dissertation的具體要求 

 

Instructions: 

3. The assignment is out of 100 marks in total 

4. The assignment will contribute to 20% of your overall mark for this subject. 

5. Please hand in your assignments into the School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Applied Statistics front office by the due date. There will be a drop box for the subject with your tutor's name on it, make sure you hand the assignment into your tutor's drop box. 

6. Assigments will be returned in your tutorial classes by www.400190.com  your tutor. 

7. Assigments must be Double Spaced, in Times New Roman 12 point font 

8. Failure to abide by formatting guidelines will incur a penalty of 10% 

9. Assignments are to be between 900 and 1100 words in length. You must include a word count on the first page of the assignment. 

10. The word count does NOT include references, graphs, tables and footnotes. 

11. Failure to include a word count or excessively exceeding the word limit will incur a penalty of 10% 

12. No extensions will be granted for the assignment. 

13. Late assignments will incur a penalty of 25% per day. 

14. Answer only ONE (1) of the following questions 

 

Hints: 

1. This is a research assignment so you need to do independent RESEARCH beyond what has been covered so far in class. 

2. For tips on writing and referencing, see: https://academicskills.anu.edu.au/ 

3. There are several data sources that are easily accessable via the internet. Some examples are: 

a. RBA, APRA, ABS, ASX websites. 

b. The websites of the big four banks also have annual reports you can obtain to gather financial information from. 

c. ANU Library databases, see: http://anulib.anu.edu.au/online/eresources/ 

 

Question 1 

You are a bank analyst for a Mutual Fund with $6 billion under management. The portfolio manager wants to allocate $500 million for purchases of banking stocks and bonds. Your task is to prepare a report making a recommendation as to which of the 'big four' Australian banks the portfolio manager should allocate her $500 million to. 

Question 2 

你是一個顧問，提供咨詢意見，澳大利亞審慎監管局（APRA）。監管部門關注的“四大”銀行的穩定性，并寫一個報告。 APRA要進行徹底的現場調查的銀行業務，但是由于預算削減，他們有足夠的資源做一家銀行的現場檢查。因此，APRA還問你形成意見，到銀行查看，以保證現場調查。#p#分頁標題#e#
 

You are a consultant providing advice to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The regulators are concerned about the stability of the 'big four' banks and have comissioned you to write a report comparing the performance of the banks. APRA also wants to perform a thorough onsite investigation of the banks' operations, however due to budget cutbacks, they only have the resources to do an onsite examination of one bank. Accordingly, APRA has also asked you to form an opinion as to which bank you view to warrant an onsite investigation. 

 

Marking Scheme (weights are indicative only) 

HOW WELL IS THE QUESTION ANSWERED 

(20%) 

How well is the topic understood? 

How directly and fully is the question answered? 

HOW CONVINCINGLY IS THE REPORT ARGUED? 

(35%) 

How well are the key terms defined? 

How well is the report structured? 

Is the argument logical and consistent? 

How well is the argument maintained? 

How thorough are the points made? 

Are alternative views addressed and argued against? 

THE DEPTH AND SOPHISTICATION OF RESEARCH (35%) 

The breadth of sources consulted 

The quality and sophistication of sources consulted 

How well are the sources used to support the argument? 

The quality and sophistication of empirical analysis 

How well is the empirical analysis used to support the argument? 

TECHNICAL QUALITY OF THE REPORT 

(10%) 

Spelling and grammar 

Writing style 

Referencing is thorough and in an acceptable style