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ACC 578 – Student Notes

(Prerequisite: None)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Evaluate the fraud risk environment, key roles related to fraud prevention, and strategies for fraud prevention and detection.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Required Resources

Coderre, D. (2009). Computer-aided fraud prevention and detection: A step-by-step guide. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Rezaee, Z., & Riley, R. (2009). Financial statement fraud: Prevention and detection (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Supplemental Resources

Ziembra, S. (2012) Ethics IQ quiz: Find out how well you know your profession's standards of conduct.

The Journal of Accountancy. Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Oct/20125461.htm#

Tysiac, K. (2012). Small business, big risk: Fraud controls lacking at organizations with fewer than 100 employees. The Journal of

Accountancy. Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Aug/20125707.htm

Drew, J. (2012). Criminal minds: What CPAs can learn from the way thieves think. The Journal of Accountancy. Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Aug/20125839.htm

McNeal, A. (2012). What’s your fraud IQ? The Journal of Accountancy. Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Aug/20125443.htm

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Analyze the fraud prevention and detection process within organizations.

2. Examine the use of data analysis and automated processes for fraud detection within business systems.

3. Examine management’s responsibilities for fraud prevention processes and the establishment of proper controls.

4. Create an approach to implementing a fraud detection plan.

5. Research and analyze the impact of fraud on financial reporting within a corporation.

6. Create strategies for communicating the prevention and detection of fraud.

7. Examine the role that corporate governance plays in preventing and detecting fraud.

8. Research and analyze the impact of fraud prevention and detection using forensic accounting practices.

9. Use technology and information resources to research issues in fraud prevention and detection.

10. Write clearly and concisely about fraud prevention and detection using proper writing mechanics.

WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE

The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course is for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work. This includes preparation, activities, and evaluation regardless of delivery mode.

Week

Preparation, Activities, and Evaluation

Points

4/3 – 4/9

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Computer-Aided Fraud: Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 1: What is Fraud?

· Chapter 2: Fraud Prevention and Detection

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

4/10 – 4/16

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Computer-Aided Fraud: Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 3: Why Use Data Analysis to Detect Fraud?

· Chapter 4: Solving the Data Problem

· Chapter 5: Understanding the Data

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· Assignment 1: Fraud Prevention and Detection Policy

160

4/17 – 4/23

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Computer-Aided Fraud: Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 6: Overview of the Data

· Chapter 7: Working with the Data

· Chapter 8: Analyzing Trends in the Data

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

4/24 – 4/30

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Computer-Aided Fraud: Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 9: Known Symptoms of Fraud

· Chapter 10: Unknown Symptoms of Fraud

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· Assignment 2: Fraud Risk Assessment

200

5/1 – 5/7

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Computer-Aided Fraud: Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 11: Automating the Detection Process

· Chapter 12: Verifying the Results

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

5/8 – 5/14

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Financial Statement Fraud Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 1: Financial Statement Fraud Defined

· Chapter 2: Financial Reporting Structure

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

5/15 – 5/21

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Financial Statement Fraud Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 3: Cooking the Books Equals Fraud

· Chapter 4: Realization, Prevention, and Detection

· Chapter 5: Taxonomy and Schemes

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· Assignment 3: Financial Statement Fraud

280

5/22 – 5/28

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Financial Statement Fraud Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 6: Role of Corporate Governance

· Chapter 7: Board of Directors’ Oversight Responsibility

· Chapter 8: Audit Committees and Corporate Governance

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

5/29 – 6/4

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Financial Statement Fraud Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 9: Management Responsibility

· Chapter 10: Role of the Internal Auditor

· Chapter 11: Role of External Auditors

· Chapter 12: Governing Bodies

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent fraud case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

6/5 – 6/11

Preparation

· Reading(s), from Financial Statement Fraud Prevention and Detection

· Chapter 13: Fraud in a Digital Environment

· Chapter 14: Fraud Examination Practice, Education, and Research

· e-Activity

· Go to the Internet and research a recent cybercrime case. Be prepared to discuss.

