AF102 Course Outline

School of Accounting and Finance

The School Office is located in Room FBE-IS034 [Telephone 323-2517]

It opens from 8:00am to 4:30pm on Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday

AF102

Introduction to Accounting & Financial Management – Part 2

Face to Face Mode

Semester 2, 2015

Laucala Campus

FACULTY OF BUSINESS

AND ECONOMICS

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General Information

Course Code AF102

Course Title

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT – PART 2

Course Pre-requisite(s) AF101

Note: AF102 is a prerequisite for both AF201 and AF210.

Coordinator MASILINA TUILOA ROTUIVAQALI

Office S234 FBE BUILDING

Email [email protected]

Phone 323 2532

Consultation hours TBC on Moodle

Assisted by :

Lecturer Dr. PALLAB KUMAR BISWAS



Phone 323 2284


Other Teaching Staff

Tutor JOYCELYN DEVI



Phone 323 2778


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Lecture Times

Thursday 3-4 pm 092-001

Friday 12-1 pm 092-001

Tutorial Times

DAY TIME VENUE

1 Monday 8-10 am FBE Conference Room

2 Monday 11-1 pm FBE Glassbox

3 Monday 1-3 pm 003-032

4 Tuesday 8-10 am 019-104A

5 Tuesday 11 am-1pm 093-202

6 Tuesday 2-4 pm 014-115

7 Tuesday 4-6 pm 003-042

8 Wednesday 10-12 noon 014-117

9 Wednesday 12-2 pm 093-204

10 Wednesday 1-3 pm ISO33



13 Thursday 8-10 am ISO33

14 Thursday 12-2 pm FBE Conference Room

15 Friday 2-4 pm 014-014B

16 Friday 4-6 pm 014-009A

NOTE: You are required to sign up for one preferred tutorial time slot on Moodle. Remember to

make a personal note of the time and venue when signing up on Moodle. This will be your

allocated tutorial throughout Semester 2, 2015. Also note that some of the above times and

venues may change depending on actual student enrolment numbers.

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Course Description and Pre-requisites

Welcome to AF102, an introduction to management accounting. With the current

advancements in the business environment, we are sure that you will find this course exciting

and rewarding as it challenges you with relevant concepts in managerial accounting. However,

to get the most out of this course, it requires consistent hard work from you. The course is

designed to build on and extend your knowledge on the fundamentals of accounting. The

knowledge and skills acquired in AF101 provide the basic tools for undertaking AF102.

Accounting as a discipline can be divided into two broad areas –“financial” and “managerial” (or

management) accounting. AF102 provides an introduction to the latter.

This course explores the fundamentals of management accounting – how the accounting

system can be utilized within an organization to assist its management to make sound

decisions in the areas of planning and control so that their objectives and the overall objectives

of shareholder value and customer wealth are ultimately achieved. Topics covered include:

cost concepts and cost behavior determination, costing systems, planning decisions and the

budgeting process, using standard costing and capital expenditure decisions.

This course also establishes the prerequisite body of knowledge to study majority of the 200-

level AF courses.

Moodle

The course will be administered through Moodle. Course notices, lecture handouts (including

tutorial questions), assignments and assessment marks will be posted on there. Therefore you

should check the site regularly.

In addition, a weekly forum platform will be set for you to share ideas or discuss any issues in

the course. Hence it is important that you make the most of this opportunity.

Instructions on how you can login to the course Moodle page are provided in Appendix 1 at the

end of this document.

Also remember to register your mobile phone number on Moodle so as to receive important

notices and reminders in time for action. Your mobile numbers are private data and not

available to or viewed by any course participants.

If you have lost your USP password or do not see your course as a listed course after login,

please contact the ITS student helpdesk.

Any other queries regarding Moodle can be referred to Flora Bentley [email protected]

Accuracy of the Course Materials

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all course materials. Any correction required will

be posted on Moodle as soon as the error is identified. This allows relief from hardship if

mailto:[email protected]

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„because of a documented error on the part of the University a student‟s mark did not

accurately reflect the total academic performance causing hardship‟. Such matters are resolved

in a manner that is not detrimental to students and does not compromise the integrity of the

assessment process.

