Career Pathway (ACCA Talk)

Career Pathway (ACCA Talk) was held on 24 November 2011, Thursday, 3pm at KAG03. It was conducted by Mr Ang Wen How from ACCA and were attended by almost 100 students, majority from BAT (Bachelor of Accounting). During the talk, Mr. Ang has given a lot of information on ACCA such as the examination papers,  module of ethics, career prospect of becoming an ACCA student, and benefits of joining the ACCA Accelerate Programme. There was also a demonstration conducted to help students to comprehend better and we also played some games to make the students feel energize. By the end of the talk, we carried out a survey to get feedback from students about the talk and some future ACCA programmes that they might be interested in.

The committees with Mr. Ang Wen Hou

Notice To All Members

Date : 14 December 2011

RM200 Book Vouchers

As announced by the Higher Education Minister in the press on 10 December 2011, students in public and private local institutions of higher education, matriculation and Form Six can collect their RM200 book vouchers from 3 January 2012. Only Malaysian students are eligible to receive the book vouchers.

UTAR has submitted a list of students (full-time and part-time) pursuing foundation/degree and postgraduate programmes to the Ministry of Higher Education for this purpose.

Students can collect their book vouchers from their respective faculty from 3 January 2012 to 31 March 2012. Please bring along your identity card.

The book vouchers are valid for three months from 1 January to 31 March 2012. The book vouchers are not exchangeable for cash. Students can redeem the book vouchers from all participating bookshops.

In this regard, UTAR is making arrangement for book fairs to be held in the campuses to facilitate students to redeem their book vouchers. The venues and dates of the book fairs will be announced later.

By Order of

The Management Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Division of Finance

Notice To All Members

Date : 13 December 2011

Subject: Exchange of Unused RM0.70 UTAR Bus Ticket

Please be informed that students who have the unused RM0.70 bus ticket can exchange for RM0.80 bus ticket by topping up RM0.10 each for unused RM0.70 bus ticket at Division of Finance counter. This arrangement is valid from 13 December 2011 until 15 February 2012. Please take note that the RM0.70 UTAR bus tickets you have purchased are valid until 31 December 2011.

By Order of

The Management Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Division of Finance

Study Help Videos by CIMA

See a selection of videos and webcasts to help you improve study and examination techniques. In the video below, CIMA tutor Rachel Eden ACMA offers her three top tips for success.

For more information, log on to CIMA website here.

News Alert 29 Nov 2011 by FAM

Law / International Business

Australia:

Copyright in Databases: Australia’s High Court Refuses to Grant Telstra Special Leave. What does this Mean for Wagering Operators?

20 November 2011

Article by Jamie Nettleton, Cate Sendall, Justine Munsie and Richard Keegan

Copyright does not subsist in a computer generated database or one compiled by humans with strict rules about content. (Link)

United States:

Google Prevails In "Gadget" Trademark Lawsuit - "Gadget" Term is Generic

23 November 2011

Article by Scott B. Schwartz

Firefly Digital Inc, a web development company, sued Google last year in Louisiana federal court for its use of the term "Gadgets" to refer to its line of "Google Gadgets" product.  "Google Gadgets" are applications that allow you to add features such as news feeds, stock quotes, maps, and interactive games to your existing iGoogle account and Google desktop. (Link)

Australia:

Voluntary administration or liquidation – what’s the difference?

23 November 2011

Article by Peter Harkin

Voluntary administration or assessing a company's viability, is not the same as liquidation, winding up a company. (Link)

Corporate / Company Law

Canada:

Corporate Secretary: Practising Law?