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· Assignment 4: Fraud Prevention and Detection Plan

360

6/12 – 6/18

Preparation

· Reading(s): None

Activities

· Discussions

Evaluation

· None

GRADING SCALE – GRADUATE

Assignment	Total Points	% of Grade
Assignment 1: Fraud Prevention and Detection Policy	160	13%
Assignment 2: Fraud Risk Assessment	200	16%
Assignment 3: Financial Statement Fraud	280	23%
Assignment 4: Fraud Prevention and Detection Plan	360	30%
Participation (22 discussions worth 10 points apiece)	220	18%
Totals	1,220	100%

Points	Percentage	Grade
1,098 – 1,220	90% – 100%	A
976 – 1,097	80% – 89%	B
854 – 975	70% – 79%	C
Below 854	Below 70%	F

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ACC 578 – Fraud Prevention and Detection

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Assignment 1: Fraud Prevention and Detection Policy

Due Week 2 and worth 160 points

You are a senior accountant at a new start-up information technology company known as Dingwow Inc. You have just recently been hired and the company has charged you with recommending a fraud policy.

Use the Internet, Strayer databases, or your text, to research the elements of an effective fraud policy.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Construct a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element.

2. Make specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention.

3. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Analyze the fraud prevention and detection process within organizations.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in fraud prevention and detection.

· Write clearly and concisely about fraud prevention and detection using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 160	Assignment 1: Fraud Prevention and Detection Policy
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Construct a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element. Weight: 40%	Did not submit or incompletely constructed a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element.	Partially constructed a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element.	Satisfactorily constructed a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element.	Thoroughly constructed a letter to the senior leaders of a publicly traded company that communicates the most effective elements of a fraud policy, indicating the rationale behind each element.
2. Make specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention. Weight: 45%	Did not submit or incompletely made specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention.	Partially made specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention.	Satisfactorily made specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention.	Thoroughly made specific recommendations to management that demonstrate how those elements you chose will provide effective fraud prevention.
3. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
4. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Assignment 2: Fraud Risk Assessment

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

In your role as a corporate controller at Dingwow Inc., you have been charged by senior management with assessing the company’s risk exposure to fraud and techniques that could be implemented to detect fraud.

Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research risks associated with fraud, effective techniques that could be used to prevent or detect fraud, and the roles and responsibilities within the organization for preventing and detecting fraud.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Provide a rationale for your response.

2. Evaluate tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.

3. Evaluate the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles.

4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Examine the use of data analysis and automated processes for fraud detection within business systems.

· Examine management’s responsibilities for fraud prevention processes and the establishment of proper controls.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in fraud prevention and detection.

· Write clearly and concisely about fraud prevention and detection using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 200	Assignment 2: Fraud Risk Assessment
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Determine the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely determined the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response.	Partially determined the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Partially provided a rationale for your response.	Satisfactorily determined the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.	Thoroughly determined the types of exposure to fraud that the company could be exposed to and the related consequences to the organization. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.
2. Evaluate tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Provide a rationale for your recommendation. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Partially evaluated tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Partially provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Satisfactorily evaluated tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your recommendation.	Thoroughly evaluated tools and techniques that are the most effective in preventing and detecting fraud, making a recommendation for the tool that has the highest cost-benefit factor. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your recommendation.
3. Evaluate the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles.	Partially evaluated the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles.	Satisfactorily evaluated the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles.	Thoroughly evaluated the roles and responsibilities in the company to prevent and detect fraud, indicating how a culture of integrity can be created within these roles.
4. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Assignment 3: Financial Statement Fraud

Due Week 7 and worth 280 points

You have been hired by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a fraud prevention and detection expert. The position you were hired for is to provide training to SEC employees on lessons learned from financial statement fraud.

Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research at least two major fraud cases that were a result of financial statement fraud.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Assess the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”.