Student Support through School Drop-in Centre

The School operates an Accounting Space, which is located in the same building as the School

Office. Please refer to the course Moodle page for opening hours. Staff at the Accounting

Space will be able to assist you in your revision and enhance your understanding of course

content. Please visit the centre if you are facing any learning difficulties.

The University provides other forms of support through the mentoring program at Student

Learning Support http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8434.

You can also raise your views regarding the course through the Accounting and Finance

Student Association (AFSA). Information about AFSA is available at

http://www.afm.fbe.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8040.

Course Text

Weygandt, J. J., Kieso, D. E., and Kimmel, P. D., (2015). Managerial Accounting: Tools for

Business Decision Making, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

You are strongly encouraged to purchase your own copy of the text book from the USP Book

Centre. Copies of the textbook are also placed on Reserve in the library. References and

lecture materials will be made available on the AF102 MOODLE website. The suggested

chapter readings should be considered only as a guide to the topic and will need to be

supplemented by your own research. You are strongly encouraged to seek other material in the

Library or online to enhance your understanding of the subject area.

Supplementary Reading Materials

Birt, J., Chalmers, K., Maloney, S., Brooks., & Oliver, J., 2014, Accounting: Business Reporting

for Decision Making, 5th ed, Wiley.

Bragg, S. M. & Roehl-Anderson, J. M., 2011, The Controller’s Function: The Work of the

Managerial Accountant, 4th ed, Wiley.

Eldenburg, L. & Brooks, A., Management Accounting, 2nd ed, Wiley.

Heisinger, K., 2010, Essentials of Managerial Accounting, Student ed, South-Western Cengage

Learning.

http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8434

http://www.afm.fbe.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8040

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Langfield-Smith, K., Thorne, H., and Hilton, R., 2012, Management Accounting: Information for

managing and creating value, 6th ed, McGraw Hill Inc.

Merchant, K. A. and Van der Stede, W. A., 2012, Management Control Systems: Performance

Measurement, Evaluation and Incentives, 3rd ed, Financial Times/ Prentice Hall.

Mowen, M. M., Hansen, D. R, & Heitger, D. L., 2012, Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting,

4th ed, South-Western Cengage Learning.

Noreen, E. W., Brewer, P. C. & Garrison, R. H., 2011, Managerial Accounting for Managers,

2nd ed, McGraw-Hill/ Irwin.

Wild, J. J. & Shaw, K. W., 2012, Managerial Accounting, 3rd ed, McGraw-Hill/ Irwin.

Course Schedule

The following is a tentative course schedule and may change as the course progresses.

WEEKS & DATES

TOPIC TEXTBOOK

REFERENCE LECTURER

Week 1 20-24 July

Managerial accounting and financial management environment

Chapter 1 MTR

Week 2 27-31 July

Job order costing Chapter 2 MTR

Week 3 3-7 Aug

Process costing Chapter 3 MTR

ONLINE QUIZ 1 -1%

Week 4 10-14 Aug

Activity-based costing Chapter 4 MTR

Week 5 17-21 Aug

Cost volume profit analysis Chapter 5 MTR

Week 6 24-28 Aug

Incremental analysis Chapter 7 MTR

ONLINE QUIZ 2 -1%

Week 7 31 Aug-4

Sept Revision Lectures for Mid Test

Mid Semester Test (Date/Time/Venue TBC)

7-11 Sept MID SEMESTER BREAK

Week 8 14-18 Sept

Pricing (External sales ONLY) Chapter 8 PB

Week 9 21-25 Sept

Budgetary planning Chapter 9 PB

ONLINE QUIZ 3 -1%

Week 10 28 Sept-2

Oct

Budgetary control and responsibility accounting

Chapter 10 PB

Week 11 5-9 Oct

Standard costing: the need for standards and setting standards

Chapter 11 PB

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Week 12 12-16 Oct

Standard costing: variances, analysis and reporting

Chapter 11 PB

ONLINE QUIZ 4 -1%

Week 13 19-23 Oct

Planning for capital investments and discounting methods

Chapter 12 PB

Week 14 26-30 Oct

REVISION LECTURES PB

ONLINE QUIZ 5 -1%

Week 15 2- 6 Nov

STUDY BREAK

Week 16 & 17

9-20 Nov FINAL EXAMINATION

Key: MTR – Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali; PB – Dr. Pallab Biswas

Lectures

Lectures for this course will be conducted according to the course outline above. The lecturer

conducts the lectures and presents the main aspects of the week‟s topic(s) to the class.

