ACCA eligible students (click here to check eligibility criteria for availing BSc. Hons in Applied Accounting Degree based on ACCA) who wish to submit a Research and Analysis Project (RAP) to the Oxford Brookes University (OBU) are required to select one of the twenty proposed topics and base the RAP only one topic without changing the title of the topic.  All the topics are based on the ACCA syllabus and cover F1 to F9 papers, and the ACCA students are fairly familiar with all of them.

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For a first time submission for topics 4, 5, 8 17, and 20, or a re-submission on a new topic or company, there are program requirements like (i) You must use the last 3 years’ accounts available 90 days before the start of the submission period and You may choose to use the last 3 years’ accounts and any other information that becomes available at a later date. This aspect is further elaborated on below table;

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Usage of sample Research and Analysis Project (RAP) was very common among ACCA students earlier  while they work on their RAP and due to this practice many students intentionally and unintentionally copy large amount of text from samples and present in their RAP as their own work. As this practice is very unethical to present someone work as your own work without acknowledgment so OBU took strict action against this male practice and it is not recommended at all by OBU to use any sample RAP instead OBU provided few exemplars on their website (link provided below) so that student can get an idea for writing style and content but the purpose of these exemplars is only to get an idea instead copying from there. It is always recommended to don’t consult any other exemplar / sample (other than provided by OBU) and even if you consult then restrict yourself to only get an overall idea for your own project instead using same structure / content / style / copying text as there are severe implications for plagiarism. Click here to understand how to avoid plagiarism.

A sample of exemplars can now be accessed on the OBU website:

https://static.brookes.ac.uk/business/website-assets/acca-assets/rr-exemplars.pdf

https://static.brookes.ac.uk/business/website-assets/acca-assets/sls-exemplars.pdf

The provided exemplars are selected because they present a good practice. All the references to the authors, companies and projects have been removed to preserve the anonymity. Because Topic 8 is the most popular topic selected by the students, it is chosen as a sample for an Research and Analysis Project.

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Before commencing the work on the Research and Analysis Project – RAP (Research Report is part of RAP) of Oxford Brookes University (OBU) , the student should read all the information about the RAP outlined here. This is especially important for the proper understanding if the important matters related to the project and research work:

• What is expectation of the student in preparing the Research Report?
• How will it be assessed?
• Who will be the Mentor?
• How does the student ensure that the Research Report submission reflects their full abilities?
• What is the link between the Research Report and the Skills and Learning Statement?
• How do you ensure that the student has not breached the Oxford Brookes University regulations on cheating?

The purpose of the Research Report is to give the student a chance to show their Technical and Professional Skills in the following:

• Understanding of accountancy/business models
• Application of accountancy/business models
• Evaluation of information, analysis and conclusions
• Presentation of project findings

And show their Graduate Skills in the following:

• Communication
• Information gathering and referencing
• Information technology which includes the use of a spreadsheet.

All of the above outlined guides have an important contribution to the learning outcome of the BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting programme. The student will show their skills by the correct application of the previously learned ACCA skills by preparing a project in an approved topic area on a specific company. The Research Report has a word count limit of 7,500 words.

Here the student can find advice on proceeding in undertaking the project work. There are also recommendations about the structure of the Research Report and the student needs to be certain they have provided enough evidence to OBU so a positive outcome is reached in every assessment criteria for the Research Report (RR).

The OBU recommendations are not a unique manner for preparation of a good RR. It is up to the student to select the management of the project work and prepare a good RR. Again, the student needs to be aware of how the RR will be evaluated by OBU. The student needs to include all the contend relevant to one or more assessment criteria, in the other case, the student is at risk of not meeting the proposed standards. Also, by including irrelevant content, the student is again at risk by not providing sufficient evidence to OBU that will prove the student’s abilities.

The student needs to know and consider a lot of issues before starting the work on the RR. These issues may have some significant impact on the manner on which the student builds their project objectives, propose the research questions and conducts the research activities.

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The Research and Analysis Project is the requirement for obtaining the BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (OBU).

The student has showed their undergraduate level abilities by passing all the ACCA exams. The successful completion of the Research and Analysis Project provides an opportunity to show at a graduate level that the student possesses all the necessary attributes to be awarded a BSc degree in Applied Accounting. The student should carefully read the Research and Analysis Project learning outcomes and assessment criteria before starting work on their Research and Analysis Project. This offers an explanation of what is expected of an ACCA student that wishes to submit a Research and Analysis Project to the Oxford Brookes University.

