ASSIGNMENT

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Business
Module Name

: Financial Accounting

Batch Number

: Please fill this area

Module Code

: BAB102

Given Date

: Please fill this area

Due Date (Soft Copy): Please fill this area

Due Date (Hard Copy): Please fill this area

Instructions

Answer ALL questions.

Marks will be awarded for good presentation and thoroughness in your approach.

NO marks will be awarded for the entire assignment if any part of this is found to be copied directly
from printed materials or from another student.

It is recommended that your name and your student number be included in the header or footer of every
page of the assignment.

The assignment should be accompanied by a completed assignment cover sheet.

There is no need to include the assignment question in your submitted work.

Written assignments must be correctly referenced and written in acceptable English. Be sure you
acknowledge all sources of information in the body of your assignment and supply a reference list at the
end.

Use the APA system referencing style adopted by the College.

Where appropriate assignments should be prepared using a word-processing package with 12 point font
(Times New Roman/ Arial), 2 line spacing and page numbering.

Please ensure that your work has been proof read for spelling and for grammatical construction.

If you are not clear about the assignment requirements please contact the subject Lecturer/ tutor.

Keep a copy of each assignment you submit.

All assignments will be accepted before 10:30 pm on the submission date. Those assignments submitted
within 4 days after the due date, will have a 5% marks deduction per day, from the total marks for that
assignment. Thereafter, no assignments will be accepted.

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Background of Scenario
Bookkeeping is just a minor part of accounting in general, but it is a prodigious place to start
particularly for Small & Medium Business Enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs who aspire to sustained
business growth. Bookkeeping is all about keeping and maintaining financial recordkeeping in a proper
manner in the books of accounts. These financial books are very essential to both small and big
business existence. Bookkeeping perhaps look like a great time waster to most SME owners but it is a
silent factor that can either make or break your business. If you really want to propagate from a small
business owner to a big business owner, then you better start taking bookkeeping very seriously.
Task: You are required to write research paper on the topic Empirical Study on Prominence of
Bookkeeping for Development of SMEs: In the Context of Maldives.
Written Deliverables: The paper must be a minimum of 3,000 words (+/- 10%), 2 line-spacing (not
including cover page or reference list). Your paper will be graded on content as well as format (APA
reference style, spelling, grammar, page formatting etc.)
Use the following sub-headings in your written report:
Heading

Description

Marks

Abstract

An abstract summarizes, in one paragraph of 300 words or less,

the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence that

includes: the overall purpose of the study and the research
problem(s) you investigated, the basic design of the study, major
findings or trends found as a result of your analysis and a brief
summary of your interpretations and conclusions.
Introduction
Literature Review

Background information of SMEs and Bookkeeping.

15

In your literature review you have to review scholarly paper,

25

which includes the current knowledge including substantive

findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions
to Bookkeeping & importance & role play by SMEs in Maldives
economy.
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Analysis of information in alignment with theoretical concepts as
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to evaluate Bookkeeping Practice by SMEs in Maldives and how
it effect on performance and operation of SMEs.

Limitations of the

The limitations of the study are those characteristics of design or

study

methodology that impacted or influenced the interpretation of the

findings from your study.

Conclusion

Formulate your recommendation synopsis (Taking into account of

10

qualitative and quantitative analysis)

Language and

APA style

References
Total

100

Presentation: (20 marks):

You are required to prepare power point presentation of your assignment and present your research
main findings.
Deliverables: Presentation of 10 minutes.
Note:
Total weight of this assignment is 40%, from that 30% weight is allotted for your research & 10% is
allotted for your presentations.

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Plagiarism &APA
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is passing off the work of others as your own. This constitutes academic theft and is a
serious matter which is penalized in assignment marking.
Copying or close paraphrasing with occasional acknowledgement of the source may also be deemed to
be plagiarism is the absence of quotation marks implies that the phraseology is the students own.
Plagiarised work may belong to another student or be from a published source such as a book, report,
journal or material available on the internet.
APA Referencing
Examples
Examples of book references are:
Book with Single Author:
Gore, A. (2006). An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and
what we can do about it. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.
In-text reference:

(Gore, 2006)

Book with Two Authors:

Michaels, P. J., &Balling, R. C., Jr. (2000).The satanic gases: Clearing the air about
global warming. Washington, DC: Cato Institute.
In-text reference:

(Michaels & Balling, 2000)

Brochure or Pamphlet:
New York State Department of Health. (2002). After a sexual assault. [Brochure].Albany,
NY: Author.
In-text reference:

(New York, 2002)

An Anonymous Book:
Environmental Resource Handbook. (2001). Millerton, NY: Grey House.
In-textreference:

(Environmental Resource Handbook, 2001)

Articles in Reference Books (unsigned and signed):

Greenhouse Effect. (2005). American Heritage science dictionary. Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin.

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Schneider, S. H. (2000). Greenhouse Effect. World book encyclopaedia (Millennium ed) Vol.
8, pp. 382-383). Chicago,IL: World Book.
In-text references:

(Greenhouse
effect
(Schneider, 2000)

2005)

Magazine Articles:
Allen,L.(2004, August).Will Tuvalu disappear beneath the sea? Global warming threatens to
swamp a small island nation. Smithsonian, 35(5), 44-52.
Begley, S.,& Murr, A.(2007, July2). Which of these is not causing global warming? A. Sport
utility vehicles; B. Rice fields; C. Increased solar output. Newsweek, 150(2), 48-50.
In-text references:

(Allen, 2004)
(Begley, 2007)

Newspaper Articles (unsigned and signed):

College officials agree to cut greenhouse gases. (2007, June13). Albany Times Union, p. A4.
Landler, M. (2007, June2). Bushs Greenhouse Gas Plan Throws Europe Off Guard.
NewYork Times,p. A7.
In-text references:

(CollegeOfficials,2007)
(Landler, 2007)

Journal Article with Continuous Paging:

Miller-Rushing, A. J., Primack, R. B., Primack, D., &Mukunda, S. (2006).Photographs and
herbarium specimensas tools to document phonologicalchanges in response to global
warming.American Journal of Botany, 93,1667-1674.
In-text reference:

(Miller-Rushing, Primack, Primack, &Mukunda,2006)

Journal Article when each issue begins with p.1:

Bogdonoff, S.,&Rubin, J. (2007). The regionalgreenhousegas initiative:Taking actionin
Maine. Environment, 49(2), 9-16.
In-text reference:

(Bogdonoff & Rubin, 2007)

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Journal Article from a Library Subscription Service Database with a DOI (digital object
identifier):
Mora, C., &Maya, M. F.(2006).Effect of the rate of temperature increase of the dynamic
method on the heat tolerance of fishes. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31, 337-341.
doi:10.101b/jtherbio.2006.01.055
In-text reference:

(Mora & Maya, 2006)

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