20 November 2011

Article by Rita Andreone

What can be said about the role of the Corporate Secretary that has not already been said? Clearly, the position of Corporate Secretary has evolved over the years and, in particular, since the corporate scandals of the 2000s and the most recent financial crisis. For some organizations, except, possibly, in the realm of holding corporations and some non-profits, gone are the days when the Corporate Secretary was a mere corporate record custodian, certifier of corporate organizational facts and note-taker. Bylaws, board mandates, shareholder agreements and other governance documents, not to mention job descriptions, may or may not fully describe the expectations that now often go with the role. (Link)

Law / Banking and finance

Canada: Take Care When Dealing With Letters Of Credit - A Recent Case From Ontario

08 November 2011

Article by Andrea Lockhart

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently considered an application by Piaggio & C.S.p.A. ("Piaggio"), an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, arising from a dispute in connection with a refusal of payment by the Bank of Nova Scotia (the "Bank") under three letters of credit (the "LCs"). The case (2011 ONSC 2567) is instructive of the care required when taking letters of credit and presenting them for payment. (Link)

Consumer, health and family

Australia:

New regulations for warranties against defects on 1 January 2012

01 November 2011

Article by Nigel Jones, Tamra Seaton and Fiona Wallwork

All retailers and manufacturers must act now to ensure that all product warranty information given to consumers complies with new regulations which come into effect on 1 January 2012. (Link)

Management / human resource / workplace

Canada:

Social Media & The Workplace

20 November 2011

Article by Chris J. Peddigrew

Whether we like it or not, social media is here stay. It impacts and affects not only our personal lives, but also our employment relationships. What is becoming apparent, however, is that when social media is involved, the line between our work lives and personal lives is not always clearly defined. Whether we are talking about Facebook, blogs, MySpace or Twitter, issues arise with respect to privacy rights, workplace harassment and bullying, client/customer confidentiality and the employer's business reputation. As the following three decisions illustrate, if an employee's use of or commentary on social media can be viewed as insubordinate, harassing and/or disparaging of co-workers, or damaging to the employer's business, then discipline, including termination, can result even if the comments were not made at work or during working hours. (

Link)

For more information, please log on to Faculty of Accountancy and Management website here.

Leadership Teambuilding Camp

Date: 27 August 2011 - 28 August 2011

Venue: Outbac Broga Hill Campsite

This leadership camp is co-organise with Community Service Society (CSS).

The purpose of this camp are:

1. to build leadership spirit of the participants
2. to enhance teamwork between the participants
3. strengthen friendship and relationship between the participants
4. strengthen the discipline of participants

This camp had been held for 2 days 1 night.

During the first day, a series of ordinary camp program had been held, such as, opening ceremony, ice breaking, divide the participant into different team, song singing, etc.

All participants had been divided based on three colours which are blue team, yellow team and green team.

After that, it was "Puzzle Game" session. This game is similar with station game. Each team need to run to a few station and complete the mission given in each station in order to get their team's puzzle. After the team get all their puzzle, they need to rearrange it. The first team who finish arranging will win this game and the winner for puzzle game is Green team.

After that, it was lunch time. Participants that finished their lunch are allowed to use the camp site's facilities which include kayaking, mountain bike, beach volleyball and many more.

The camp program was then conducted by the Outbac's instructors. The program were raft building and low ropes course. Participants are required to build their own raft using ropes, bamboo poles, and barrels. A successful raft will not sink when it is on the water. Low ropes course require the participants need to pass through all ropes obstacle.

Then, the camp was continue by "Alien Language" and "Hide and Run".

For the Alien Language session, each team will be given some sentences. One of them is required to guess the given sentence through his/her team members' body language. The winner for Alien Language is Yellow team.

Hide and Run is similar with hide and seek that everyone used to play during childhood. There was no winner for Hide and Run, because all team get the same marks.

Next will be dinner and camp fire time.The camp fire session was nice! There were a lot of performance by Outbac's instructor, such as "fireman" and some interesting game.

It then continued by "Blind People". All participants had been blindfolded. They are required to listen to their team leader's instruction in order to finish the given route. After this, it was sleeping time for participants.

All participants are required to wake up at 5am on the second day. They are then climb the Broga Hill. There is a nice view from the top of the Broga Hill.

After climbing Broga Hill, it was breakfast and Flying Fox time. Participants are required to climb up themselves without any help from anyone and then "fly" down. It was a great experience!

After Flying Fox, it was the closing and prize giving cermony. The winner, first runner-up and second runner-up are Green team, Yellow team and Blue team. Each team received a hamper, and all participants received a certificate and a handmade bookmark.