Important announcements will also be made during the lectures. You are strongly encouraged

to attend all the lectures in this course. All lecture materials will also be provided on Moodle.

Students are required to read the assigned chapters and other relevant material before they

attend the lectures.

Tutorials

Tutorials are compulsory. To pass any course where tutorials are required, you must attend at

least 60% of these to be eligible to pass the course. Students who do not meet the 60%

minimum requirement will fail the course under [Clause 1.3 (e) of the Assessment Regulations

outlined on Page 447 of the USP 2015 Calendar.]

Your first point of contact will be with your tutor in tutorials. Tutorials will provide an opportunity

for students to discuss issues they are exposed to in the course lectures and readings and

conceptual issues identified by the lecturer. The tutorial will focus on enhancing your

knowledge on the topic and concepts learnt in the lectures.

You will also be required to undertake tutorial tasks (outlined on page 8-9) in preparation for

the tutorial. You MUST attempt these tasks BEFORE you attend your tutorial and also

participate in tutorial discussions. Your tutor will also be providing you with additional questions

to attempt within your tutorial groups. Read more on page 9.

Students can sign-up for their preferred tutorial on the course website (Moodle). This should be

done by 3 pm Friday, first week of lectures. Tutorials will start in week 2 of the semester.

Students should ONLY attend the tutorial group they have signed up for, unless prior

arrangement has been made with your respective tutor. The tutorial sessions available for sign-

up is provided on page 3 of this course outline. Note not all these tutorial sessions may be

available.

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Tutorial Schedule

Week Chapter Homework/Tutorial Questions

2 1

Questions 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 20

Exercises 1-1, 1-5, 1-8

Problems In Class Activity

BYP In Class Activity

3 2

Questions 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 18

Exercises 2-6, 2-8, 2-12



4 3

Questions 1, 10, 16, 17

Exercises 3-3, 3-11, *3-19

Problems BYP

In Class Activity In Class Activity

5 4

Questions 1, 3, 5, 6, 17, 19

Exercises 4-1, 4-6, 4-9



6 5

Questions 1, 3, 5, 9, 12

Exercises 5-3, 5-4, 5-10, 5-16



7 7

Questions –

Exercises 7-1, 7-2, 7-8, 7-11, 7-13, 7-15

Problems BYP


MID-SEMESTER BREAK

8 ASSIGNMENT PREP

9 8 Questions 2, 3, 6, 9

Exercises 8-1, 8-6, 8-10



10 9 Questions 2, 5, 7, 8

Exercises 9-3, 9-6, 9-9, 9-11, 9-12, 9-16, 9-17



11 10 Questions 12, 13, 15, 18

Exercises 10-1, 10-7, 10-9, 10-14, 10-17


12 11


Questions 2, 13, 17

Exercises 11-2, 11-7, 11-14, 11-17

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Problems BYP


13 CONTINUE WITH CHAPTER 11 ACTIVITIES

14 12 Questions 1, 4, 8, 11

Exercises 12-1, 12-4, 12-7, 12-8

Problems BYP


Tutorial Participation

The tutorials are participatory. You should attempt the required tasks before your tutorial

session, so that you are better able to contribute during these sessions. Additionally,

attempting your tutorial tasks helps you determine whether you have adequately grasped the

topic or not and provide you with the experience in answering questions of both a theoretical

and practical nature.

Some (not necessarily all) of the tutorial questions (set out on page 8-9) will be discussed

during workshops. As previously stated, your tutor will also be providing you with additional

questions to attempt within your tutorial groups.

You should not expect to receive “model” answers. If you have difficulty answering a question,

you should approach your tutor with your attempted answer. Tutors will not provide answers

but rather give direction based on your attempted answer.

There are several methods of active class participation and some of them are listed below:

asking questions about allocated reading material,

making observation about text or case material,

making insightful comments or asking penetrating questions during tutorials or at

appropriate time during case presentations, and

relating assigned material to other areas of study or current events in the Pacific region.

