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Management Accounting Control Systems (HMAC300-1) Assessment Strategy: AS3 January – June 2024

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Management Accounting Control Systems (HMAC300-1) Assessment Strategy: AS3 January – June 2024 CONTENTS 1. COURSE INTRODUCTION 4 1.1 Overview 1.2 The Module 1.3 Notional Hours 1.4 Introduction to SAQA, QCs and the NQF 2. CRITICAL OUTCOMES OF THE LEARNING PROGRAMME 8 3. TEACHING, LEARN...

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BOSTON CITY CAMPUS

COURSE OUTLINE

Management Accounting Control Systems
(HMAC300-1)

Assessment Strategy: AS3

January – June 2024

About the Institution
Boston City Campus (Pty) Ltd, Reg. No. 1996/013220/07, is registered with the Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET), as a private higher education institution, No. 2003/HE07/002, in terms
of Section 54(1)(c) of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997), and Regulation 16(4)(a) of
the Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2002.

Disclaimer
This Course Outline forms part of the ‘Boston Student Rules and Regulations’ and is accurate at the
time of publication. Boston City Campus (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to alter any of the content due to
changes in regulations, market requirements and other reasons.
Website: www.boston.co.za

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CONTENTS

1. COURSE INTRODUCTION 4
1.1 Overview
1.2 The Module
1.3 Notional Hours
1.4 Introduction to SAQA, QCs and the NQF

2. CRITICAL OUTCOMES OF THE LEARNING PROGRAMME 8

3. TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT 11
3.1 Learning Philosophy
3.2 Learning Methodology
3.3 Assessment Strategies and Types of Assessments
3.3.1 Self-Assessment and Recommended Reading
3.3.2 Report Writing
3.3.3 True-False Tests
3.3.4 Open-Book Test/Assignment
3.3.5 Multiple-Choice Question Examination
3.3.6 Student-Centred Interaction
3.3.7 Sample Assignment and Examination Papers and Memoranda
3.4 Feedback to Students

4. STUDENT ACCESS TO IT, LIBRARY AND OTHER RESOURCES 16
4.1 Distance Learners and Support Centres
4.2 Hours of Operation
4.3 Head Office Resource Centre

5. COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT 18
5.1 Student Support
5.2 General and Administrative Support (Administrative – Not course related)
5.3 Academic Support (Course related – Not administrative)
5.4 Student Wellness
5.5 Summary of Contact Procedure

6. REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE THE MODULE SUCCESSFULLY 22
6.1 General
6.2 Comments on the Study Guide and/or Prescribed Textbook
6.3 Prescribed Course Material
6.4 Recommended Reading
6.5 Additional Teaching and Learning Activities

7. MODULE STRUCTURE AND ASSESSMENT SPECIFICS 24
7.1 Module Structure
7.2 Formative Assessments
7.3 Summative Assessments

8. GRADE REQUIREMENTS 26
8.1 General
8.2 Summative Assessment (Examination) Entry Requirements
8.3 Requirements for Promotion and Distinction
8.4 Supplementary Assessments

9. STUDY PROCEDURE AND GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING ASSESSMENTS 28

10. PLAGIARISM 29
10.1 Copyleaks

11. CONCLUSION 31

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ANNEXURES:

A. EXPLANATION OF ACTION VERBS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETING ASSESSMENTS 32

B. PROPOSED STUDY PROGRAMME 35

C. ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2023 43

D. PLAGIARISM INFORMATION SHEET 61

E. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 66

F. SAMPLE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 72

G. SAMPLE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1: MEMORANDUM 77

H. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 86

I. SAMPLE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1 95

J. SAMPLE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1: MEMORANDUM 102

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1. COURSE INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview

Welcome to the Management Accounting Control Systems (HMAC300-1) module. This
Course Outline is intended to assist students by providing a detailed support document to
help you with navigating this specific module.

Students are regarded as adult learners who are self-motivated and are treated as such.
Boston places students at the centre of the learning process, emphasising learning as an
“individual act”, thus students take full responsibility for their own learning. Educators will
facilitate learning to enable students to achieve the learning outcomes required in each
module.

The purpose of Management Accounting Control Systems is to introduce students to the
knowledge and skills required of management accountant in the business world thereof,
with the aim of improving a company’s profitability. It exposes students to costing systems
applied in the real business world such as ABC and Traditional costing, Standard Costing; as
well as budgeting, Expected Value Theory and Divisional Performance Evaluation.

1.2 The Module

This module is part of a learning programme or qualification that is registered by the South
African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-
Framework (HEQSF), which is a sub-framework of the National Qualifications Framework
(NQF) and is structured as follows.

• Module name: Management Accounting Control Systems (HMAC300-1
• Learning type: Core
• Course level: 6
• Module credits: 15
• Notional hours: 150

1.3 Notional Hours

The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) introduced the model of credits related to
notional hours as part of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE). Notional hours are defined as the
amount of time it takes the average student to achieve the learning outcomes as defined for
each course. The model of notional hours prescribes for this 15 credit module, the notional
hours will be 150.

Notional hours can consist of any combination of the following activities: reading, tasks or
self-evaluation exercises, listening or viewing of tapes and videos, attendance of tutorial or
lecture sessions, participation in discussions or online forums, undertaking experiential or
collaborative learning, completing assignments and research work, conducting interviews,
and preparing for and sitting of examinations. It is important to note that this model considers
workload from a student’s perspective and how much time it would take the average student

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