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ACC573
Preview: ACC573 : Financial Reporting and Analysis
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
ACC560 (Managerial Accounting)
This course prepares students to address concepts of financial reporting and analysis required in
the business environment. Students learn important criteria for preparing and presenting financial
statements, and the related footnote information. Focus is on the analysis of financial statements and
related information from the standpoint of the different users of financial reports.
Required Resources
James M. Wahlen. 2018. Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation: A
Strategic Perspective. ACC573 Cengage Learning 9th edition textbook available at
https://www.strayerbookstore.com
Robert Ferris. August 17, 2020. Why Hertz Landed in Bankruptcy Court When its Rivals Didn't.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/17/why-hertz-landed-in-bankruptcy-court-when-its-rivals-didnt.html&
Paul J. Lee. 2015. Assessment of Business Subsidiary Operations and Consolidated Financial
Statements Through a Common Global Accounting Language, IFRS vs. GAAP.
https://thejournalofbusiness.org/index.php/site/article/view/746
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Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 1 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective, and view the related documents.
Discuss: Introduce yourself and participate in the discussion, Accounting Information Users.
Week 2 - To Do List
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. May 2, 2019. Kraft Heinz Company Form 8-K.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1637459/000163745919000033/may2019form8-k.htm
Parveen P. Gupta. 2018. Do Companies With Effective Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Benefit From Sarbanes–Oxley Sections 302 and 404? http://libdatab.strayer.edu/login?
url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=128360717&site=eds-
live&scope=site
Trefis. December 24, 2019. How Does Ford and GM's Revenue Compare?
http://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-does-ford-and-gms-revenue-compare-2019-12-24
Analyze a financial statement to determine corporate financial health.
1
Evaluate a corporate financial restatement against ethical standards and its
impact on valuation and management actions.
2
Evaluate corporate valuation and performance based on financial statement
analysis.
3
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Week 2 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 2 and 3 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view their related documents.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, The Value of Cash Flow Statements.
Quiz: Take the Chapters 2 and 3 quiz.
Prepare: Preview next week's assignment, The Balance Sheet and Corporate Financial Health.
Week 3 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 4 and 5 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Hertz Bankruptcy.
Assignment: Complete the assignment, The Balance Sheet and Corporate Financial Health.
Week 4 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 7 and 8 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective, and view the related documents.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Domestic vs. International Financial Reporting.
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Week 4 - To Do List
Quiz: Take the Chapters 7 and 8 quiz.
Prepare: Preview the Week 5 Learning Activity, Causes for a Financial Restatement.
Week 5 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 9 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Kraft Heinz Restatement.
Learning Activity: Complete the learning activity, Causes for a Financial Restatement.
Prepare: Preview next week's assignment, Financial Restatement Analysis.
Week 6 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 6 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, SOX and American Competitiveness.
Assignment: Complete the assignment, Financial Restatement Analysis.
Week 7 - To Do List
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Week 7 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapters 10 and 11 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Actual vs. Budgeted Reporting.
Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 12 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Cash Is King.
Quiz: Complete the Chapter 12 quiz.
Prepare: Preview the Week 9 learning activity, Factors for Determining Corporate Value and
Performance.
Week 9 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 13 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, A Secret Accounts Payable System.
Learning Activity: Complete the learning activity, Factors for Determining Corporate Value and
Performance.
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Week 9 - To Do List
Prepare: Preview next week's assignment, Company Valuation and Performance.
Week 10 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 14 in Financial
Reporting,
Financial
Statement
Analysis
and
Valuation:
A
Strategic
Perspective,
and view the related documents.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Market-Based Evaluation Method.
Assignment: Submit the assignment, Company Valuation and Performance.
Week 11 - To Do List
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Course Reflection.
