Course: Financial Statement Analysis
PowerPoint Presentation
*Please make sure that grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format are correct and professional.
*Use in text citation (in proper APA format)
*Provide scholarly references in proper APA format
*No palagarism of any kind will be tolerated/accepted-it must be 100% original and written in your own words.
*10-12 Power Point Slides not including a title or reference page.
*250 words or more of speaker notes must be included
*maximum of 3 scholarly references in proper APA format
Assignment Details:
Financial fraud is as prevalent today as it was over 100 years ago. Many very well-known and well-established companies, such as Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, and Enron, faced scrutiny for their actions across various ethical financial decisions.
The economic impact of unethical decisions and financial crimes can be significant and affect individuals, businesses, local communities, economies, and governments.
For business leaders, it is crucial to understand how to prevent internal financial fraud. An excellent way to prevent fraud is to learn how it happened at other organizations.
Review 1 of the scandals in recent history (3-5 years), and share how unethical decisions lead to a company’s significant financial harm or major SEC enforcement action.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides not including reference or title slides with 250-word speaker notes per slide addressing the following:
Summarize the chosen scandal.
Identify the key ethical issues that resulted in the public scandal.
Identify the stakeholders affected by the scandal.
Identify the resulting consequences from the scandal.
Discuss the financial impact of the scandal.
Explain how the company could have prevented the scandal.
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Rubric:
Expectation
Provides an overview of a chosen scandal and unethical decisions that resulted in the scandal
Identifies and presents the stakeholders affected by the scandal
Identifies, describes, and explains the consequences from the scandal and the impact of the unethical financial decisions
Organization: Assignment presents information logically and is clearly relevant to the topic of the Individual Project; submission includes the complete Excel spreadsheet
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation, with few or no errors CAPA formatting is required or style specified in assignment.)