A Research and Analysis Project is significantly different from another ACCA written exam. The student should make many different choices that require them to prepare a good quality Research and Analysis Project. The choice of a company to study, the goals and objectives, the information sources to use and the presentation of the research findings. Every Research and Analysis Project project is different and there is no unique answer that will fit the project objectives. The research results greatly depend on the student’s manners of collecting and analysis of data and the student’s findings are not usually definitive. The conclusions that may arise may be unexpected or not anticipated, as this is the nature of every applied research.

For the purpose of producing a quality Research and Analysis Project, the student will have to evaluate and analyse information from various sources. This means that the student needs to create some meaning to the results they have found, or make a judgement before the conclusion is reached. A simple report of the information that has been gathered is not enough for passing the Research and Analysis Project. An important graduate level attribute is the ability to evaluate and analyse gathered information. This also has a prime influence on the final grade the student will get on their RAP, as the RAP shows the abilities and skills for gathering, analysis and presentation of information.

Any ACCA student may find themselves in a situation where the final class of a BSc degree is not directly affected by the grade on their Research and Analysis Project. But, a proper performance of the Research and Analysis Project demonstrates to the family, friends, colleagues, tutors and employees that the student (now graduated ACCA accountant) is able to perform a high-quality research. If the average ACCA mark has put the student in a position to be able to reach a high grade for their RAP and get a higher class of degree, then the student must strive to reach their highest potential and pass their project on the first submission. The student cannot resubmit a passed RAP and RAP grade will get curbed if a Research Report that has previously failed has been submitted again.

The student’s RAP needs to be aimed on accounting and business issues that are within the range of a company. The student needs to remember that the financial performance of the organisation, whether within private or public sector, is an outcome of the company’s business activities. A company in a private sector competes against companies in selling goods and services and the success is seen in the financial statements and financial performance indicators. That is why, for explaining the reasons behind the change of a company’s financial performance, the student needs to look at the business environment and correctly identify the actions the company, the competition, the government, etc., have taken, and which have led to the change in the business performance of the selected company. For truly understanding the change, the student may need to look on the outside on the selected company.

The other sections of the RAP Preparation Guide give guidance on preparing the Research Report and the Skills and Learning Statement. There are some important issues the student needs to think over before starting preparing their RAP:

The student is urged to read all the important RAP information of the OBU website before they start preparing for their RAP. It is always easier to make significant changes to the proposed project work or outline before collecting all the necessary information. It is much difficult and less productive to have to make significant changes later in the work, while writing the final Research Report and the Skills and Learning Statement.

In the Student Accountant, there are several articles that provide useful information and guidance help for the submission of a successful RAP.

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ACCA eligible students (click here to check eligibility criteria for availing BSc. Hons in Applied Accounting Degree based on ACCA) who wishes to submit a Research and Analysis Project (RAP) to the Oxford Brookes University (OBU) is required to select one of the twenty proposed topics and base the RAP only one topic without changing title of the topic.

Click here for detailed guidance for each topic.

Students should choose topic keeping in consideration of their interest for respective area. Broad categories of all twenty topics are as follows;

Financial Report (topic 3, 4,5,7,8,12)

3. An assessment of the potential impact of an aspect of impending legislation on the operations and financial position of an organisation.

4. Analyse and evaluate the business and financial performance of an organisation which has performed exceptionally poorly over a three-year period with a critical analysis of the reasons for its difficulties.

5. Analyse and evaluate the business and financial performance of an organisation which has performed exceptionally well over a three-year period with a critical analysis of the reasons for its success.

7. A critical evaluation of the restructuring of an organisation’s operational activities and the effect on the organisation’s financial performance.

8. Analyse and evaluate the business and financial performance over a three year period of an organisation operating in a sector that has faced strategic and operational challenges with an emphasis on how management have addressed these challenges.

12. An investigation into the possible effects of a proposed accounting standard on the financial statements and business activities of an organisation.

Data Analystics (topic 15)

15. Analyse and evaluate the business and financial performance over a three year period of an organisation operating in a sector that has faced strategic and operational challenges with an emphasis on how management have addressed these challenges.

Information System (topic 2,9)

2. An evaluation of how the introduction of a new technology can assist an organisation in achieving its business objectives.

9. A critical evaluation of the planning and implementation of an information system in an organisation.

Human Resource (HR) (topic 6,13)

6. A critical review of key factors or indicators in the motivation of employees in an organisation.

13. An evaluation of the contribution made by human resource activities to the attainment of business and financial objectives.

