GB518 Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis- Unit 4 Assignment
Case Study Part 2
The following Course
Outcome is assessed in the Unit 4 Assignment Case Project Part 2:
GB518-2: Integrate accounting information into
the development of business strategies, decision-making, and management
processes.
Part 2 of the continuing
case, due in Unit 4, builds on the work completed in Unit 3. The title page,
abstract, outline, and preliminary reference list completed in Unit 3 will be
the foundation for the continued effort in Unit 4.
For Case Project Part
2, you are to complete an analysis of the “Continuing Problems†from your
textbook.
The case project spans
Unit 3, Unit 4, and Unit 5. For the case project, you are to complete a series
of “Continuing Problems†from company progressive narratives in the textbook
end-of-chapter resources in your textbook. Those continuing problems involve a
series of business issues related to the Cookie Creations company.
- The Full
Case Study is due in Unit 4.
- A PowerPoint
presentation for the Case will be due in Unit 5.
- The Case
Project is developed over three units: 3, 4, & 5. The Case Project
should be considered a single assignment, not three separate assignments.
Therefore, do not overemphasize the score on any single component of the
Case. The Case point distribution is as follows:
Part
I (Due Unit 3) -The Initial formatting/outline =
25 Points
Part
II (Due Unit 4) - The Full Paper (Analysis) =
100 Points
Part
III (Due Unit 5) - The Case PowerPoint presentation = 75 Points
Total Case Assignment
Points = 200 Points
- The Textbook,
Continuing Problem Assignment Instructions, Classroom/course Assignment
instructions, etc. use several terms interchangeably. The following terms
can be understood as referring to your Project or individual elements of
the Project: Case Project, Case Study, Continuing Problem, Continuing
Case, “CC,†“CCC.â€
- Much of the
Case Project will be an exercise in developing your skill at following
instructions. Therefore, be sure to read all Assignment
instructions very carefully.
Very Important Initial
Gentle Reminder: If
you do not understand plagiarism and how to avoid violating the rules of
academic integrity, please review the tutorial in the classroom titled
“Plagiarism.†It can be found under the Academic Tools tab. If you do not
understand the rules for proper attribution of sources, please carefully review
the information available in the Writing Center in the material related to
“Using Sources.â€
Part 2 of the
Continuing Case, due in Unit 4, builds on the work completed in Unit 3. The
title page, abstract, outline and preliminary reference list completed in Unit
3 will be the foundation for the Unit 4 Paper.
All of the feedback
and guidance provided to you in your Unit 3 Case Assignment must be fully
incorporated in the Unit 4 Paper. Note: None of the feedback
is to be submitted in your Unit 4 Paper. It must be removed before you submit
your Unit 4 Case Paper.
For the Case Part 2,
you are to complete a series of “Continuing Problems†from your textbook. Those
Continuing Problems involve a series of business issues related to the Cookie
Creations company progressive narratives in the textbook end-of-chapter
resources. This is the list of Continuing Problems you will complete:
Textbook’s Continuing
Problems:
- CC 1 – p. 1–46
in the physical text.
- CC 2 – p.
2–43 in the physical text.
- CC 5 – p. 5–51
in the physical text.
- CC 7 – Part
1, only, p. 7–54 in the physical text.
- CC 8 –
Requirement (a), only, p. 8–45 in the physical text.
Although not due in
Part 1 or 2, the following additional Continuing Problem will be included in
the Unit 5 Case Part 3 PowerPoint Assignment:
- CC 11– Part
1 (a), only, p. 11–52 in the physical text.
ALL detailed Case
Project Instructions and rubrics are located in the Course Resources in
the left navigation panel in the GB518 Classroom.
You should preview the
Unit 5 Assignment instructions.
The order of
presentation must follow the grading rubric order.
Important Notes:
- Use the APA
template located in Course Resources as the format basis for your Unit 4
Assignment.
- The final
paper must be presented in a single Word document. The full paper due in
Unit 4 must be between 7 and 10 properly formatted pages in length,
not including the title, abstract, and reference list pages. The paper
must use proper APA Publication Manual 7th edition formatting,
including title page, running head, abstract, and reference list with
properly formatted citations in the body of the paper. Headings and
subheadings are required.
- Part 2 is a
formal research analysis; do not present an
“interview†format with questions and answers. You are a research
analyst for the purposes of this assignment, not a “business
consultant†to the case protagonist.
- Do not
simply provide “short-answer†responses; use a more formal approach in the
communication style. If you do not understand the differences between
formal and informal writing, please carefully review the guidance
available in the Writing Center.
- A properly
formatted title page with running head and an abstract are required.
- Do not include
a table of contents.
- Do not repeat
or copy the Assignment question narratives. You should use abbreviated
versions of the questions as headings and subheadings.
- Anything
that artificially increases the length of the paper but does not add value
to the analysis, such as oversized type or additional line “points†in the
paragraph format, will result in a reduced score.
- Before
submitting your Unit 4 Case Paper, submit it to the Writing Center for
“Paper Review.â€
- For more
specific information and guidance, please access the following resources
available in the Writing Center:
- “Writing a
Research Paperâ€
- “Introductions
and Conclusionsâ€
- “Plagiarism
Preventionâ€
- “Formal
Versus Informal Writingâ€
- “Critical
Thinking and the Writing Process"
- “Using
Sourcesâ€
After you have
completed the Unit 4 Case Paper, upload your Word document to the Unit 4
Assignment Dropbox before 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday of Unit 4.
Use this format for
your filename: YourLastName_YourFirstName_Unit#_AssignmentName (For example:
Smith_Joan_Unit4_CasePart2).
Submit your completed
Unit 4 Case Project Assignment Part 2 Word document to the Unit 4 Assignment
Dropbox. Assignments are due Tuesday 11:59 p.m. ET of their assigned unit.
The detailed CC
problem narratives are not fully included in the physical
textbook. So, please review the detailed instructions for all of the CC
problems in your Course Resources.
Assignments submitted
late will be subject to the Late Policy described in the Syllabus. In this
instance, the Unit 4 Case paper may not be submitted after the end of Unit 5,
unless specific, extenuating circumstances have been communicated with the
professor.
Special Note: You may only submit your Unit 4 Case Paper
after the Unit 3 Case Assignment has been submitted and returned to you with
feedback.