Description
BUSN3001 – Part B Research Essay – S2 2024
Weighting: 25%
Due Date: 4pm, Thursday October 10 2024
Purpose: The Research Essay examines students’ ability to identify appropriate scholarly research and media articles, critically analyze this literature and develop written arguments. This task helps students further develop their knowledge of accounting theory and their written communication skills.
This assessment task is to be completed individually.
Required:
Your research essay should critically analyze the literature and evidence regarding political polarization and its consequences. It should provide a comprehensive and well- rounded analysis of the connection between politics polarization in corporate America and firms’ likelihood and quality of non-GAAP disclosure.
In your discussions, ensure to address the following key points clearly:
• Identify and explain how political polarization could influence decision-making processes at the firm level.
• Specifically, regarding non-GAAP reporting, discuss how political polarization affects firms’ decisions to issue non-GAAP reports and the quality of these reports.
It is expected that your essay will be broadly researched and your arguments should be well reasoned and evidenced with reference to the existing literature. You are required to use the Harvard referencing system.
The word limit for this research essay is a strict 1,500 words (ie there is no 10% margin). This excludes the references at the end of the essay (but includes the in –text references). Marks may be deducted for essays that exceed this word limit.
Assessment Criteria:
The Research Essay will be assessed based upon the following criteria (also see Grade Related Descriptors below):
• Evidence of scholarly research: extent of literature review , relevance of articles, substantiation of arguments with references to literature.
• Depth and relevance of discussion: coverage and depth in the focus areas of the essay, demonstration of knowledge and understanding of theory.
• Critical analysis: level of critical analysis, argumentation, originality of ideas and insight.
• Written expression: effective language and writing (including attention to grammar and sentence construction), structure and coherence of the essay as a whole
• Consistency with academic conventions: correct and consistent referencing, formatting and abiding by word count
Note: The criteria listed above are not mutually exclusive but are complementary in the overall assessment of the assignment. A well-written and organized essay will receive a zero mark if it is not relevant to the given topic.
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