This guide is for ACCT 635 Week 7 Individual Research Project Paper, start to submission. A 12 to 15-page research paper on how new U.S. accounting standards affect a recent 10-K of a U.S. GAAP public company, with at least 5 references beyond the textbook and the Bible.
ACCT 635 is Advanced Research for Financial Reporting, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT635; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 635 Advanced Research for Financial Reporting |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 7 |
| Points | 200 points |
| Length | 12 to 15 pages |
| Sources | At least 5 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA paper |
What ACCT 635 Week 7 Individual Research Project Paper asks for
You write a 12 to 15-page research-based paper in current APA examining the impact of new U.S. accounting standards on a recent 10-K of a U.S. publicly traded company that uses U.S. GAAP. The paper must include at least 5 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 7 with Wolk chapter 10. Worth 200 points, the largest assignment in the course.
Where it fits in ACCT 635
In the published schedule, Individual Research Project Paper is one of 9 graded written assignments in ACCT 635. It follows Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 6 and comes before Week 8 Individual Research Project Presentation.
How ACCT 635 Week 7 Individual Research Project Paper is graded
Liberty grades Individual Research Project Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 200 points in the published guide. That is about 20% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in ACCT 635 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 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 module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 635 Week 7 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Individual Research Project Paper instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In ACCT 635 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
12 to 15 pages is not much room. Choose a question narrow enough that you can answer it fully inside that length; a broad topic forces summary, and summary scores lower than analysis.
Collect sources before drafting
Build the source list before the draft (At least 5 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible). A short evidence table (who, when, what they found, which section it serves) prevents the late scramble for citations that weakens most papers.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Draft the thesis before the body. A ACCT 635 paper reads as organized when each heading answers part of the thesis, and as a list of facts when it does not.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Write each section to answer its rubric row, then add the analysis: what the evidence means, where sources disagree, and what follows for practice. Description supports the analysis; it cannot replace it.
Format and check against the rubric
Apply current APA (title page, running format, headings, in-text citations matched to the reference list) and then read the paper once against the rubric, row by row, before you submit.
A structure for ACCT 635 Week 7 Individual Research Project Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 2,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | The company and the standards examined. | ~180 words |
| The standards | What changed and why the FASB changed it. | ~480 words |
| Adoption by the company | Method, timing and disclosures. | ~480 words |
| Effects on the statements | Quantified impact on key lines and ratios. | ~660 words |
| Evaluation and conclusion | Whether the changes improved the reporting. | ~400 words |
A topic angle that works
Quantify the effects from the 10-K: the transition adjustment to retained earnings, the change in total liabilities or revenue timing, and the effect on a ratio an analyst would use. Then evaluate whether the change made the statements more useful.
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.
Adopting ASC 842 added $1.8 billion of lease liabilities to the company's balance sheet, raising its debt-to-equity ratio from 0.9 to 1.3, while operating income changed by less than 1% because operating lease cost continues to be reported as a single straight-line expense.1 The change therefore made the company's obligations visible to investors without changing reported profitability, which is the effect the FASB intended.2
- Quantified impact.
- A ratio effect.
- Evaluates against the FASB's aim.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 635 Week 7
- Describing the standard without the company's figures.
- Fewer than 5 references.
- Under 12 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 12 to 15 pages
- Sources: At least 5 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the ACCT 635 research paper?
12 to 15 pages with at least 5 references in addition to the textbook and the Bible.
How many points is ACCT 635 Week 7 Individual Research Project Paper worth?
200 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 635, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 20% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 635 Week 7 the same in every section of ACCT 635?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 635. 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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