UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR DEGREES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL BUSINESS
SCHOOL
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DECEMBER 2024
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UNIT CODE: EFIM30065
UNIT NAME: Global problems and scandals in Accounting & Auditing
DEADLINE: 3RD DECEMBER, 2024 before 13:00 GMT
SUBMIT TO BLACKBOARD UNIT SUBMISSION POINT
Overview
• Your summative coursework represents 100% of the final mark for the unit.
• The coursework is in the form of an essay.
• Penalties will apply if the coursework is submitted late.
• The coursework is an individual piece of work – you should work on this yourself and not as a
group. You will be required to make a plagiarism statement and your submission will be tested for
originality.
Coursework requirement
QUESTION:
The healthcare sector has been embroiled in problems and scandals across the globe. For instance,
the healthcare sector has been implicated in incidents relating to fraud, bribery and corruption. Also,
healthcare workers have been victims of wage theft and other forms of labour exploitation.
REQUIRED: Provide a critical evaluation of this statement.
In your critique of this statement, you are expected to cover the themes in bold in the statement above
as well as the following five themes (i) the role of the State/or government, (ii) organisations (iii)
accounting, (iv) auditing (v) Organised crime.
You need to engage with at least one case study from week 1-6 (i.e IMDB or Wire card scandal) and at
least one of the two readings from week 7-11. (i.e Guerci et al, 2021 and Cole, et al, 2024)
NOTE:
1. Word count should not exceed 3,000 words excluding academic references.
2. Your arguments must be supported by your original thoughts and citations drawn from relevant
academic literature and the press media (e.g the Financial Times).
3. Your essay should be contextualised in the health care sector.
4. Your examples should take a global perspective and include at least one theory.
5. A good essay should show evidence of research into these issues.
6. Please do not include diagrams, pictures, or tables.
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7. Students are prohibited from unauthorised use of artificial intelligence to complete a piece of
work in a manner that circumvents the design of an assessment or the intended learning
outcomes the student should demonstrate through that assessment
100 MARKS
Submission
Your work must be submitted on Blackboard before the date and time stated above. If you have any
queries when submitting your work please contact the Student Administration Team ([email protected])
Coursework Extension Request
If you require a coursework extension, please complete the online form. You must provide supporting
evidence for an extension request. Please see the University website for information on how to submit an
extension request.
Late Submission
You must submit assessed work before the deadline. Work that has been submitted late without
exceptional circumstances is penalised by a reduction of ten marks (out of 100) for each 24-hour period
after the agreed deadline, not including UK public holidays or University closure days. If the work is
submitted late such that at least four such 24-hour periods have elapsed, the mark awarded will
automatically default to zero. (Please see section 18.3 - 18.6 of the University Regulations and Code of
Practice for further details)
Exceptional Circumstances
If you experience circumstances that impact your ability to submit the essay by the deadline, please submit
exceptional circumstances via the online form. Please see the University website for information on how to
submit exceptional circumstances.
Plagiarism and Cheating
Please read the University rules and guidance about plagiarism and cheating and how they are dealt with by
the University in section 18.1- 18.2 of the University Regulations and Code of Practice
Marking Criteria and Scales
Please read the University rules and guidance about marking criteria and scales in section 15 of the
University Regulations and Code of Practice
Feedback
In line with the university policy on assessment feedback, we will aim to provide you your feedback
alongside your provisional marks, within 15 working days of the submission deadline. Please note, the 15
days excludes University closure days and if the date falls into an assessment, feedback will be released
after that assessment period. For feedback being provided as part of a reassessment, you will receive your
feedback following the reassessment exam board alongside your marks on results release.
