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ACC497 Week 2 Rubric

YOU MUST FOLLOWING THE FORMAT IN INCLUDING HEADINGS OR TITLE (LEAD-IN WORDS) OF YOUR PARAGRAPH.

Save your file as W2-your first name-your last name.

For example W2-Rick-Kwan

Clearly label the question and requirement you are answering. Do not combine your answer to 1, 2, 3, and 4 in one paragraph. Clearly identify your answer such as The Consolidated Statements of Earnings tells me....... Submit only one file for the assignment. That is not two files for say Question 1 and Question 2. You MUST include a cover page with your name on it.

Note that if your answer to the Content requirements are incorrect or invalid then you will not earn any points even if you meet the other requirements such as Organization/Development and Mechanics because all these will not matter if you did not answer the Content correctly.

If I furnish you with a sample paper you MUST MIODIFY it to meet the correct APA format.

Before you submit the assignment: Did you include a title page? Did you put all assignments in one Word file? Did you submit to the appropriate Assignment forum?

Fail to do any one of the above will cause you to lose a minimum of 10% of the available grade on EACH offense for this assignment. Extra points may be deducted (progressive deduction) when the offense is a repeated one. In this case the deduction may be more than the stated Points Available.

Key points:

Save your file as W2-your first name-your last name.

Minimum 1 point deduction if you failed to follow this requirement.

Do note that there is no requirement in the cover page and all pages to include a running head. So make sure that you following this new UOP APA format.

If your paper is not on Home Depot and lacking substantial financial data and analysis: Minimum 4 points deduction if you failed to follow this requirement.

Grading Guide for Financial Statements, Part 1, Due Week 2

Content Write your paper by answering the following questions in the order presented. You can use those questions as a header.	Points Available 8	Points Earned	Additional Comments:
The paper clearly and effectively demonstrates the following related to The Home Depot, Inc. 2008 Annual Report: NOTE: Your paper should be about Home Depot and NOT just general discussion of the financial statements requirements below. You must include substantial and in numeric format financial information, horizontal, vertical and ratio analysis in your paper. Also review week 3 homework follow-up paper on Home Depot to structure this paper. I want to see financial data and ratios. This will include financial figures from the three financial statements. Also need to include are vertical, horizontal and some ratio analysis. Without any discussion related to Home Depot you will NOT earn any substantial credit. 1. What does the Consolidated Statements of Earnings—the income statement—tell you about the company (Home Depot)? Why is this statement important (in order to know about Home Depot)? What business decisions could be made using the income statement (as related to Home Depot)? Include your assessment of the financial condition of Home Depot using financial data and ratios. That is to say what kind of financial information did you learn from Home Depot's income statement? You need to give examples including dollar amount. 2. What does the balance sheet tell you about the company (Home Depot)? Why is the balance sheet important (in order to know about Home Depot)? What business decisions could be made using the balance sheet (as related to Home Depot)? Include your assessment of the financial condition of Home Depot using financial data and ratios. That is to say what kind of financial information did you learn from Home Depot's balance sheet? You need to give examples including dollar amount. 3. What does the statement of cash flows tell you about the company (Home Depot)? What business decisions could be made using the statement of cash flows (as related to Home Depot)? Include your assessment of the financial condition of Home Depot using financial data and ratios. You need to give examples including dollar amount. 4. What information is provided in the statements of Home Depot that will assist you in making these business decisions? What information is not provided in the statements of Home Depot that could assist in managerial decision making?
Organization / Development (As related to the content of this assignment)	Points Available 1	Points Earned	Additional Comments:
· The paper is 1,050-1,750 words in length. · Do keep all your assignments to a manageable word size but answer all the key questions. · Student provided sufficient background on the topic and previews major points. · Follow the order of assignments and requirements when answering. · The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points. · The paper includes an introduction and a conclusion.
Mechanics (As related to the content of this assignment)	Points Available 1	Points Earned	Additional Comments:
· Formatting or layout and graphics are pleasing to the eye (font, colors, spacing). · Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed, and spelling is correct. · APA format is followed. Deduction up to or exceed 0.8 points. · Note that your paper should not have more than 30% “similarity” (resulting from the plagiarism check) even with correct in-text citations and reference. If that is the case that means you did not write most of the paper yourself. Therefore, you will not earn any points for the submission.
Fail to include your name	Point Deduction (1)	Point Deducted	Additional Comments:
· Include a cover page. There is a ONE POINT deduction if you failed to include your name on the face of the submitted assignment.
	Total	/10

Note: The following are the requirement for week 3 paper which requires you to use the input of your week 2 paper. So if your week 2 paper is not on Home Depot then you will not be able to complete week 3's paper.

The paper due in week 3 requires you to "clearly and effectively demonstrates the following":

1. Does management’s assessment of the financial condition agree with your assessment from the Financial Statements Paper Part I? Explain your response. Support your answer using trend analysis, vertical analysis, or ratio analysis.

2. In the Annual Report, there are several concerns from management. Discuss these concerns, and identify other weaknesses not discussed by management. Then, recommend a course of action addressing these concerns.

See a sample cover page/title page in the next page.

For the sample paper I downloaded below you MUST MIODIFY it to meet the correct APA format if the paper requires APA format.

Financial Statements Paper(Home Depot) Part I

Student Name

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Instructor Name

Financial Statements Paper(Home Depot) Part I

Your introduction

What does the Consolidated Statements of Earnings—the income statement—tell about Home Depot?

The balance sheet .......

What does the balance sheet tell about Home Depot?

The financial statement .......

What does the statement of cash flows tell you about Home Depot?

The statement of cash flows .......

What information is provided in the statements that will assist you in making these business decisions?

The information provided in the statements .......

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