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ASSIGNMENT GOALS

This assignment is intended to help you apply the concepts that you have learned in ACCT 621 to a case scenario.

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

Case Analysis Report

· It is important that you are communicating your thought process to your audience. You will need to explain the path you travelled to arrive at the stated recommendation. Please make sure your analysis is concise and clear.

· Include background data, issues, alternatives, clear decision criteria, analysis and a recommendation

· Avoid using repetitive or vague recommendations

Case Writing Tips

Most of the time, there is not just one solution to a case and therefore, you will encounter different but equally valid solutions to the same case. When you are analyzing a case, you will want to take into consideration the following points:

 Define the issues

 Apply relevant concepts covered in class to analyze the issues.

 Analyze the situation from all perspectives

 Identify more than one feasible course of action (supported with your analysis)

 Evaluate the alternatives to make a specific recommendation.

Business Report – Detailed Information

1. Issues: You will list and discuss in-depth issues raised in the case. The more case facts that are applied to this section, the better.

2. Analysis: You will be providing an analysis on the issues you have identified per above. You want to make sure that your analysis includes both quantitative and qualitative components. For example, if you are providing an analysis on a table or on a set of numbers, please make sure that you have explained what these numbers mean. Additionally, you will want to have a balanced discussion where you are describing the pros and the cons for each issue that you have introduced. You may want to use appendices to present information in a clearer and more concise format.

3. Recommendation: This section is where you will describe the main changes you want to see be made. You may have already mentioned some of your recommendations throughout the report, but in this section, you will reiterate them with more emphasis. You are trying to “sell” your ideas to the audience in this section.

4. Conclusion: This part of the report is a wrap-up, and you will need to touch on your main findings and recommendations.

Other Tips

· Make sure you are incorporating case facts into your analysis

· The analysis of the issues is going to be a major part of your business report

Format of Business report Business Report – Template

Please refer to the next two pages for a business report template. Please note that this is just a guide for what your template could look like for your business report.

Issue #1

• Analysis – quantitative and qualitative

• Recommendation on Issue #1

Issue #2

• Analysis – quantitative and qualitative

• Recommendation on Issue #2

You will follow the same format for the issues depending on how many issues there are in the case. Please note that since I only noted 2 issues in the sample business report, this DOES NOT mean that there are only 2 issues in the case.

Overall Recommendation

Conclusion

References – Please make sure these are in APA style

Appendices- if any