Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accountancy

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Reflect in the correct use of the terminology, concepts, principles, and theories in accountancy, public sector, and municipal finance.
• Appraise the relationship among concepts and principles of Accountancy, public sector, and municipal finance.
• Apply knowledge to propose solutions to well-structured and practical problems (both concrete and abstract).
• Communicate clearly using scholarly discourse and accountancy, public sector, and municipal finance conventions efficiently.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Acquire access to various kinds of information resources, such as the library, Internet, and primary and secondary sources related to the core disciplines.
• Reflect explicit recognition of the diversity, complexity, and multidimensionality of a context and how that affects the particular work being undertaken.
• Demonstrate through the provision of relevant information pertaining to the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the context for addressing specific problems.
• Identify relevant role players and resources that will contribute to the resolution of specific problems.
• Describe all relevant factors pertaining to the context and people's performances in these contexts and how they affect the particular work being undertaken.
• Identify critical factors impacting on practical problems to be investigated from the perspective of the discipline.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Know the ethical implications of various kinds of research and be able to act accordingly.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Express own opinions clearly and coherently, justify a position, and present it logically, systematically using properly substantiated arguments.
• Show an awareness of the audience and capability in using different modes of communication (oral and written) and discipline-specific conventions, and utilization of different techniques and strategies for communicating results.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Apply standard procedures within the specific discipline, such as experimental or computational techniques, or deductive or inductive reasoning.
• Collect and record appropriate data truthfully and in the appropriate format.
• Analyze and interpret materials.
• Argue persuasively about such analyses and interpretations.
• Draw valid conclusions appropriately.
• Develop competence in reading and understanding and critically appraising text/literature in the context they are written.
• Identify the central theme(s) of the essay.
• Extract and explain the competing arguments.
• Give a knowledgeable perspective to the debate.
• Derive a conclusion that fills the gap.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the question and indicate the direction of your answer through laying out the subsections of the essay and their linkages with the overall theme.
• Operationalize the topic by stating clearly the context in which its basic concepts and assumptions are to be evaluated in the essay.
• Debate the subject matter by developing logically coherent arguments as well as citing and discussing illustrative examples.
• Draw a conclusion that is consistent with the arguments raised in the essay and suggesting possible outcomes of alternative initiatives at addressing the subject matter.
• Present the essay according to appropriate and/or recommended word processing and referencing protocol.

Integrated Assessment:

• The assessment approach is an integrated approach horizontally and vertically to ensure that exit level outcomes have been met.
• Formative assessment is carried out using:
  • Concept and objective testing.
  • Projects, case studies, assignments & presentations.
  • Formal written tests.
  • Together they contribute 60% towards the final mark.
• Summative assessment, which consists of a three-hour examination paper, is conducted at the end of each semester, and it contributes 40% towards the final mark.
• Assessment is in alignment with the University rules and the assessment policy of student learning.