MA Essay Guideline
Word Count (600-700 words)
There are 5 sections required for your MA essay being a cover page, introduction, body, conclusion and reference page.
• Cover Page (first page)-Include your name, student ID, name of Essay.
• Introduction (1 paragraph)
• Body (several paragraphs)
Paragraph Example for Body (A Prospective Investor being a user of Financial Accounting Information)
 Who “Prospective investors are external to a company and need to use financial accounting information”. (Example Sentence #1)
 What “Specifically, prospective investors need to examine information in the financial statements such as the income statement and the statement of financial position (balance sheet). They would be interested in understanding the profitability of a company by reviewing the net profit figure as found in the income statement”. (Example Sentence #2 and 3)
 Why “The net profit figure will determine a company’s profitability and is an indication of its financial health. A positive profit would indicate a financially healthy company while a negative profit would indicate concerns regarding the company’s standing. Prospective investors would not be interested in investing in a company’s that have negative profits and thus reviewing the profit section of the financial statements is imperative for prospective investors”. (Example Sentence # 4, 5 and 6)
You can form your paragraphs by answering Who, What and Why and merge the sentences together as shown below to form a paragraph.
Prospective investors are external to a company and need to use financial accounting information. Specifically, prospective investors need to examine information in the financial statements such as the income statement and the statement of financial position (balance sheet). They would be interested in understanding the profitability of a company by reviewing the net