Grading Scale
Participation Total
Points
% of
Grade
Discussion Participation 220 22%
Assignment Total
Points
% of
Grade
Week 2 Quiz - Chapters 2 and 3 50 5%
Week 3 Assignment - The Balance Sheet and Corporate Financial
Health
190 19%
Week 4 Quiz - Chapters 7 and 8 50 5%
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Participation Total
Points
% of
Grade
Week 5 Learning Activity: Causes for a Financial Restatement 40 4%
Week 6 Assignment - Financial Restatement Analysis 180 18%
Week 8 Quiz - Chapter 12 50 5%
Week 9 Learning Activity - Factors for Determining Corporate Value and
Performance
40 4%
Week 10 Assignment - Company Valuation and Performance 180 18%
Totals 1000 100%
Final Course Grade
Points Percentage Grade
900 - 1000 90% - 100% A
800 - 899 80% - 89% B
700 - 799 70% - 79% C
0 - 699 69% and below F
Unique Course Features
Grading Scale Notation
Please consult the University Catalog and your academic advisor to determine the final grade needed
in this class to satisfy your specific degree conferral requirements.
Assignments
Week 3 Assignment - The Balance Sheet and Corporate Financial Health
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Summary
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Overview
A robust financial appraisal of a company's finances would normally entail the analysis of its cash
flow, income statement, balance sheet, and retained earning statements. In this assignment you
focus your analysis on a public company's balance sheet to evaluate its financial health. The balance
sheet represents high-level elements of the other reports, so it provides a good "big picture" view of
the company's finances.
Preparation
Choose a publicly held company and review its 2019 annual report on the Internet. Pay particular
attention to the balance sheet upon which this assignment is based.
Instructions
Provide a Web link to the balance sheet of the corporate report that you have chosen.
Evaluate the company's health by analyzing its balance sheet. Do the following in 4– 5 pages:
Evaluate the corporation's financial health based upon an analysis of each section
(assets, liabilities, and owner's equity) of its balance sheet. Make sure to reference
specific items on each sheet and ways that they relate to one another.
Conduct the following tests on the balance sheet (show your results) and explain what
each reveals:
Vertical.
Horizontal.
Ratio Analysis. Make sure to compare your ratio with the industry benchmark or
other competitors.
Assess the company's current financial health based the accurate interpretation of
findings of the three tests. Include risks in your assessment. Support your conclusions.
Suggest and support three ways to significantly improve the company's financial health
based upon your analysis.
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This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please
refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Analyze a financial statement to determine corporate financial health.
Scoring Guide
Evaluate the corporation's financial health
based upon an analysis of each section of its
balance sheet that references specific items
on the sheet. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not evaluate the
corporation's financial
health based upon an
analysis of its balance
sheet.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Evaluates the
corporation's financial
health based upon a
faulty analysis of its
balance sheet.
Competent (80-89%)
Evaluates the
corporation's financial
health based upon an
analysis of each
section of its balance
sheet.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Evaluates the
corporation's financial
health based upon an
analysis of each
section of its balance
sheet that references
specific items on the
sheet.
Conduct accurate vertical, horizontal, and
ratio analysis tests on a balance sheet with an
explanation of the results. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not conduct
vertical, horizontal,
and ratio analysis
tests on a balance
sheet.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Conducts inaccurate
vertical, horizontal,
and ratio analysis
tests on a balance
sheet.
Competent (80-89%)
Conducts accurate
vertical, horizontal,
and ratio analysis
tests on a balance
sheet, but with no, or
poor explanation of
the results.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Conducts accurate
vertical, horizontal,
and ratio analysis
tests on a balance
sheet with an
explanation of the
results.
Assess, with support, a company's current
financial health and risks it faces based upon
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the accurate interpretation of findings of all
specified tests. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not assess a
company's current
financial health and
risks.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Assesses a
company's current
financial health based
upon the inaccurate
interpretation of test
findings, or omits the
health or risk portion
of the assessment.
