12289 - 3 Days Deadline

SEC 10-K Project

The SEC 10-K Project is a culmination of the learning, research,

and analysis completed on your chosen SEC corporation

throughout the course in weekly discussion posts and course

projects.

Use the research and analysis, along with an explanation of

accounting concepts, to tell a story about your corporation's

financial performance and position.

TWO PART PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Part 1: Written Report: SEC 10-K Analysis

Using the Internet, access the SEC 10-K annual report for a

publicly-traded company of your choice.

You must select a company that is publicly traded and has

inventory and accounts receivable. Most students find the SEC

10-K annual report at their company's web site in sections such

as About Us and/or Investor Relations. Look for SEC and Annual

Filings (you will often find drop-down menus to click). You must

research and secure the SEC 10-K Annual Report for the most

recent year. Save the file to your computer for access. Do not

print as the report is usually 100 pages or more. Post the name

of your company, the SEC 10-K web link, and how you found the

SEC 10-K in the SEC 10-K discussion for approval by your

professor.

Review the company's MD&A as well as financial statements and

the accompanying footnotes. Use this information to prepare

your "analytic" results. The SEC 10-K report and the materials

from our class are the only resources you should use. Avoid a

copy and paste approach except for the presentation of financial

statements.

The content of your paper should focus on accounting issues

and include words used in our accounting class, including

financial accounting as well as managerial accounting. Include

details you learned this semester.

Use terms from our class along with the research and financial

analysis completed for your SEC 10-K company. The use of

headings will label the sections in your paper. You should

present inventory turnover, days sales in inventory, days sales in

accounts receivable, and other financial ratio analysis from our

course, both for the current year and as they relate to changes

in accounts from one year to the next. Your goal is to explain

the financial statements and the information of the SEC 10-K

with the knowledge you learn from our class. While not

explaining every item in the SEC 10-K, your paper should tell a

story and illustrate your mastery of accounting terms and

concepts. No more than one page should be devoted to your

company's history and non-financial information.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

A PowerPoint presentation (no more than 10 slides) will also

need to be prepared to summarize and cover the highlights of

your paper. Please post the presentation in the designated SEC

10-K discussion near the end of the semester to share with

other students. Read your classmate's presentation and provide

comments to at least one other posting.

After the discussion week, you should review your PowerPoint

presentation and submit the final version in the assignment

folder. This is the PowerPoint file to be graded. The PowerPoint

Presentation discussion is part of participation and designed to

assist you in creating your final project. However, if you fail to

participate in that discussion it may affect the ‘grade’ for your

PowerPoint Presentation. Don’t miss the easy points!

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Instructions:

You may benefit from the use of the UMGC writing

center. (See:http://www.umgc.edu/ewc/index.shtml)

Start early. You have plenty of time to complete this project.

Your paper should consist, at a minimum, of the following:

• 3 - 4 pages single spaced, double space between paragraphs.

Page count does not include title page, tables and exhibits, table

of contents, and works cited list

• title page

• bibliography or works cited (business classes use APA format)

• in-text citations (business classes use APA format)

• tables, and appendixes if you wish to copy and paste financial

statements or materials you did not write (these will not be part

of the ‘page count’)

• Your paper should use one-inch margins on the left, right, top,

and bottom of each page, and font set at 12 points.

• Take care to comply with the UMGC policy for academic honesty

• Write your paper, in your own words, using accounting words

from our textbook and explaining how these relate to the

financial statements of your company

• Our discussion postings during the semester should assist you

in completing this paper

• Ask questions of your professor on this project

• Visit the Accounting Toolbox in the Course Content of our LEO

classroom

o The Accounting Toolbox is a central resource in our UMGC

undergraduate accounting courses

o Links and explanations to assist you with this paper may appear

in this resource