After that, this camp were officially end.

This is what we like to share about the camp.

Below are some photo taken during the camp.

Briefing by Outbac instructor

Briefing by Outbac instructor

Ice breaking

Ice breaking

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game's station

Puzzle game - completed puzzle

After lunch activites - Kayaking

Raft Building

Raft Building

Raft Building

Raft Building

Low rope course

Low rope course

Alien language

Alien language

Camp fire

Camp fire - fireman

Camp fire - fireman

Camp fire session

Camp fire session

Climbing Broga Hill

Climbing Broga Hill

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Certificate, Bookmark and Prize giving ceremony

Group picture

 

Organising Committee

Career Pathway (ACCA Talk)

Date    : 17 November 2011
Venue : UTAR, Sungai Long Campus (KAG03)

1) CAREER PATHWAY FOR ACCOUNTING TALK
Objective:-
To guild students on career direction.
Examples: -
- To be diversified and learn from many companies, do auditing.
-To be specialized and learn deeply from one company, work in one company.

2) ACCA TALK
Objective:-
To let students know more about ACCA.

3) ACCA ACCELERATE PROGRAMME
-Only open to students studying a degree programme 

Objective:-
To explain and attract students to join the programme.

a. INTERNSHIPS AND PRACTICAL TRAINING
Get access to work-placements with top companies in Malaysia, which will provide you with valuable work experience and add real value to your CV.

b. MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME AND JOB APPLICATION SKILLS WORKSHOP
The opportunity to:
-participate in interview technique and job hunting skill workshops
-receive career planning advice from recruitment consultants
-gain valuable career advice from successful ACCA members.

c. VALUABLE CAREER PLANNING RESOURCES
You will receive copies of:
-student accountant direct for accelerate students - an ezine offering your valuable career advice
-news update - providing you with the latest business news and recent developments in Malaysia and around the world.

d. PRESTIGE
Enhance your CV by showing your association with the largest and fastest-growing professional accountancy body and your commitment to gaining a professional accounting qualification after you graduate.

Reference
http://www2.accaglobal.com/malaysia/join/accelerate/

4) STUDENT SURVEY
Objective:-
To survey if students will be interested to take ACCA papers in 4th year of degree

DOOR GIFT:-- Door gift will be given to first 30 students.

MAICSA Conference

Date    : 12 November 2011
Venue : UTAR, Setapak campus

By attending this conference there are many things that we had learned. However, we would like to highlight one thing that certainly will benefit many of you especially the accounting students.

We are always thought since young to never limit the choices that we made in life. In other words, keep our options open.

Well, before we attended this conference, I always thought that my future career will only be in accounting field; doing accounting related job like auditing and so on.

However, through this conference, we learn and get to know more about the professional qualification offered my MAICSA. They just open another pathway to our future career. After our degree, we can actually continue on to be a member of MAICSA by just completing the final 4 papers. In addition to that, we can also get our professional qualification as a chartered secretary from MAICSA at just a minimal fee of less than RM 4 000. (Further details please visit the MAISCA website).

We know many of you may be asking, chartered secretary? What do we actually do? Well, during the conference we are actually very fortunate to have few MAICSA members who are currently a practitioner to share with us what their job is like. Being a member of MAICSA, they attends board meeting in private or public companies and provide advice to the Board OF Directors especially on the issue of corporate governance. They also highlighted to us that being a chartered secretary is different from being a secretary where they work for the company not for a particular person. 

That is what we would like to share about the conference.

October Recruitment Drive 2011

Date : 17 Oct 2011 - 21 Oct 2011

Venue : South Lobby, UTAR Sg. Long

Through this recruitment drive, the committees have cooperated well among each other and found that the decoration of the board is very important to attract more members to join. We will pay more attention in designing the board so that people can get more information about our society through the board.

Accounting Society has recruited 35 members among the October intake students!

The upcoming events of Accounting Society are Chinese New Year event, office visit, mock interview and talk. Stay Tuned!