Appendix Queries

Hey,

Can someone tell about the Appendix reference?

I uploaded my RR, SLS, Reference, Presentation but when I try to upload my Appendix it says Appendix Reference? But I already attached a separate Reference, do I write the Appendix number or what? Do I just put reference number for each Appendix?

I suppose my question is not clear but in case someone understood what I meant, Kindly let me know what to do.

Regards

@Mohammad – Have you tried giving it a Title or Number? The system does not know how many appendices are going to be loaded but dies not want any that could end up with the same file ref I suspect so making you number or name them solves this probably

Wish to confirm the format for uploading Appendix as I didn’t work on a topic that will require my appendix to be carried out on excel.
I worked on topic 2 and my appendix is typed on word, is this going to accepted and also like how many pages of slides of Rap and SLS can be presented in 15minutes as required by OBU?
Kindly feed back as soon as possible.

Regards,

my topic is 8 , so it means that i have to include all of the questions in the appendices file that i have asked during the interview?

@mekonen – Allowed but not advisable!

Post as a separate file (a) it then does not count as part of the word count and (b) is better for the marker as they can keep the file open and don t have to keep scrolling backwards and forwards as they would have to if part of the RAP

Since my excel file already contains the financial statements, do I still have to submit a separate pdf file?

oh and one more thing, where should I include my table of figures?

@CBK1 – That sound fine

When uploading I think it asks for files by name e.g it will ask you to load your report, SLS, REFERENCE LIST and Presentation and then turn to Appendx/ Appendices. As long as you have labeled the individual tabs on the Excel file it will be clear that you have loaded it all as one file. If you have exceeded the file size limit it will not load and you will have to separate out the sheets and load it as Appendix 1 or 1a, 2 or 2a etc – the names are not terribly important as long as you load everything under the right main heading

@CBK1 – The links will only work within the same file – so you should retain the links from any typed financial statements to the ratios and graphs within the Excel spreadsheet However when you put graphs in your report the links will be lost on uploading so paste,as an image.

@kutase

1. Yes you will be required to submit the 4 files I have outlined in my reply to CBK1 above + any appendix files

2. There are file size limits – see the Information Pack – you will not be able to load large pdf files. You will have to provide extracts. You can load about 6- 8 separate appendix files

3. There is only one Presentation – this should be focused on the Findings from your report – there is a section in the Info Pack on this but take at a look at my recent answer to faizy7 on the Forum topic ‘Resubmission Queries’ where the main requirements are discussed.

@kutase

The problem here is one of ambiguity in the Info Pack! The submission contains 2 main parts the Research and Analysis Report and the “SLS”. For some reasons (probably historical ones) the term “SLS” is used interchangebly for this second part AND the Self Reflection element – so it becomes very confusing as you have found. A classic example of this is on p.45, 7 e) of the Info Pack where it mentions the SLS is about answering 4 questions and then (as you point out) on p.47 7f) it says “The SLS is also made up of two parts, one being a reflective statement covering four specific questions and the other a requirement to give a fifteen minute presentation to the student’s mentor and provide evidence of this presentation”.

Yes you do submit the slides separately – again historically the submission used to be hard copy so it was always a separate document.

1. And no don’t copy them and put them in the same file as the Self-Reflection as the file will be too big to load!

2. Perhaps to unravel the muddle it is best to see it as a Report and an SLS that the latter is broken into 2 parts. Part (a) is about Self Reflection and Part (b) is called “Communication” but comprises just the Presentation slides.

By the way my reply to faizy7 was based on the failures in both parts of the “SLS” and marker-moderator comments regarding both self-reflection and communication/Presentation slides. The Presentation should be one of the easiest things to pass if the basic rules outlined in both the Info Pack and my reply to faizy7 are borne in mind. Unfortunately a surprising number of students still fail it (sometimes even on the Resubmission).

Yes the submission window closes at midnight GMT today but you should check your submission receipt carefully as if wrong files are loaded or omitted (and yes it does happen) then OBU can refuse to rectify the error unless they are notified immediately and the correct file reloaded straightaway. (This is apparently because unscrupulous students have been known to try to circumvent the deadline by deliberately loading the SLS twice – once as the report – hoping to to “buy” more time to complete their report – OBU is wised up to this ruse and in the interests of students who have played fair and by the rules they can not only refuse to accept a late file but also refuse to refund the submission fee).

@stevr – to a certain extent it is entirely up to yo how you arrange your Appendices as long as everything is clear and you load them all when submitting. However it is probably best to keep the number of files down to the minimum when loading as it makes it easier to check you have loaded them all correctly.

So I would suggest one spreadsheet file with a separate tab for balance sheets, a tab for income statements, one for ratio calculations and one for graphs. On each tab you should be able to accommodate all 3 years for each company and both companies on the same tab. Ensure that all tabs and sheets are clearly labelled (personally I would infill the company labels in different colours (the same colours used for the graphs and charts) so that when referring to them during the evaluation you can locate them quickly, but that is just my preference)

It would not be wrong to have the companies on separate tabs or separate spreadsheets but It is probably easier for you to work from to have them alongside each other.

@denisel – yes make life as easy for the marker as poss. Label the files clearly and try to give a brief title e.g. Appendix 1 IA report, Appendix 2 Interviews. Include the full interviews and responses in the appendices and when using this information in your report refer the reader to the relevant appendix. Include details of the internal documents in your Reference List and you should also include the names of the principal interviewees in your list and add that details are available in Appendix 1, 2 etc.

Try to put everything related in one file e.g all the interviews together if poss – don’t make the marker download more files than necessary or complicate things

@gulwish -it’s best to have all of the excell workings on one spreadsheet with different tabs then you can link the formula calculations. You will probably find it easier to work like this anyway. DO NOT hard type the ratios you should be showing that you know how to use Excell formulae. It is also a good idea to have the minimum number of Appendices – a marker is not going to exactly love you if they have to spend 5 minutes downloading all of your files – they want to get through their marking asap.