Assessment Type Assignment
Assessment Number 2
Assessment Name Reflective Journal
| Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed | Learning outcomes Graduate attributes |
| 1. Describe the taxation framework in Australia and identify the concepts and principles that underpin Australian Tax Law. | Communication: The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a diverse range of audiences Research: The ability to conduct thorough, accurate and targeted research |
| 2. Explain how the main tax laws and regulations in Australia have been applied and identify the body of case law that informs current interpretations of the taxation regime. | Research: The ability to conduct thorough, accurate and targeted research Critical thinking and problem solving: The ability to address and solve problems creatively and in a structured and methodical way Flexibility: The ability to critically assess and evaluate different approaches to issues and problems |
| 3. Recognise, describe, and analyse taxation issues and concepts with regard to problems encountered in commercial settings. | Research: The ability to conduct thorough, accurate and targeted research Critical thinking and problem solving: The ability to address and solve problems creatively and in a structured and methodical way Flexibility: The ability to critically assess and evaluate different approaches to issues and problems |
| 4. Demonstrate an understanding of substantive areas of taxation law including income tax, goods and services tax and fringe benefits taxes. | Flexibility: The ability to critically assess and evaluate different approaches to issues and problems |
| 5. Discuss the role and responsibilities of accountants with regard to taxation law and the preparation of taxation documents. | Communication: The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a diverse range of audiences Ethical behavior: The ability to identify and understand ethical |
| problems and demonstrate ethical behaviour |
Due Date and Time Session 10 – Friday by 5:00pm
Weighting 30% (20% for report and 10% for video presentation)
Assessment Description This assignment requires students to keep a reflective journal of
what they learn throughout the semester. Students will research relevant articles, then write a summary and reflection on each article to demonstrate their understanding of the materials learned from each week. Selection of these article should explore theoretical and practical issues in taxation law.
Students may form a group of 2 or elect to complete the assignment as an individual. Students are required to conduct relevant research for the reflective journal and make a video presentation.
Detailed Submission Requirements
Moodle / Turnitin
Assignment – Reflective Journal
The following reflective writing tasks is a way of asking you to critically evaluate and make connections between the theories and practice you are engaging with in this unit and can guide you to become more aware of your personal thoughts about your life experiences in relation to the weekly topics prescribed in this subject
Reflective writing is not just a description or summary of something you have observed. Instead, reflective writing requires you to describe, analyse and evaluate.
Requirement:
- Students are required to collect at least 10 relevant articles from reputable sources (peered review journal articles, newspaper articles etc.…) and to write a reflection of approximately 350 words on each article.
- As a guide, you should write about 150 words to summarise the article and the remaining 200 words to reflect.
- Provide a screenshot and relevant link/source for each of the chosen article. Selection of these articles must be related and relevant to the prescribed weekly topics throughout sessions 1 to 10 as prescribed in this subject outline.
Video Presentation 3 minutes max
Each student may choose any 1 of the 10 articles that they have written the reflection for the Assignment and demonstrate their understanding of the relevant concepts, tax rules and case laws that they had learnt from the workshops
Whether students complete the assignment in a group of 2 OR as an individual, each student is required to submit the video presentation individually to demonstrate the required understanding and knowledge of the materials that each student has written for the assignment.
The Student’s face must be clearly shown in the video and both video and audio must be of good quality.
Students are expected to incorporate PowerPoint slides /pictures Zoom (to share screen their assignment answers), in order to create an engaging and interesting presentation.
| Reflective Journal Assessment | ||||||
| Section Requirements | Weight 20% | HIGH DISTINCTION 100-85% | DISTINCTION 84-75% | CREDIT 74-65% | PASS 64-50% | FAIL 49-0% |
| Structure | 5 Marks | |||||
| Content | 10 Marks | |||||
| Format, Grammar, Presentation and Referencing | 5 Marks | |||||
| TOTAL MARK | 20 | Overall comments: |
Video Presentation 10%
| Requirements | Total | High Distinction | Distinction | Credit | Pass | Fail |
| Answers explained with | 2% | Assessment | Most questions answered in detail. | Most aspects of the | Basic aspects | Questions are |
| clarity (from your | answers are clearly | question are | of the question | inadequately | ||
| assignment) | explained and in | addressed | are addressed. | addressed. | ||
| good detail. | adequately. | |||||
| Presenter’s | 3% | The presentation | The presentation demonstrated sound | The presentation | The | The presentation |
| comprehension | demonstrated | understanding and comprehension of most | demonstrated good | presentation | did not | |
| thorough | aspects of assessment questions. | understanding and | demonstrated | demonstrate | ||
| understanding and | comprehension of | basic | understanding of | |||
| comprehension of | assessment | understanding | assessment | |||
| the assessment | questions. | of assessment | questions. | |||
| questions. | questions. | |||||
| Quality of Video & Audio | 3% | Outstanding audio | Video and audio recording clear throughout | Video and audio | Video and | Video and audio |
| and video recording | presentation and completed within the | recording clear in | audio | recording unclear | ||
| completed within | stipulated time. | most parts and | recording | and not | ||
| time frame. | completed close to | partially clear | completed within | |||
| allotted time. | and completed | given time. | ||||
| mostly within | ||||||
| time. | ||||||
| Professionalism | 2% | Professionally | Smartly dressed and acceptable visual | Casually dressed | Casual attire | Improper attire |
| attired with | background | and visual | with normal | and unacceptable | ||
| presentable visual | background meeting | visual | visual | |||
| background | acceptable | background. | background | |||
| standards. | ||||||
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