“The statement of “accounting information is objective, neutral and value-free” brings a lot of different ideas to my mind. Over the years that I have studied this accounting course, my definition of accounting has constantly been changing. In the weeks that I have learnt new content in ACCG399, this definition has transformed again through the information that has been presented to us through the lectures of the Unit Convenor, Dr Andreas Hellmann.
Initially, I had thought that accounting information could have been “objective, neutral and value-free”. We were taught throughout our previous years that with accounting information, decisions could be made by identifying, measuring, recording and communicating the economic information to the stakeholders of the company. I still think that this is correct, but more factors must be considered.”
The above extract that I have taken from the ACCG399 unit is a reflection of that week’s materials that was given to us by the Unit Convenor.
This extract displays the academic expressions that I learnt during ACBE100. As I was taking this unit at the same time as ACBE100, I was able to apply the sentence structure techniques that I learnt. Even if it was Week 1, I had read ahead for the content of ACBE100 as it was very intriguing to see these techniques that I had potentially been lacking from my other units.
In the extract, I use my own voice to direct my own opinion into the topic. As this was a reflection, our own opinion was needed and this was clearly demonstrated within the second paragraph. I think I could have put a lot more emphasis on my stance on the subject with more information that could have supported my argument but with the knowledge that I have obtained, I will be able to add these important tips into my future writing for different units and in the workforce. I believe that I have used professional language during my ACCG399 reflection and this was constantly encouraged for us to be used by our tutor’s and what we learnt during the unit.
If I were to do this reflection again, I would tweak my sentence structure moderately to create a more well-rounded argument that the reader can follow. In comparison to my ACCG250 report, I am much happier with this extract of writing and with the help of ACBE100 I received a result that I was pleased with for the assessment.
Timothy Reyes – 45292639.
Timothy Reyes - Academic Communication 