Management Accounting (topic 1, 10)

1. An analysis and evaluation of an organisation’s budgetary control system and its links with performance management and decision making.

10. A review of the effectiveness of the use of costing techniques within an organisation.

Financial Management (topic 14.15,16,19)

14. An appraisal of the business and financial objectives of a strategic investment decision made by an organisation and its impact on key stakeholders.

16. A critical evaluation of the financial and operational risk management within an organisation.

19. An analysis and evaluation of the financial and operational consequences of a merger between two organisations or of the acquisition of one organisation by another.

Marketing (topic 18)

18. A review of the marketing strategy of an organisation and its effectiveness.

Audit (topic 11)

11. An investigation into the financial and operational costs and benefits of the internal audit / internal review activities within an organisation.

Corporate Governance and Law (topic 3, 17,20)

3. An assessment of the potential impact of an aspect of impending legislation on the operations and financial position of an organisation.

17. Select an organisation that has been identified as having weak corporate governance structures within the past 5 years. Critically evaluate their corporate governance practices including an assessment of the origins of the corporate governance issue(s) and the organisation’s response.

20. Select an organisation that has been identified as having weak social responsibility practices within the past 5 years. Critically evaluate their social responsibility practices, including an assessment of the origins of the problem(s) and the organisation’s response and the impact of this on the organisation’s key stakeholders.

If the student selects topic 4,5 or 8, they need to be certain that they use the latest 3 years financial statements available at the start of the submission period (for a first time submission or a re-submission of a RAP on a new topic).

In the case of re-submission, it is not required to use the latest financial statement , only in the case of re-submission within the next four submission periods starting from the original submission date. This applies only in the chance of re-submission of the same topic and company. If the student has selected to change the topic and company, then the latest financial statements need to be used.

For all the other topics , the student needs to base the work on the most recent activities instead of some historical events. (For this purpose, the term “historical” refers to activities that occurred full three calendar years before the start of the current submission period.)

For ensuring the success in RAP, there are two critical aspects:

• The RAP needs to be aimed at a single company.
• The analysis needs to be a business analysis instead of just a financial analysis.

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In order to obtain a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, the ACCA student must:

• Have passed the three ACCA Applied Skills examinations Financial Reporting (was F7), Audit and Assurance (was F8), and Financial Management (was F9)
• Have passed, or gained exemption from, the other six papers at the Knowledge Level and Skills Level. Note that conditional exemptions do not qualify you to submit the RAP.
• Have completed the ACCA Ethics and Professional Skills module (or the previous Professional Ethics module)
• Be up-to-date with the payment of your ACCA subscription fees.
• Demonstrate currency of knowledge by either

– passing your RAP within 10 years of the earliest of date of your
first ACCA examination pass, or the date of your first ACCA exemption
being granted
or
– passing 3 ACCA examinations (either Applied Skills or Strategic
Professional) within 5 years of submission of your RAP
or
– being a full member of ACCA of good standing (that is have an up to
date CPD record)

If you are a student and hold exemptions for ACCA Applied Skills examinations Financial Reporting (was F7), Audit and Assurance (was F8), and Financial Management (was F9) you can forfeit these in order to be eligible for the BSc. Once you have forfeited your exemption you cannot reverse this decision. If you wish to do this please contact ACCA.

If you are a member who gained exemptions from Financial Reporting (was F7), Audit and Assurance (was F8), and Financial Management (was F9) then you are not eligible for the BSc Applied Accounting.

For members, OBU will check your membership record with ACCA to confirm that your CPD is up to date. There is no need to provide OBU with confirmation of this.

Note: Information extracted from Information Pack 2021-22

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Any student can easily find examples and advice on how to prepare a good-quality and effective presentation, and it is advisable that the following of this advice is a helpful and good practice.

The Mentor may give some comments on the quality of the presentation and may even give suggestions on some improvements. If is possible and acceptable for the student to revise it after their final meeting with their Mentor. If this is done, it should be included as a reference in the answer to the first SLS question, along with the learned points from this.

The SLS consists of two parts – the reflective statement that contains the answers to the four SLS questions. The second part is the fifteen minute presentation that should contain from 10 to 20 slides, given to the Mentor, and a copy needs to be provided in the submission.

The Mentor will be asked to confirm that they have effectively witnessed the presentation and OBU also requires a copy be submitted along with the RAP. the evidence necessary are copies of the slides used in the presentation and it needs to be in a PowerPoint (.ppt) format.