Competent (80-89%)
Assesses a
company's current
financial health and
risks it faces based
upon the accurate
interpretation of
findings of some, but
not all, specified tests.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Assesses, with
support, a company's
current financial health
and risks it faces
based upon the
accurate
interpretation of
findings of all
specified tests.
Suggest three effective ways to significantly
improve the company's financial health based
upon balance sheet analysis. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not suggest
ways to improve the
company's financial
health based upon
balance sheet
analysis.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Suggests ineffective
ways to improve the
company's financial
health based upon
balance sheet
analysis.
Competent (80-89%)
Suggests 1–2
effective ways to
improve the
company's financial
health based upon
balance sheet
analysis.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Suggests three highly
effective ways to
significantly improve
the company's
financial health based
upon balance sheet
analysis.
Organize content so clarity is enhanced and
all ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not organize
content for ideas to
flow logically with
smooth transitions.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Organizes content
with some logical flow
and smooth
transitions.
Competent (80-89%)
Organizes content so
ideas flow logically
with smooth
transitions.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Organizes content so
clarity is enhanced
and all ideas flow
logically with smooth
transitions.
Week 5 Learning Activity: Causes for a Financial Restatement
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Summary
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Overview
The need to restate corporate financial statements is relatively rare, but they do exist and for a
myriad of reasons. In this learning activity you describe factors that contributed to the need to
prepare a financial restatement.
Preparation
Search the Internet or the Strayer Nexis Uni Database for a company that published a financial
restatement in 2019 due to GAAP violation. You will use this research to complete this
activity.
Note that you will use your selected company in next week's assignment, as well.
Instructions
Provide a link to the restatement that you have chosen.
Write a 1-page analysis of the factors that forced your chosen company to publish a financial
statement restatement.
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refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Scoring Guide
Write a supported and effective analysis of
the factors that forced a company to publish
a financial statement restatement. 80 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not write an
analysis of the factors
that forced a company
to publish a financial
statement
restatement.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Writes an
unsupportable
analysis of the factors
that forced a company
to publish a financial
statement
restatement.
Competent (80-89%)
Writes an
unsupported analysis
of the factors that
forced a company to
publish a financial
statement
restatement.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Writes a supported
and effective analysis
of the factors that
forced a company to
publish a financial
statement
restatement.
Use a communication style and vocabulary
appropriate for the specific context of the
target audience. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not use a
communication style
and vocabulary
appropriate for the
target audience.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Uses a
communication style
and vocabulary
somewhat
appropriate for the
target audience.
Competent (80-89%)
Uses a
communication style
and vocabulary
appropriate for the
target audience.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Uses a
communication style
and vocabulary
appropriate for the
specific context of the
target audience.
Week 6 Assignment - Financial Restatement Analysis
Summary
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Overview
In this assignment you evaluate a corporate financial restatement against ethical standards, as well
as its impact on corporate valuation and management actions.
Preparation
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Conduct further analysis on the corporate restatement that you chose in last week's learning activity,
Causes for a Financial Restatement.
Instructions
Provide a link to the restatement that you have chosen.
Complete a 3–4 page analysis of your chosen company:
Provide sufficient relevant background information on the company and its restatement
that effectively informs and supports a subsequent analysis.
Provide a comprehensive analysis of the ways that the financial restatement might
impact the short-term (1–2 years) stock price of the company that would effectively guide
shareholder decisions.
Recommend managerial actions that would very likely mitigate similar future problems.
Provide support for your recommendations.
Determine if management violated their own corporate code of ethics. Explain. Make
sure to reference specific areas of their corporate code of conduct or other relevant
ethical code or statute.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please
refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Evaluate a corporate financial restatement against ethical standards and its impact on
valuation and management actions.
Scoring Guide
Provide sufficient relevant background
information on the company and its
restatement that effectively informs and
supports a subsequent analysis. 20 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not provide
background
information on the
company and its
restatement.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Provides irrelevant or
inadequate
background
information on the
company and its
restatement that does
little to inform a
subsequent analysis.
