ACCT 2013: Case Study
This guide was created to assist you with finding resources for your case study assignment.
- Please insure you read all of the details on this assignment, which are available from your course website.
1. What is a case study
Case studies are descriptions of situations which you will likely encounter within your chosen discipline. They may be presented as essays, reports or in specific templates provided to you so you will need to carefully analyse the task you have been given and look at the particular requirements of your assignment.
2. Using excel
Watch the videos below to understand the basics of using excel. To choose a different video in the playlist us the 
icon located in the top right hand corner of the video below.
- Video 1: A basic introduction
- Video 2: Formulas and functions
- Video 3: How to make a chart
3. How to write a report
Watch this short video (approx 3 mins) for tips on how to write a report or access the overview document below.
4. Report writing support
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ReportsThis support page is developed by the Student Engagement Unit and will help you to understand what a report is and how to prepare one.
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Report Writing Support - UNSWThis support page created by UNSW covers getting started with report writing, writing your report, and how to present your report.
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Business Reports - University of MelbourneUse this PDF to understand and produce clear and correctly structured business reports.
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Report writing: Business - University of WollongongThis handout explains Report writing from a business and accounting perspective.
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Referencing support
Need help referencing? Follow the roadmap!
Referencing Roadmap (Harvard)
Help with the Harvard UniSA referencing style. Find in text-citations and reference examples, from different sources such as articles, books & chapters, websites, and more.
Other referencing support tools:
- Referencing hub
Information around what is referencing, paraphrasing, referencing rules, referencing styles and Academic Integrity. Also includes a link to the Harvard Referencing Guide UniSA (pdf).
- Referencing forum
Discuss referencing, exchange advice and post questions and answers about referencing (facilitated by Student Engagement Unit).
Referencing software (EndNote)
What do you do with all those references you have found?
Use a bibliographic management software to store, organise and cite your references. The Library supports the bibliographic management tool EndNote. There are also many free systems available.