Content and presentation of the slides

• Slides need to be interesting, clear and easy to read and understand;
• Graphs, pictures and charts may be included in addition to necessary text;
• The first slide of the presentation needs to contain the title and the student’s ACCA number.

The slides should be made to support the verbal presentation and need to summarise the Research Report (including the conclusions and possible recommendations).

OBU markers and moderators have a vast experience concerning receiving presentations and are able to easily judge its quality and the possibility of it being presented within the prescribed fifteen minute duration. It should be noted that it is not only the number of slides, but also the content of the slides themselves.

SO REMEMBER –

• The presentation needs to last 15 minutes;
• It needs to be about the topic, and not the writing process of the Research Report;
• The presentation should be a sum of the Research Report (including its conclusions and recommendations);
• The slides need to SUPPORT the presentation;
• The slides should be interesting, engaging and clear.

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The RAP is the last component necessary for completion of the BSc degree and it consist of two parts: the Research Report (7,500 words) and the Skills and Learning Statement (SLS) (2,000 words). The OBU recommends that the student follow the proposed structure and approximate word distribution for the Research Report. This allows the student to show all of the required technical, professional and graduate skills in a sufficient manner.

The work count includes everything from the title page to the end of the conclusion. Important note: all the words included in the tables, graphs, and pictures in the body of text of the report also fall in the overall word count. The appendices, including the financial statements used, and list of references are not a part of the word count. The Title Page needs to include the student’s ACCA number.

If the Research Report has no more than 7,000 words, it will most likely fail.

The suggested structure for the Research Report is the following:

Title Page

Cover page should at least contain title of the topic e.g. topic 8 “An evaluation of the business and financial performance of ABC (company name) between 01 July 2016 to 30 June 2019″, ACCA registration number, word count, title of the report i.e. Research Report” and it is also better to mention somewhere in cover pg. name of Oxford Brookes University.

Students can use in built cover page options of Ms. word. short cut key is “Alt+N+V”. Students can also take some relevant picture related to your topic from internet but it should relevant to either their selected topic or company.

Important Note: As per OBU requirements (mentioned in Information Pack of OBU as well), student cannot provide his / her name, project mentor name or any other identification in entire project except providing ACCA Reg. number. Kindly adhere this important requirement.

List of abbreviations: Although providing abbreviation at the start of the report is not mandatory but it is good practice for presentation of the report. To get good grades in your RAP, we always suggest our students to provide list of abbreviations at the start of Research Report.

Contents Page / Table of Content

Structure – PART 1 – Project objectives and overall research approach – approx. 1,000 words: The first part of the Research Report ‘sets the scene’. It should include the following (1) Reasons for selecting the project topic and the selection of the particular company that has been the subject of the research work; (2) The aims of the research work, the project goals and objectives, and proposed research questions; (3) Explanation of the overall research approach. This needs to provide an understanding in the overall framework that the student has developed for meeting the project goals and objectives and providing the answers to the research questions.

Structure – PART 2 – Information gathering and accounting / business techniques – approx. 2,000 words:  The second part of the Research Report needs to provide more details about (I) the gathered information and (II) the accounting and business techniques the student has chosen to apply to this information. It should include the following (1) Sources of information used for the collection of the important information; (2) Description of the used methods for gathering information, online access included; (3) Discussion on the limitations encountered during the  gathering of information; (4) Identifying any potential ethical issues that have arisen during the gathering of information and their resolution; (5) Explanation of the accounting and business techniques that were used, including a discussion of their limitations.

Structure – PART 3 – Results, analysis, conclusions and recommendations – approx. 4,500 words: The third part of the Research Report needs to provide a detailed account of what the student has found from the application of your chosen accounting and business techniques to the gathered information. It should include: (1) Description of the obtained results and any possible limitations; (2) A presentation of the obtained results in an appropriate manner: tables, graphs, pie charts, bar charts; (3) Critical analysis and evaluation of the results that include an explanation of the significant findings;  (4) The student’s conclusions about the findings from the research and how well have the project objectives been met and research questions appropriately answered; and (5)  If applicable, some recommendations on specific courses of action to individuals within the selected company.

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Definition of Mitigating Circumstances as per Oxford Brookes University

Mitigating circumstances are defined by the University as circumstances which:

1. are beyond the control of the student; and
2. could not be reasonably accommodated by the student; and
3. seriously impair the student’s performance in assessment.

All three elements need to be met before the University can make an allowance for the circumstances.

How to apply for Mitigating Circumstances?