USP Graduate Attributes (USPGA)

a) Communication: Graduates will choose appropriate language and modes of

communication to share ideas and create understanding.

b) Creativity: Graduates will generate new ideas and approaches to solve problems.

c) Critical Thinking: Graduates will evaluate ideas and opinions before formulating a

conclusion.

d) Ethics: Graduates will apply ethical reasoning to their actions and decision making.

e) Pacific Consciousness: Graduates will recognise the cultural heritage and diversity of

Pacific societies.

f) Professionalism: Graduates will apply professional principles, values and ethics to their

work.

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g) Teamwork: Graduates will collaborate with people of diverse perspectives to achieve

goals.

Course Learning Objectives (CLO)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the nature of “managerial accounting” and how it differs from “financial accounting”.

2. Define and apply common managerial accounting terms and concepts including the various

cost concepts.

3. Calculate costs for cost accounting and decision-making purposes, including determining cost

behavior patterns.

4. Identify, explain and illustrate how the basic types of cost accounting systems work.

5. Describe and illustrate the planning process including the construction of budgets.

6. Discuss how managerial accounting is used for control purposes, including the use of standard

costing and cost-volume-profit analyses.

7. Discuss how capital expenditure decisions are made and the role of management accounting

information in that process.

Accounting Program Learning Outcomes (APLO)

On successful completion of the program graduates will be able to:

Addressed

through CLO(s)

P1 Evaluate/Judge/Test arguments, ideas and theories L1 - 7

P2 Demonstrate a disposition and capacity to undertake career long

independent learning in the field of accounting.

L1 - 7

P3 Discriminate between relevant and irrelevant information in framing

decisions.

L1 - 7

P4 Address real world problems irrespective of whether they can be

resolved by reductionism or not.

L 5, 6, 7

P5 Apply knowledge, principles and skills embodied in the curriculum of

the accounting major appropriately and accurately.

L 4, 5, 6, 7

P6 Efficiently formulate and effectively communicate accounting

information to users of such information.

L 4, 5, 6, 7

P7 Apply the regulatory framework for financial reporting. L5, 6

P8 Exercise professional judgment in applying accounting policies in the

framing of financial reports.

L5, 6

P9 Critically appraise financial social and environmental accounting

practices employed by entities.

P10 Assess the relevance and capacity for practical application of current

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and evolving global accounting practices in South Pacific Island

economies.

P11 Articulate the role the law does and can play in facilitating good

commercial practice.

P12 Demonstrate levels of post conventional moral reasoning (as per

Kolberg's hierarchy) in the conduct of their daily lives.

P13 Articulate, observe and apply principles of good governance.

P14 Make proficient use of information systems in organisations and

make critical decisions relating to the use of information technology

in organisations.

Mapping Graduate Attributes with Course Learning

Objectives

Graduate Attributes L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7

Communications

Creativity

Critical Thinking

Ethics

Pacific

Consciousness

Team Work

Assessment and Grading

Component Submission Date Weight

Tutorial Quizzes Random in tutorials 10%

Online Quizzes Refer to course schedule 5%

Mid Semester Test Week 7, TBC 20%

Major Assignment Week 10, 2nd Oct 15%

Continuous Assessment 50%

Final Exam TBA by SAS 50%

Total 100%

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Mark Range and Grading of Assessed Work

A+ A B+ B C+ C D E EX

85+ 78-84 71-77 64-70 57-63 50-56 40-49 <40 Failure to sit final exam

To obtain a pass in this course, you must attain a minimum overall pass mark of 50% (i.e.

grade C). This must include a minimum of 40% in the final examination. You must also

satisfactorily complete all components of the assessment. You DO NOT need to obtain a

minimum mark in the coursework element, including the test(s). However, take heed of

information provided under “Final Examination” on page 14.

Accessing Coursework Marks

You can track your course work marks through the Grade book feature on Moodle. The Grade

book will be updated as soon as any course work component marks become available. You are

encouraged to check for consistency in the entering of your marks. Any inconsistencies must

be brought immediately to the attention of your tutors.

Tutorial and Online Quizzes

There will be five random quizzes that will be conducted during the tutorial. The quizzes will

contain questions based on the topic covered in a particular week. Students will ONLY be

allowed to sit the quiz in the tutorial class for which they have signed up for and have been

allocated to. See information on page 7.

Note: Failure to attend the tutorial when the assessment activity is conducted will result in

zero (0) being awarded for that assessment component. If your tutorial happens to fall on a

public holiday at any time during the semester, it is your responsibility to attend an alternate

tutorial in that week – make prior arrangements with your tutor.

