This guide is for ACCT 432 Week 2 Individual Project 2, start to submission. The second mini-case problem, on operating system, network and database security.
ACCT 432 is IT Audit, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT432; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 432 IT Audit |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; answer each part of the assigned problem |
| Sources | The textbook and scholarly sources as needed |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | As instructed in the course |
What ACCT 432 Week 2 Individual Project 2 asks for
Project 2 is due in Module/Week 2 with Hall chapters 3 and 4. Same purpose as the other individual projects. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 432
In the published schedule, Individual Project 2 is one of 12 graded written assignments in ACCT 432. It follows Week 2 Group Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 3 Individual Project 3. The same week also has Group Discussion Board Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How ACCT 432 Week 2 Individual Project 2 is graded
Liberty grades Individual Project 2 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 75 points in the published guide. That is about 7% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in ACCT 432 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course week (except for Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 432 Week 2 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Individual Project 2 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Use the model or concepts from IT Audit to analyze the case. Name the framework, then work through it with the case facts, step by step.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (The textbook and scholarly sources as needed), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
Check the case questions one last time. Each one needs a direct answer, clearly labeled, within Not set in the guide; answer each part of the assigned problem.
A structure for ACCT 432 Week 2 Individual Project 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Facts | The system and situation. | ~160 words |
| Threats and weaknesses | What could go wrong. | ~340 words |
| Controls | Preventive and detective controls. | ~340 words |
| Audit tests | How you would verify them. | ~160 words |
A topic angle that works
For security cases, pair each threat with one preventive and one detective control; auditors look for both layers.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
The database allows the application's service account full administrative rights, so anyone who compromises the application can alter any table.1 A preventive control is least-privilege access for the service account; a detective control is database activity monitoring that logs and alerts on changes to sensitive tables. The auditor would review the account's permissions and sample the monitoring logs.2
- A threat.
- Preventive and detective controls.
- Audit test.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 432 Week 2
- Only preventive controls.
- Vague tests.
- Missing parts.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; answer each part of the assigned problem
- Sources: The textbook and scholarly sources as needed
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
When is ACCT 432 Project 2 due?
In Module/Week 2.
How many points is ACCT 432 Week 2 Individual Project 2 worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 432, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 7% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 432 Week 2 the same in every section of ACCT 432?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 432. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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