2. Assess the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Provide support for your assessment.

3. Propose what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Provide support for your proposal.

4. Explore the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assess if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Provide support for your rationale.

5. Evaluate the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Provide support for your recommendations.

6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Create an approach to implementing a fraud detection plan.

· Research and analyze the impact of fraud on financial reporting within a corporation.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in fraud prevention and detection.

· Write clearly and concisely about fraud prevention and detection using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 280	Assignment 3: Financial Statement Fraud
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Assess the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely assessed the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”.	Partially assessed the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”.	Satisfactorily assessed the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”.	Thoroughly assessed the culture of the organizations that you researched, analyzing the corporate culture or “tone at the top”.
2. Assess the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Provide support for your assessment. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely assessed the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your assessment.	Partially assessed the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Partially provided support for your assessment.	Satisfactorily assessed the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Satisfactorily provided support for your assessment.	Thoroughly assessed the causes of the financial statement fraud(s) and the effectiveness of fraud prevention and detection at those companies based on the research you conducted. Thoroughly provided support for your assessment.
3. Propose what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Provide support for your proposal. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your proposal.	Partially proposed what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Partially provided support for your proposal.	Satisfactorily proposed what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Satisfactorily provided support for your proposal.	Thoroughly proposed what could / should have been implemented in those companies that would have prevented or detected the fraud, indicating who should have been responsible for the implementation. Thoroughly provided support for your proposal.
4. Explore the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assess if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Provide support for your rationale. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explored the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assessed if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale.	Partially explored the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assessed if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Partially provided support for your rationale.	Satisfactorily explored the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assessed if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.	Thoroughly explored the roles and responsibilities at these companies and assessed if that contributed to the fraud, indicating how these roles should be changed to prevent future fraudulent activity. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Provide support for your recommendations. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your recommendations.	Partially evaluated the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Partially provided support for your recommendations.	Satisfactorily evaluated the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Satisfactorily provided support for your recommendations.	Thoroughly evaluated the effectiveness of SEC regulation and requirements, indicating improvements needed to detect fraud in the future. Thoroughly provided support for your recommendations.
6. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Assignment 4: Fraud Prevention and Detection Plan

Due Week 10 and worth 360 points

You went back to your corporate controllership position with Dingwow Inc. Senior Management has assigned you as the team lead to develop a fraud prevention and detection plan for the company.

Use the Internet, Strayer databases, or your text, to research the key elements of a fraud prevention and detection program, and prepare a plan.

Write a seven to eight (7-8) page paper in which you:

1. Evaluate the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research.

2. Create an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Provide support for your argument.

3. Create an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Provide support for your rationale.

4. Compare the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assess how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan.

5. Evaluate the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended.

6. Prepare a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization.

7. Predict the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Provide support for your rationale.

8. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Create an approach to implementing a fraud detection plan.

· Research and analyze the impact of fraud on financial reporting within a corporation.

· Examine the role that corporate governance plays in preventing and detecting fraud.

· Research and analyze the impact of fraud prevention and detection using forensic accounting practices.

· Create strategies for communicating the prevention and detection of fraud.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in fraud prevention and detection.

