Review of Accounting Ethics

Unacceptable Below 70% F

Fair 70-79% C

Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

ACC557-A1-1 1. Given the corporate ethical breaches in recent times, assess whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Provide support for your answer.  Weight: 20%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 27.98 (13.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely assessed whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your answer.

Points Range:28 (14%) - 31.98 (15.99%)

Partially assessed whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Partially provided support for your answer.

Points Range:32 (16%) - 35.98 (17.99%)

Satisfactorily assessed whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Satisfactorily provided support for your answer.

Points Range:36 (18%) - 40 (20%)

Thoroughly assessed whether or not you believe that the current business and regulatory environment is more conducive to ethical behavior. Thoroughly provided support for your answer.

ACC557-A1-2 2. Based on your research, describe the organization, the accounting ethical breach, and the impact to the organization related to ethical breach.  Weight: 15%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 20.98 (10.49%)

Did not submit or incompletely described the organization, the accounting ethical breach, and the impact to the organization related to ethical breach.

Points Range:21 (10.5%) - 23.98 (11.99%)

Partially described the organization, the accounting ethical breach, and the impact to the organization related to ethical breach.

Points Range:24 (12%) - 26.98 (13.49%)

Satisfactorily described the organization, the accounting ethical breach, and the impact to the organization related to ethical breach.

Points Range:27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Thoroughly described the organization, the accounting ethical breach, and the impact to the organization related to ethical breach.

ACC557-A1-3 3. Determine how the organizational ethical issue was detected and how management failed to create an ethical environment. Weight: 15%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 20.98 (10.49%)

Did not submit or incompletely determined how the organizational ethical issue was detected and how management failed to create an ethical environment.

Points Range:21 (10.5%) - 23.98 (11.99%)

Partially determined how the organizational ethical issue was detected and how management failed to create an ethical environment.

Points Range:24 (12%) - 26.98 (13.49%)

Satisfactorily determined how the organizational ethical issue was detected and how management failed to create an ethical environment.

Points Range:27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Thoroughly determined how the organizational ethical issue was detected and how management failed to create an ethical environment.

ACC557-A1-4 4. Analyze the accounts impacted and / or accounting guidelines violated and the resulting impact to the business operation.  Weight: 20%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 27.98 (13.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the accounts impacted and / or accounting guidelines violated and the resulting impact to the business operation.

Points Range:28 (14%) - 31.98 (15.99%)

Partially analyzed the accounts impacted and / or accounting guidelines violated and the resulting impact to the business operation.

Points Range:32 (16%) - 35.98 (17.99%)

Satisfactorily analyzed the accounts impacted and / or accounting guidelines violated and the resulting impact to the business operation.

Points Range:36 (18%) - 40 (20%)

Thoroughly analyzed the accounts impacted and / or accounting guidelines violated and the resulting impact to the business operation.

ACC557-A1-5 5. As a CFO, recommend which measures could have been taken to prevent this ethical breach and how each measure should be implemented in the future.  Weight: 15%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 20.98 (10.49%)

Did not submit or incompletely recommended which measures could have been taken to prevent this ethical breach and how each measure should be implemented in the future.

Points Range:21 (10.5%) - 23.98 (11.99%)

Partially recommended which measures could have been taken to prevent this ethical breach and how each measure should be implemented in the future.

Points Range:24 (12%) - 26.98 (13.49%)

Satisfactorily recommended which measures could have been taken to prevent this ethical breach and how each measure should be implemented in the future.

Points Range:27 (13.5%) - 30 (15%)

Thoroughly recommended which measures could have been taken to prevent this ethical breach and how each measure should be implemented in the future.

ACC557-A1-6 6. 4 references  Weight 5%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 6.98 (3.49%)

No references provided

Points Range:7 (3.5%) - 7.98 (3.99%)

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Points Range:8 (4%) - 8.98 (4.49%)

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Points Range:9 (4.5%) - 10 (5%)

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

ACC557-A1-7 7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%

Points Range:0 (0%) - 13.98 (6.99%)

More than 6 errors present

Points Range:14 (7%) - 15.98 (7.99%)

5-6 errors present

Points Range:16 (8%) - 17.98 (8.99%)

3-4 errors present

Points Range:18 (9%) - 20 (10%)

0-2 errors present