Competent (80-89%)
Provides some
background
information on the
company and its
restatement that
informs and supports
a subsequent
analysis.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Provides relevant
background
information on the
company and its
restatement that
effectively informs and
supports a
subsequent analysis.
Provide an analysis of the ways that the
financial restatement might impact the short-
term (1–2 years) stock price of the company
that would effectively guide shareholder
decisions. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not provide a
description of the
ways that the financial
restatement might
impact the short-term
(1–2 years) stock
price of the company.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Provides a
description of the
ways that the financial
restatement might
impact the short-term
(1–2 years) stock
price of the company
that would provide
poor guidance to
shareholders.
Competent (80-89%)
Provides an analysis
of the ways that the
financial restatement
might impact the
short-term (1–2 years)
stock price of the
company that would
provide limited
guidance to
shareholders.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Provides an analysis
of the ways that the
financial restatement
might impact the
short-term (1–2 years)
stock price of the
company that would
effectively guide
shareholder
decisions.
Recommend, with ample support for
assertions made, managerial actions that
would very likely mitigate similar future
problems. 20 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not recommend
managerial actions
that would mitigate
similar future
problems.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Recommends
managerial actions
that would be unlikely
to mitigate similar
future problems, or
offers no support for
assertions made.
Competent (80-89%)
Recommends, with
limited support for
assertions made,
managerial actions
that would likely
mitigate similar future
problems.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Recommends, with
ample support for
assertions made,
managerial actions
that would very likely
mitigate similar future
problems.
Determine whether or not
management violated their own corporate
policies by directly comparing their actions to
the corporation's internal code of conduct. 20
%
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not attempt to
determine whether or
not
management violated
their own corporate
policies.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Makes an
unsupported
determination of
whether or not
management violated
their own corporate
policies.
Competent (80-89%)
Determines whether
or not
management violated
their own corporate
policies with little
comparison of their
actions to the
corporation's internal
code of conduct.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Determines whether
or not
management violated
their own corporate
policies by comparing
their actions to the
corporation's internal
code of conduct.
Provide a fully supported, logical argument in
support of conclusions or recommendations.
20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not provide an
argument in support
of conclusions or
recommendations.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Provides a poorly
framed argument in
support of
conclusions or
recommendations.
Competent (80-89%)
Provides a logical
argument in support
of conclusions or
recommendations,
but with little support.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Provides a fully
supported, logical
argument in support
of conclusions or
recommendations.
Week 9 Learning Activity - Factors for Determining Corporate Value and Performance
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Summary
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Overview
Corporate valuation and performance reports provide key metrics for determining shareholder value.
An analysis of cash flow and income statements reveal important information relate to valuation and
performance. In this learning activity, you explain the areas or indicators found in the income and
cash flow statements that are most important for determining corporate valuation and performance.
Instructions
Provide a 1–page explanation of the areas or indicators in the income and cash flow statements that
are most important for determining corporate valuation and performance. Provide specific
examples.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please
refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Scoring Guide
Provide an in-depth explanation of the areas
or indicators in the income and cash flow
statements that are most important for
determining corporate valuation and
performance. 80 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not provide an
explanation of the
areas or indicators in
the income and cash
flow statements that
determine corporate
valuation and
performance.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Provides an
explanation of the
areas or indicators in
the income and cash
flow statements that
are important for
determining corporate
valuation and
performance, but with
significant errors or
omissions.
Competent (80-89%)
Provides a shallow
explanation of the
areas or indicators in
the income and cash
flow statements that
are most important for
determining corporate
valuation and
performance.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Provides an in-depth
explanation of the
areas or indicators in
the income and cash
flow statements that
are most important for
determining corporate
valuation and
performance.
Write with no spelling, grammatical, or
mechanical errors. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Writes poorly with
many spelling,
grammatical, or
mechanical errors.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Writes with several
spelling, grammatical,
or mechanical errors.