· Write clearly and concisely about fraud prevention and detection using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 360	Assignment 4: Fraud Prevention and Detection Plan
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Evaluate the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research.	Partially evaluated the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research.	Satisfactorily evaluated the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research.	Thoroughly evaluated the key elements that should be included in the plan, including a justification as to how the element is likely to protect corporate assets and minimize risk based on your research.
2. Create an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Provide support for your argument. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely created an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your argument.	Partially created an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Partially provided support for your argument.	Satisfactorily created an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Satisfactorily provided support for your argument.	Thoroughly created an argument to be presented to the senior leadership in support of a fraud prevention and detection plan, indicating the consequences of failure to implement the plan. Thoroughly provided support for your argument.
3. Create an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Provide support for your rationale. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely created an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale.	Partially created an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Partially provided support for your rationale.	Satisfactorily created an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.	Thoroughly created an approach to identify the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in the organization, indicating the significance of each role in the fraud prevention and detection equation. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
4. Compare the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assess how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely compared the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assessed how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan.	Partially compared the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assessed how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan.	Satisfactorily compared the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assessed how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan.	Thoroughly compared the roles of management, internal auditors, external auditors, governing bodies, and the board of directors, and assessed how each can contribute to your fraud prevention and detection plan.
5. Evaluate the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended.	Partially evaluated the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended.	Satisfactorily evaluated the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended.	Thoroughly evaluated the tools that you would propose to use to make your plan more effective in mitigating or eliminating fraud and how you would justify the risk / reward ratio of each tool recommended.
6. Prepare a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely prepared a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization.	Partially prepared a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization.	Satisfactorily prepared a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization.	Thoroughly prepared a fraud prevention and detection plan based on your findings, indicating how you would communicate the plan to employees throughout the organization.
7. Predict the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Provide support for your rationale. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely predicted the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale.	Partially predicted the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Partially provided support for your rationale.	Satisfactorily predicted the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.	Thoroughly predicted the future occurrences of corporate fraud and the likelihood that it will be detected by regulatory agencies based on your research. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
8. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
9. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

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ACC 578 – Assignments and Rubrics

Weekly Course Schedule

The purpose of the course schedule is to give you, at a glance, the required preparation, activities, and evaluation components of your course. For more information about your course, whether on-ground or online, access your online course shell.

The expectations for a 4.5 credit hour course are for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work. This time estimate includes preparation, activities, and evaluation regardless of the delivery mode.

Instructional Materials

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Review the online course shell or check with your professor to determine whether Internet-based assignments and activities are used in this course.

Strayer students are encouraged to purchase their course materials through our designated Strayer Bookstore. http://www.strayerbookstore.com If a lab is required for the course, the Strayer Bookstore is the only vendor that sells the correct registration code so that Strayer students may access labs successfully.

Discussions

To earn full credit in an online threaded discussion, students must have one original post and a minimum of one other post per discussion thread.

Please note: Material in the online class will be made available on the previous Thursday. As it is always possible that students could lose their work due to unforeseen circumstances, it is a best practice to routinely save a working draft in a separate file before posting in the course discussion area. Professors hold discussions during class time for on-ground students. Check with your professor if any additional discussion participation is required in the online course shell outside of class hours.

Assignments

A standardized performance grading rubric is a tool your professor will use to evaluate your written assignments. Review the rubric before submitting assignments that have grading rubrics associated with them to ensure you have met the performance criteria stated on the rubric.

Grades are based on individual effort. There is no group grading; however, working in groups in the online or on-ground classroom is acceptable.

Assignments for online students are always submitted through the online course shell. On-ground professors will inform students on how to submit assignments, whether in paper format or through the online course shell.

Resources

The Resource Center navigation button in the online course shell contains helpful links. Strayer University Library Resources are available here as well as other important information. You should review this area to find resources and answers to common questions.

Technical support is available for the following:

· For technical questions, please contact Strayer Online Technical Support by logging in to your iCampus account at https://icampus.strayer.edu/login and submitting a case under “Student Center,” then “Submit Help Ticket.” If you are unable to log in to your iCampus account, please contact Technical Support via phone at (877) 642-2999.

· For concerns with your class, please access the Solution Center by logging in to your iCampus account at https://icampus.strayer.edu/login and submitting a case under “Student Center,” then “Submit Help Ticket.” If you are unable to log in to your iCampus account, please contact the IT Help Desk at (866) 610-8123 or at mailto:[email protected].

TurnItIn.com is an optional online tool to assess the originality of student written work. Check with your professor for access and use instructions.

The Strayer Policies link on the navigation bar in the online course shell contains academic policies. It is important that students be aware of these policies.