 Expenses table above, the Jerseys and T-shirts belong to the
Other category. Therefore, the total under the Other category is a sum of
expenses related to Jerseys and T-shirts of $39,000.
6. Analysis and Recommendations Worksheet
The Analysis and Recommendations Worksheet’s purpose is to summarise your findings.
Provide commentary on the sales per ticket type and location over the analysed period. You
can use summary table and graphical presentation of data to help your analysis. Based on
the analysed sales from the week 5.8-11.8.2019, provide three recommendations in terms
of the proposed marketing campaign for the following week.
Provide a summary of the 2020 budget you have created and formulate one
recommendation referring to the information provided in the 2019 Budget.
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Learning Rubrics
Assessment Attributes
Fail
(Unacceptable)
0-49%
Pass
(Functional)
50-64%
Credit
(Proficient)
65-74%
Distinction
(Advanced)
75 -84%
High Distinction (Exceptional)
85-100%
Formulae, formatting
and cell references
40 %
Formulae, formatting
and cell reference are
mostly incorrect and
incomplete.
Incorrect calculations
and major mistakes in
formulas are present.
0 - 19
More than 50% of the
formulae, formatting and cell
references are correct.
Several mistakes are present
in calculations and formulas
that have been used.
20-25
Majority of the formulae,
formatting and cell
references are correct.
There are minor
discrepancies or mistakes in
calculations and formulas
used.
26 - 29
Almost all formulae,
formatting and cell references
are correct.
All calculations are correct and
appropriate formulas have
been used.
30-33
All formulae, formatting and cell references are correct.
All calculations are correct and
appropriate formulas have
been used.
34-40
Tables, graphical
presentation of data,
Pivot Table
40 %
Some tables, graphs,
pivot tables are
missing or created
with wrong or
incomplete data.
Poor visual
presentation of data.
0- 19
Some mistakes are present in
creating tables, graphs and
pivot tables. Some mistakes
have been done in data used,
but overall student has
proven working knowledge
of the Excel tools used.
Visual presentation of data needs improvement in some
cases.
20 -25
Tables, graphs and pivot
tables have been created
with minor mistakes.
Visual presentation could be
improved.
26 -29
There are minor mistakes in
table creation, graphs and
pivot table.
Overall very good
understanding of the Excel
tools with professional
presentation of data.
30 -33
Tables, graphs and pivot table
have been created correctly
with excellent presentation of
data.
The student has shown
excellent understanding of the
Excel tools used in the
assessment.
34-40
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Analysis and
Recommendation
Recommendations and analysis are not
provided or very weak.
Limited application/ recommendations
based upon analysis.
The student demonstrated the ability to analyse and summarise data for the
purpose of decision making.
Recommendations are valid, but could be improved.
Well-developed analysis and
with Excel application and
recommendations linked to
the analysis.
Thoroughly developed and
creative analysis and synthesis
with application.
Well developed
recommendations linked to
the analysis undertaken.
Highly sophisticated and
creative analysis.
Excellent recommendations
linked to the analysis
undertaken.
20% 0-9 10-12 13-14 15-16 17-20