This guide is for ACCT 660 Week 3 Reading Outline 1, start to submission. A detailed outline of each Nigrini chapter read so far, at least 1 double-spaced page per chapter.
ACCT 660 is Information Technology and Fraud, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT660; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 660 Information Technology and Fraud |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 75 points |
| Length | At least 1 page per chapter, double-spaced |
| Sources | The textbook |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Outline with sentences, phrases and diagrams |
What ACCT 660 Week 3 Reading Outline 1 asks for
You prepare a reading outline for each chapter of the textbook as the weekly readings are completed. Outlines may use sentences, phrases, diagrams and other useful information from the text, to highlight and document key concepts for future use. They must be detailed with substantive content, and each chapter's outline must be at least 1 double-spaced page. Outline 1 is due in Module/Week 3. Worth 75 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 660
In the published schedule, Reading Outline 1 is one of 8 graded written assignments in ACCT 660. It follows Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 4 Individual Research Project Part 1. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How ACCT 660 Week 3 Reading Outline 1 is graded
Liberty grades Reading Outline 1 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 660 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 660 Week 3 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Work through the Reading Outline 1 calculations or software steps first and save the output. The written part interprets those numbers, so they have to be right before you explain them.
Show the method
Say which method, formula or test you used and why it fits the question. Graders want to see that the choice was deliberate.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in ACCT 660, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Submit every file requested and check that formulas, output and the write-up agree (At least 1 page per chapter, double-spaced).
Use a consistent template for every chapter so the outlines can be searched later: concept, data, procedure, red flag. Diagrams such as a sketch of the expected Benford curve are allowed and helpful.
A structure for ACCT 660 Week 3 Reading Outline 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter heading | Chapter number and title. | ~70 words |
| Key concepts | Definitions and main ideas. | ~320 words |
| Tests and methods | Each analytic test and how it is run. | ~320 words |
| Applications | Where each test catches fraud. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Write the outline as a field manual: for each test, what it is, what data it needs, how to run it and what a suspicious result looks like. That is the "future use" the guide has in mind.
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.
Chapter 5, The First-Order Test. A. Concept: leading digits in many natural data sets follow Benford's distribution (1 about 30.1%, 9 about 4.6%). B. Data: at least 1,000 records, amounts not assigned or capped. C. Procedure: compute observed proportions of digits 1 to 9; compare with expected; compute mean absolute deviation. D. Red flag: spikes at digits just below approval limits.1
- Concept, data, procedure, red flag.
- Substantive detail.
- Reusable.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 660 Week 3
- Less than a page per chapter.
- Copying text without organization.
- Missing chapters.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: At least 1 page per chapter, double-spaced
- Sources: The textbook
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is each ACCT 660 chapter outline?
At least 1 double-spaced page per chapter.
How many points is ACCT 660 Week 3 Reading Outline 1 worth?
75 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 660, 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 660 Week 3 the same in every section of ACCT 660?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 660. 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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