Appendix Queries

Hi
i am really worried about my appendices.
I have 4 spreadsheets which contained 5 appendix.(spreadsheets 1)
Appendix 1 tesco plc income statement and balance sheet (summerised) spreadsheets 2)
Appendix 2 sainsbury income statement and balance sheet (summerised) spreadsheets 2)
Appendix 3 profitablity ratios for Sainsbury and tesco spreadsheets 3)
Appendix4 liquidity ratios spreadsheets 4)
Appendix 5 financial ratios extracted from annual reports spreadsheets 4)
I am confused about 8 sides what does it mean?
U said we have to show how i made the graph what u mean by that.
I didn’t make any graphs in spreadsheets.
I just made graph by inserting from Microsoft word into my main rap. Then after choosing my the graph then excel sheets open to fix the serious. Dont know whether whether my approach r right. I am very worried because this is my last chance. So can u give me advice please as u do always.
I am also confused about referencing .
I have some reference from bbc. I choosed source from website. If i follow obu info sheet pack. Then it comes below :
BBC NEWS (2010). Five things Tesco got wrong.
Aavilable at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17767565
(Accessed 13 May 2014)
if i make from ms word which have built in harvard referencing then come up:
BBC News, 2012. Five things Tesco got wrong. [online]
Available at: < https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17767565 >
[Accessed 13 May 2014]

If follow the link from directly from Harvard link which is https://www.harvardreferencing.org.uk/website.php
Then as bbc news and so i choosed website and it come up like that.

BBC NEWS (2012) Five things Tesco got wrong, [online]
Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17767565 [Accessed 13 May 2014]. bc news and source from bbc website
So which one is correct even though both r following Harvard.
If i have 3 news reference from bbc or Sainsbury website in 2012 and i made alphabetic order.
Still do i have to( BBC, 2012a) ( BBC, 2012b) ( BBC, 2012c)
Can u tell me which way i should do?
I am sorry for my long msg mate. I am struggling for my reference as i failed everytime for ref and deep analysis. I sorted out deep analysis but confusing now for above queries.
Forgive me if it irritates u.

Hi @trephena

I was reading your comments from other forums as well and very impressed about your knowledge ans skills. I just created my account and this is my first question please

Do we need to provide references for the formulas used in the appendix ( in the spreadsheet)?

Hi,
It is said that use of spreadsheets are necessary for passing the RAP. For Topic 20, I have used excel sheet only for making my graphs which I have later paste the graphs in my analysis section in RAP. So, still Should I attach the excel sheet doc in appendix for submission.

Thnks,

@ts1110 –

1. This is correct for the list and in the text you simply put (Barford, 2012). This is because there is a named author (Vanessa Barford) regardless of whether it is a newspaper or online article. The rule is to attribute it to the actual person if possible and they are named.

2. This is correct for as you point out, there is no named author so your list entry is correct. Note: if there is more than one different article like this from the BBC in 2013 you would need to append a, b, c etc both in the text and list so that the reader can see exactly which one is which and find the appropriate article quickly if they wanted to consult it.

3. The correct entry in the list would be: Thesing, G. (2013). Tesco to Exit U.S. After First profit Drop in about 20 years. Bloomberg,17 April, [online], Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-17/tesco-to-exit-u-s-unit-post-review-take-1-8-billion-charge.html – put the latest date you accessed this
and
(Thesing, 2013) in the text for the exactly same reason as in (1) above

4. I suggest you put (Sainsbury’s, 2011) OR (Sainsbury, 2011) in the text then you can begin your entry in the list as:
Sainsbury’s (2011) OR Sainsbury (2011). J Sainsbury Plc Annual Report and Financial statements 2011. [Online]. Available at:
https://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/171813/ar2011_report.pdf (Accessed: 11 October 2013)

This way you get round the problem of how to deal with the initial J, maintain the consistency of using the same designation in both the text and list, keep the wordcount for the company name down to 1 and there is no problem then in arranging it in the list alphabetically under ‘S’

🙂

@ trephena
thank u again for ur help. I really appreciate ur help. I m very much worried as this is my last chance.
can u see my this refence as I ignored here reuturs .can u check whether I m wrong or right:

THE FINANCIAL EXPREES (2014).Tesco UK confirms joint venture with Tata Group’s Trent in India, to invest $140 mn. 22 March, [Online], Available at: https://www.financialexpress.com/news/tesco-uk-confirms-joint-venture-with-tata-groups-trent-in-india-to-invest-140-mn/1234849 (Accessed: 29 October 2014)
can u tell how make refence list for this plz

Hi there, I would appreciate it a lot if someone could help answer my queries here.

In the process of submitting my appendix file, OBU requires me to specify a reference for the appendix. As in there is a blank column on top stating Appendix Reference. The thing is I’m not sure what to put there as they say if you have financial statement this could be appendix 1, if you have ratio analysis this could be appendix 2.

OBU says you MUST specify a reference for this appendix.

Any idea what should i put in the column box there?

Hello,

If I want to reference something about the ratios that I have already mention in my PEST analysis how do I do it? Can I say: As mentioned in the PEST?.. how?
Thanks
Amarain

Thanks again!
Amarain

@captmario -as far as I am aware there are specific tabs for the RAP, Reference List, Presentation and ‘SLS’ (by this latter they mean the written self-reflection part) so these MUST be loaded separately. Apart from that there are additional tabs (unnamed I believe) for the Appendices or any other ancillary material (questionnaire, resubmission statement etc. if applicable). It is immaterial therefore whether you call the FSs appendices or not! As long as the file does not exceed the limits it doesn’t matter if you combine appendices as long as the tabs within each loaded file are clearly labelled. There are about 6 -8 additional file tabs for appendix type files on the uploading page I think

Hi,
I have a very important question please!
If Ihave let’s say XYZ,2014 cited for the Fin Stat and then I am citing as well something from their website so again XYZ,2014. Am I right to cite “a” on the first and “b” on the second to distinguish them? Many thanks
Amarain

Dear @trephena
thanks for some very useful reply. I was about to ask some questions but i found the answers already in the post.
I still have some query related to appendix and referencing.

Q1: is it appropriate to state both fs and ratio for one company within one tab in excel? or should i use different tab for ratios?

Q2: I have included 4 years FS in appendix as growth rates are calculated based on previous year. is it ok?
should I include any interim FS beside this 4 years? as my company’s and competitors year end are 31 dec and 31 march respectively.

Q3: I have some specific questions related to referencing. before asking any, would you please provide the link of the Harvard referencing forum where you wrote about this issue?

@tarek1620

1. Doesn’t matter either way
2. That’s ok. No you don’t have to have to use interim statements as long as their businesses are not cyclical (see Forum ‘Different Financial Year End – Comparable’- for further explanation of any issues related to different year ends)
3. http://www.opentuition.com/topic/harvard-referencing/

@avian will

No you do not have to duplicate them

@darkload1744
@ trephena
Could u tell me how u submit ur appendices ?
Bcz all of my appendices in one excel file . Do I have to split my excel file ?
Do I have to split spreadsheet ?