This guide is for ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal, start to submission. A 1.5 to 3-page proposal for analyzing an organization's financial reporting process and internal controls, with at least 2 sources beyond the textbook and the Bible.
ACCT 650 is Corporate Governance and Fraudulent Financial Reporting, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT650; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 650 Corporate Governance and Fraudulent Financial Reporting |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | 1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits |
| Sources | At least 2 sources in addition to the course textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal asks for
You submit a proposal for the individual learning project, which requires analyzing and evaluating an organization's financial reporting process and related internal controls. The proposal is 1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits, with at least 2 sources in addition to the textbook and the Bible, in current APA. It is due in Module/Week 3. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 650
In the published schedule, Individual Learning Project Proposal is one of 7 graded written assignments in ACCT 650. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3 and comes before Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 4. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 3, so plan the week's writing together.
How ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal is graded
Liberty grades Individual Learning Project Proposal with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% 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 650 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 960 to 1000 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: Module/Week 1 begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 650 Week 3 method, step by step
Read this part against the whole
Individual Learning Project Proposal is one piece of a larger submission. Read the instructions for every part before you write this one, so the choices you make now (topic, question, population) still work when the later parts arrive.
Lock the topic and the question early
Commit to one problem and one answerable question. In ACCT 650, the parts that follow depend on that question, so time spent sharpening it here is saved later.
Write to the headings the part names
Mirror the instructions: each element the part names becomes a heading. It makes the grading easy to follow and makes it obvious when something is missing.
Support every claim with current evidence
Keep the evidence current and relevant (At least 2 sources in addition to the course textbook and the Bible). Each source should support a specific statement in this part, and the set should show why the problem is worth studying.
Keep the draft consistent with earlier parts
Read the feedback on the previous part first and carry the corrections forward. Consistent wording across parts is what makes the final document read as one proposal.
Check length and APA before submitting
Confirm the length (1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits), the APA format and the reference list. Then read the rubric for this part once more and match each row to a heading.
State where your information will come from: the 10-K's internal control report and any material weakness disclosures for a public company, or interviews and process documents for your employer. A proposal with a clear source plan is easier to approve.
A structure for ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The organization | Who, and why you chose it. | ~200 words |
| Scope | Which reporting process and controls you will examine. | ~300 words |
| Approach | Framework (COSO) and information sources. | ~300 words |
| Expected contribution | What the analysis will show. | ~200 words |
A topic angle that works
Narrow the scope to one process, such as revenue recognition, period-end close or inventory, and name the framework you will use to evaluate it (COSO 2013's five components and seventeen principles).
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 project will evaluate the period-end financial close at a mid-size public manufacturer that disclosed a material weakness in its 2023 10-K involving account reconciliations.1 Using the COSO 2013 framework, I will assess the control activities and monitoring components of the close and compare the company's remediation plan with practices recommended in the literature.2
- One process.
- A named framework.
- Information source.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 650 Week 3
- A scope too broad.
- No framework.
- Fewer than 2 sources.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits
- Sources: At least 2 sources in addition to the course textbook and the Bible
- Matches the topic and question used in the earlier parts
- Instructor feedback on the previous part applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the ACCT 650 proposal?
1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits.
How many points is ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 650, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 650 Week 3 the same in every section of ACCT 650?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 650. 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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