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Greenwich School of Management (GSoM) Title of Module Introduction to Accounting (Level 4) Summer 2013 Module Leaders Philip Pryce and Isaiah Oino Lecturers Philip Pryce, Isaiah Oino, Rita Ukachi Lois, Roy Ringham and Seun Oluwayi Assessment Task You are required to: Obtain the last five year’s published Income Statements and Balance Sheets for a company listed on the London Stock Market. Identify 4 groups who would be interested in utilizing these financial statements and critically discuss the purposes for which they would use them. Identify the accounting ratios that would best enable the chosen user groups to achieve their purpose and calculate these ratios for your chosen company (two for each user group). Analyse the ratios calculated and discuss in relation to the user groups identified and their purpose of use. Your assessment must contain an Introduction and Conclusion. Assessment Format You are required to submit a report detailing your analysis and the results of your calculations. The actual calculations must be shown as a part of the appendix. The report must be submitted via the Student Portal on/or before 01 August 2013, accompanied by a turnitin report. Word Limit 1,500 Learning outcomes to be examined in this assessment The ability to analyse, syntheses and evaluate financial statements in order to make decision. Assessment criteria Explanatory comments on the assessment criteria Maximum marks for each section Content, style, relevance, critical, constructive analysis The ability to relate theory to the real world. Demonstration of a clear understanding of the issues. 70 marks Evidence of wide research Clear, professional and properly referenced using Harvard Style 10 marks Introduction Conclusion The ability to introduce and clearly sum up the arguments and reach a conclusion. 20 marks 1 The actual calculations must be shown as a part of the appendix….