In addition, there will also be five online quizzes that will be conducted via Moodle. Refer to

course schedule (pp. 6-7) for further details.

Assignment

There will be ONE assignment for this course, which will be posted on Moodle in due course.

This will be a GROUP ASSIGNMENT (4 - 5 students per group) from within your respective

tutorials. The assignment will be based on the various topics that will be discussed in this

course. Further details will be provided during the semester.

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Guidelines for Writing Assignments

All written work is to be typed, spell checked, proof read and corrected before it is submitted.

Hand-written assignments will not be accepted. Please print on one side of the page only.

Assignments must be legible and written in academic English.

Write your names (as in USP record) and ID numbers on all pages. Please use cover page

template which will be uploaded on Moodle in due time.

If you need assistance in writing skills, referencing, oral presentation, examination skills or

preparation of scholarly analytical papers, you may seek assistance from the FBE Student

Learning Support located opposite the USP Library.

Referencing

Ensure proper citation of references. Failure to do so will result either in marks being deducted

or in assignments not being marked. If found copying or plagiarising, you will be penalised and

awarded „zero‟.

You are strongly encouraged to use the APA Referencing Guide when writing assignments and

seminars.

Submission of Assignments

You will be required to upload an electronic copy of your group assignments through the Turn-

it-in software on Moodle. Assignments with high similarity rates will be reviewed for plagiarism

and academic dishonesty. This may result in deduction of partial or total marks.

Electronic submission should be in Word format only. ANY attempt to manipulate the Turn-it-

in similarity rate will be considered cheating and will result in a ‘zero’ mark.

The due dates for assignments are to be strictly followed. Failure to submit an assignment

on time will lead to a penalty of 10 marks deducted from the mark the assignment merits for

each day late which is counted after the due date. This means that if you are 10 days late in

submitting your assignment then automatically you will receive a mark of zero (0). Exceptions

to this penalty will only be granted where a late submission is due to reasons beyond students‟

control.

If you fail to submit an assignment or sit a test or exam on the appointed date because of

sickness then you must submit a medical certificate from the university authorized doctors to

the course coordinator at the earliest possible date. Medical certificates issued by doctors other

than the university doctors are NOT acceptable.

If there is a death in the family then you need to submit a death certificate clearly stating your

relationship to the deceased. Any other reasons apart from these will not be accepted.

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Mid Semester Test

A two (2) hour Mid-Semester Test will be held in Week 7. The ideas and concepts will be

drawn from tutorials and lecture materials. Further details will be provided during the semester.

Final Examination

A three (3) hour examination will be conducted at the end of the course. It will be based on the

topics covered in the assigned chapters and discussions in class during the semester.

Students who are prevented from sitting the final examination through no fault of their own, or

consider that their performance in the final examination will be seriously impaired, may make

application to the Registrar or nominee for consideration for the award of an Aegrotat Pass,

Compassionate Pass, or to sit a special examination. The application should be made on the

form provided by Student Administration Services (SAS), normally prior to the examination

being held. One of the conditions for approval is that the student had achieved in the

coursework a mark equivalent to a grade of at least a B.

Regulations Governing Academic Misconduct

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the University Student Discipline

Ordinance and Regulations, the Academic Honesty Policy [Policy No. 3.4.2] and the University

Copyright Compliance Guidelines [Policy No. 3.4.5).

1.0 What is Academic Misconduct?

Academic misconduct occurs where students use dishonest practices (such as cheating or

plagiarism) in carrying out academic work (coursework, assignments or examinations). Minor

academic offences are dealt with in the faculties. Serious cases are referred to the Student

Disciplinary Committee, which reports to Senate.

All written work submitted for a course, except for acknowledged quotations, must be

expressed in the student‟s own words, with proper referencing of borrowed ideas. Students

must not submit coursework that has been completed dishonestly using any of the dishonest

practices described below.

Where a member of academic staff has reasonable grounds to believe that a student is guilty

of academic dishonesty in coursework, assignments, research theses or examinations one or

more of the penalties detailed in 3.0 below may be imposed.

Academic Dishonesty includes plagiarism, collusion and cheating when preparing

coursework, assignments, research theses or sitting an examination.

