Question.2587 - LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED: This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes: L1. Understand the key concepts behind bookkeeping. L2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main elements of financial statement. 1. ASSESSMENT SUMMARY: The coursework will be undertaken as individual work. Using financial ratio analysis, you are required to analyse the recent financial performance of a major UK company that will be assigned to you and give advice to investors based on an in-depth analysis of the financial position and performance of the company. The completed coursework is to be in the form of a written report. 2. DETAILED ASSESSMENT GUIDE AND STRUCTURE: You are required to address each of the following tasks within your written report:3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 3.1 Word Count The word count is 1000 - 1200 words long report excluding any figures, graphs and references list.3.2 Useful Websites The latest financial statements of a company can be found on the company’s website. You will find www.uk.yahoo.com/finance ; www.lse.co.uk as useful sites for this coursework, as is www.ft.com. There are many other financial websites which contain useful information and you are encouraged to find these sites for yourselves. 3.3 Useful tips • Your analysis should cover the last 2 years • Calculations should NOT be shown in the body of the report• Add an Executive Summary upfront. This should focus on the objective (s) of the report and its main findings, conclusions and recommendations • Introduction to report should summarize its objective(s) and contents • Provide basic information about the company’s history, business, etc. • Pay special attention to the organization and layout of your report • Clear conclusion and recommendations should be given at the end 3.4 Writing the report A report should convey information in the most succinct form possible, so as to inform the reader in a time-effective way. It should summarize your findings in a concise style and should not use slang or informal phrases. You should use the Word spell-check and grammar-check facility. The report should include: • a title page. • a contents page, listing the different sections, with page numbers, preferably using a Word Table layout. • an introduction, to explain the report’s objective, and the methods used to compile it • the body of the report should be subdivided into logical sections. This should summarize and discuss the findings from published sources and should include references as appropriate. • a conclusion, which sums up your findings in a concise way. • a reference page, listing in full all sources of information used in the report. • This report must be typed and presented in a professional manner. You should use Times New Roman, font size of 12 and 1.5 spacing
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