Please email  acca@brookes.ac.uk to request a Mitigating Circumstances Form. Please quote your full name and ACCA number. Please state briefly why you think you qualify for mitigating circumstances – this is very important. OBU will then email you with details of how to apply.

The following information is intended as a guide and should be read in conjunction with the University regulations on mitigating circumstances:

Details of mitigating circumstances: the student needs to describe the happening that has influenced the academic performance. This should be explained in great detail, including what and when it happened, what are the after effects, and its influence on the academic work. OBU will only consider your submission and any accompanying forms/documents, as it will not ask for further information from you or others. The student is responsible for providing all the necessary information OBU might need. If the request is denied, the student is not allowed to ask again with provision of additional documents that were not included in their first request.

Evidence – the student needs to include documented evidence from an authoritative third party (GP, a student, counsellor etc.), about the circumstances they would like to be considered, and their influence on the work. A claim is complete when it has all the necessary evidence provided, or a statement in place of evidence explaining why there is no evidence available. If any evidence is not in English, an authorized translation needs to be supplied.

In order to qualify for mitigating circumstances, a student must apply BEFORE the end of their 10 year eligibility period.

Late Applications for Mitigating Circumstances

Students who contact OBU AFTER their 10 year eligibility period has expired can apply for mitigating circumstances but their claim will be considered ‘late’.

Students MUST apply for mitigating circumstances no later than the day preceding the start of the submission period immediately following the expiry of their 10 year eligibility period.

Students CANNOT apply for mitigating circumstances more than one submission period after the expiry of their 10 year eligibility period.

Example:

*Email address of OBU: acca@brookes.ac.uk on

**Note: Note that this does not mean that an extension will be granted. In all these cases, the student will have to provide reasons for lateness as well as reasons and evidence of mitigating circumstances

The student will have to provide:

Evidence on why the application is late, and needs to cover the last day of submission period in which the student is eligible to submit. An explanation and evidence needs to be provided, along with reasons as why the student was late in contacting OBU, knowing that the 10 year eligibility period has expired.

 The Panel will consider if the submitted reasons and provided evidence for lateness are acceptable. After this, the Panel will consider the reasons and provided evidence for the mitigating circumstances.

Maximum Extension

All the mitigating circumstances applications are handled and examined by OBU’s Business School Mitigating Circumstance Panel; which awards a maximum extension of one submission period.

ACCA Account Suspended

Should a student apply for mitigating circumstances, and meanwhile gets their ACCA account suspended, and mitigating circumstance accepted, the student needs to resolve the ACCA suspension before they can submit a project. This needs to be resolved with the ACCA:  students@accaglobal.com

All students engaged in taught programmes that lead to an Oxford Brookes University award are governed by university Regulations A3.5 ‘Consideration of mitigating circumstances’, which can be found at:  https://www.brookes.ac.uk/regulations/

Section 5.3 (A3.5.5.3) of the above regulation describes the way in which evidence is submitted and by whom the evidence is considered, the allowance determined and so on. For the BSc in Applied Accounting programme, the responsibilities are as follows:

Note: *

Maximum extension granted: 5 weeks from the submissions deadline (eg. if your claim is received 2 weeks after the submissions deadline, the maximum extension granted would be 3 weeks. If your claim received 4 weeks after the submissions deadline, the maximum extension granted would be 1 week).

Section 5.4 (A3.5.5.4) of the above regulation describes the composition of the Mitigating Circumstances Panel. For the BSc in Applied Accounting programme, the MCP is made up as follows:

The MCP should contain staff from the Oxford Brookes Business School, including academic and support staff as appropriate. The MCP should consist of at least three individuals plus a secretary, but may include others up to a maximum of five plus a secretary.

In all other respects, standard university regulations for consideration of mitigating circumstances apply.

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Oxford Brookes University (OBU) mandates that the submitted Research and Analysis Project (RAP) project is the student’s personal work (check it through iThenticate). Especially that there are no big or small parts copied from another student, a textbook, a journal or another source. The students are allowed to use only small amounts of quoted text, which, of course needs to be completely referenced, and mustn’t copy large sections of text and pass them as their own work.

It is highly recommended that the student checks their own RAP work against standard databases, and recommends iThenticate (https://www.ithenticate.com/) as a product for formative checking that does not permanently keep the work in their database.

iThenticate charge fee but student can use it (not mandatory) to identify any plagiarism (both intentionally or unintentionally) in their RAP work. Contact our team or your “OBU Registered Mentor” to get more information and important of this website.

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