(i) Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying of another person‟s creative work and using it as one‟s own –

without explicitly giving credit to the original creator. Work copied without acknowledgement

from a book, from another student‟s work, from the internet or from any other source is

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plagiarism.

Plagiarism includes the following:

a) Copying of the published or unpublished words of another writer without

acknowledging the source using acceptable reference citation methods. Thus, to; 'cut

and paste' from internet sources or 'lift' sentences, ideas and sections from a textual

source qualifies as plagiarism.

b) Lifting or cutting and pasting extracts without quotation marks or appropriate

acknowledgement of sources.

c) Paraphrasing of content and ideas without proper acknowledgement of the source.

d) The use of images, diagrams, photographs and material from blogs and social

networks, without acknowledgement.

e) Copying part or all, of another student‟s assignment. In this instance, „student

assignment‟ refers to a piece of academic work submitted for assessment purposes

for any course, in past or current years at any educational institutional including USP

or any other university.

ii) Collusion

Collusion means working with someone else to deceive or mislead to gain an unfair

academic advantage. It includes;

a) Submission of a paper that has been written by an author other than the author

credited for that piece of writing. This includes the use of paid services of a

student, or any other person that has been solicited for that purpose.

b) Facilitating or enabling another student to plagiarise in any way.

iii) Cheating

Cheating involves acting in any way that directly contradicts the explicit rules and guiding

principles of that form of assessment. It applies in any form of examination including short

tests, quizzes and final examinations.

Cheating includes (inter alia):

a) Doing anything to gain an unfair or illicit academic advantage in an examination;

b) Possessing, referring to or having access to any material, or to access the internet

„crib‟ notes or device containing information directly or indirectly related to the subject

matter under examination other than what is explicitly approved for examination

purposes;

c) Using a cell phone to communicate with any other student or person inside or outside

the examination venue;

d) Copying from another student in a test or examination; enabling another student to

cheat in a test or examination;

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e) Soliciting a person to sit a test or final examination in place of the student enrolled;

sitting a test or final examination in the place of another student;

f) Manipulation of scores in tests or examination or in any other form of assessment;

g) Enabling another student in any or a combination of any of the above.

3.0 Penalties for Academic Misconduct

i) A suspected case of academic misconduct will be reported in writing to the course

coordinator, Head of School, and Dean of Faculty.

ii) The penalties imposed for proven cases of misconduct vary. Based on the

seriousness of the case, the penalties include, but are not limited to:

a) A written reprimand of the student from the Head of School;

b) The requirement by the Head of School that the student complete further work, or

repeat work, for the course.

c) Deprivation of credit for a course, or for a component of assessment of the course, to

which the academic misconduct relates, by the Dean of Faculty;

d) Cancellation of any previously-credited pass in a course associated with the offence,

by the Dean of Faculty;

iii) Significant and repeat offences will be referred to the University‟s Student Discipline

Committee, which can:

a) Impose a fine not exceeding $500FJD

b) Prohibit the student from using any of the University‟s library and computing network

facilities for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days;

c) Recommend to the Vice-Chancellor that a student‟s enrolment be suspended for any

period and on terms considered necessary by the committee;

d) Recommend to the Vice-Chancellor that the student‟s enrolment be terminated, i.e.

expulsion from the University.

[Source: The University of the South Pacific 2015 Handbook and Calendar, pp 461-464]

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Appendix 1

How to log in to Moodle

To use Moodle, the first thing you will do is to log in. Only after you log in will you have access

to the Moodle features you need for this course.

Step 1:

Open your browser: Please use Mozilla Firefox or Google Grome to open this page.

Type in the following at the address bar: http://elearn.usp.ac.fj/ or click on the Moodle link

from your SOLS.

Then press Enter.

Step 2:

You will come to the main Moodle page.

Click Login at the top of the screen.

Step 3:

You will come to a Login screen.

Type your student number in the Username box.

Type in your Password box then click Login.

Note:

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Your student number has to be in UPPERCASE, e.g. S97009126 not s97009126

Step 4:

You will be prompted to change your password IF this is the first time you are logging in.

Type in the required fields and click change password.

Once your password has been changed successfully, click Continue.

Step 5:

You will come to the Profile page

A list of courses on which you are enrolled appears. Click the course code and title to enter

the course.

You can edit profile if you wish or click on the your course Link to continue.

You can also add your mobile number to receive SMS notification from Moodle

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