Competent (80-89%)
Writes with few
spelling, grammatical,
or mechanical errors.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Writes with no
spelling, grammatical,
or mechanical errors.
Week 10 Assignment - Company Valuation and Performance
Summary
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Overview
In last week's learning activity, you examined the areas or indicators in the income and cash flow
statements that are most important for determining corporate valuation and performance. In this
assignment, you choose an actual company and analyze those statements to assess corporate
valuation and performance.
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Preparation
Choose a publicly held company and review its 2019 annual report. Pay particular attention to the
income and cash flow statements upon which this assignment is based.
Instructions
Provide 4– 5 page analysis and evaluation of your chosen company's valuation and performance. Do
the following:
Justify which common accounting test should be used on the income and cash statements to
best reveal insights into corporate valuation and performance. Make sure to identify your
criteria.
Conduct your chosen test and share the computations and results.
Evaluate corporate valuation and performance accurately by interpreting test results and
comparing them to industry benchmarks or primary competitors.
Justify your choice of a business area that represents the best opportunity for business
improvement based upon your results and findings.
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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Evaluate corporate valuation and performance based on financial statement analysis.
Scoring Guide
Justify which common accounting test,
including selection criteria, to use on the
income and cash statements to best reveal
insights into corporate valuation and
performance. 20 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not recommend
a common accounting
test to use on the
income and cash
statements, or does
not reveal insights into
corporate valuation
and performance.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Recommends a
common accounting
test to use on the
income and cash
statements that does
little to reveal insights
into corporate
valuation and
performance, or
provides no
justification for the
recommendation.
Competent (80-89%)
Justifies a common
accounting test to use
on the income and
cash statements to
reveal insights into
corporate valuation
and performance.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Justifies which
common accounting
test, including
selection criteria, to
use on the income
and cash statements
to best reveal insights
into corporate
valuation and
performance.
Submit computations and accurate results
from a selected accounting test. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not submit
results from a
selected accounting
test.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Submits inaccurate
results from a
selected accounting
test.
Competent (80-89%)
Submits accurate
results from a
selected accounting
test, but fails to show
the computations.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Submits
computations and
accurate results from
a selected accounting
test.
Evaluate corporate valuation and
performance accurately by interpreting test
results and comparing them to industry
benchmarks or primary competitors. 20 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not evaluate
corporate valuation
and performance by
interpreting test
results and comparing
them to industry
benchmarks or
primary competitors.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Evaluates corporate
valuation and
performance by
inaccurately
interpreting test
results or by making a
comparison to faulty
industry benchmarks.
Competent (80-89%)
Evaluates corporate
valuation and
performance
accurately by
interpreting test
results, but does not
compare them to
industry benchmarks
or primary
competitors.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Evaluates corporate
valuation and
performance
accurately by
interpreting test
results and comparing
them to industry
benchmarks or
primary competitors.
Justify a choice of a business area that
represents the best opportunity for business
improvement based upon results and
findings. 20 %
Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Does not recommend
a business area that
represents an
opportunity for
business
improvement.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Recommends
a business area that
represents a poor
opportunity for
business
improvement or does
not base the
recommendation
upon results and
findings.
Competent (80-89%)
Recommends, but
does not justify,
a business area that
represents the best
opportunity for
business
improvement based
upon results and
findings.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Justifies a choice of
a business area that
represents the best
opportunity for
business
improvement based
upon results and
findings.
Organize content so clarity is enhanced and
all ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
20 %
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Unacceptable (Below
70%)
Organizes content in
a way that is
confusing.
Needs Improvement
(70-79%)
Organizes content
with little logical flow
or smooth transitions.
Competent (80-89%)
Organizes content so
ideas flow logically
with smooth
transitions.
Exemplary (90-100%)
Organizes content so
clarity is enhanced
and all ideas flow
logically with smooth
transitions.
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