ACCT 650 is corporate governance and fraudulent financial reporting in Liberty's MS in Accounting. Its written work is five two-week forums (a thread with a biblical principle, then a reply), an individual learning project proposal, and an 8 to 10-page paper analyzing an organization's financial reporting process and internal controls.
Liberty's catalog lists the course as ACCT 650 Corporate Governance and Fraudulent Financial Reporting, 3 credit hours; Canvas and the course guide file print it as ACCT650.
What ACCT 650 covers
The catalog description: This course examines corporate fraudulent financial reporting and the impact on corporate governance issues.
The course examines corporate fraudulent financial reporting and its effect on corporate governance. The text is Girgenti et al.'s custom fraud and governance text.
Two exams (200 points) have no guide here. Each forum spans two weeks: the thread in the first week (75 points), a reply to a classmate in the next (25), so a reply and a new thread are often due in the same week.
Textbook named in the published guide: LUC: Girgenti et al., ACCT 650 (2017). Check the current edition in your Canvas section.
ACCT 650 assignments, week by week
Every graded written assignment in the published guide has its own how-to guide below. Quizzes, exams, checklists and class introductions are left out because there is nothing to write.
| Week | Assignment | Points | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 | 100 | Thread 500 to 800 words; reply 275 to 400 words |
| 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Thread 500 to 800 words; reply 275 to 400 words |
| 3 | Discussion Board Forum 3 | 100 | Thread 500 to 800 words; reply 275 to 400 words |
| 3 | Individual Learning Project Proposal | 50 | 1.5 to 3 pages, plus title page, references and exhibits |
| 5 | Discussion Board Forum 4 | 100 | Thread 500 to 800 words; reply 275 to 400 words |
| 6 | Discussion Board Forum 5 | 100 | Thread 500 to 800 words; reply 275 to 400 words |
| 7 | Individual Learning Project | 250 | 8 to 10 pages |
Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
A 500 to 800-word thread with 3 sources and a biblical principle in Week 1, then a 275 to 400-word reply with a source in Week 2. How to write ACCT 650 Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1.
Week 2: Discussion Board Forum 2
A 500 to 800-word thread in Week 2 and a 275 to 400-word reply in Week 3. How to write ACCT 650 Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2.
Week 3: Discussion Board Forum 3
A 500 to 800-word thread in Week 3 and a 275 to 400-word reply in Week 4. How to write ACCT 650 Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3.
Week 3: Individual Learning Project Proposal
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. How to write ACCT 650 Week 3 Individual Learning Project Proposal.
Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 4
A 500 to 800-word thread in Week 5 and a 275 to 400-word reply in Week 6. How to write ACCT 650 Week 5 Discussion Board Forum 4.
Week 6: Discussion Board Forum 5
A 500 to 800-word thread in Week 6 and a 275 to 400-word reply in Week 7. How to write ACCT 650 Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 5.
Week 7: Individual Learning Project
An 8 to 10-page paper analyzing and evaluating an organization's financial reporting process and internal controls, with at least 8 sources beyond the textbook and the Bible and a biblical application. How to write ACCT 650 Week 7 Individual Learning Project.
How ACCT 650 is graded
The published guide totals 1,010 points. The five forums are 100 each (thread 75, reply 25), the individual learning project 250, its proposal 50, two exams 200 and the checklist 10.
| Graded item | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussion Board Forums (5) | 500 |
| Individual Learning Project | 250 |
| Individual Learning Project Proposal | 50 |
| Exams (2) | 200 |
| Course Requirements Checklist | 10 |
The published scale puts an A at 960 to 1000 points.
Week 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.
How to approach ACCT 650
Choose an organization for the learning project early, ideally one whose financial reporting process you can see: your employer, a public company with detailed internal control disclosures, or a company that had a reported material weakness. The proposal is due in Week 3.
Note the week clock: Week 1 runs Monday to Friday, and Weeks 2 to 8 run Saturday to Friday.
Questions students ask
What is the ACCT 650 individual learning project?
An analysis and evaluation of an organization's financial reporting process and related internal controls: a 1.5 to 3-page proposal in Week 3, then an 8 to 10-page paper with at least 8 sources and a biblical application in Week 7.
How do ACCT 650 forums work?
Each spans two weeks: a 500 to 800-word thread with at least 3 sources and a biblical principle in the first week, then a 275 to 400-word reply with at least 1 source to a classmate in the next.
Working through ACCT 650 now?
Tell us the week and the assignment. A tutor who knows the course replies with a plan for the draft.