THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE SATURDAY 5/4 AT MIDNIGHT.
Note: This assignment requires that you research, analyze, and prepare a narrated, camera-on PowerPoint presentation. This will take several weeks to construct and cannot be completed in one day. Allow at least 2 weeks to prepare this large point assignment.
Failure to narrate your slides and/or having your camera off will result in earning just 50 points for this assignment.
Citations are required- you need to tell me the pages from the Annual Report from where you found your information. Must come from an Annual Report and not some website that summarizes financial data. There’s a 50 point deduction for not using the company’s Annual Report for this information .
Need help finding the annual reports for the company you’re interested in? Search here:https://www.annreports.com/companies/Links to an external site.
The use of AI-generated responses is prohibited. Suspected AI generated responses will receive 0 credit for this assignment and will be reported to the Dean of Business and Applied Technology.
CAUTION: If you wait to submit this assignment close to the deadline you will likely run into problems uploading it. I can only grade work that is submitted in Canvas by the deadline (late work is not accepted- no exceptions will be made). Therefore you really need to submit this assignment no later than 6PM Saturday. This way, if you run into any problems trying to upload it, you can troubleshoot those problems and still have time to submit the assignment before it’s deadline.
Managerial Accounting: Key Performance Indicators and Corporate Social Responsibility Analysis
The objective of this assignment is to analyze and discuss a company’s performance using some of the key performance indicators covered in this class as well as evaluating their corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Instructions: Create a narrated and camera-on PowerPoint presentation with a minimum duration of 4 minutes and a maximum duration of 5 minutes. Use concise and visually appealing slides to present your six (6) key performance indicator analysis, calculations, corporate social responsibility assessment, and recommendations.
KPI stands for key performance indicators. These can be several things and companies often talk about the metrics they use to help determine their performance in their Annual Reports. For this assignment I left it up to you to determine what these could be (examples are things such as year to year sales, or year to year profits, or company sales compared with industry standards, etc,). In our class we learned about a lot of different performance indicators. Choose any 6 that you like.
Use appropriate headings, subheadings, and references to support your analysis. Ensure the presentation flows logically and includes key points from each section. Practice the narration to ensure clarity, coherence, and adherence to the time limit.
Company Annual Reports can be found on company websites under Investor Relations or just Google the company you’re interested in along with the words Annual Report (example: BMW Annual Report). Links to an external site.
RECORDING YOUR PRESENTATION
The EASIEST is to use PowerPoint. (Instructions here)
Step #1- Open your presentation in PowerPoint
Step #2- go to the “slide show” tab
Step #3- Select “Record a Presentation” (make sure your camera is turned on)
Slide 1: Title Slide (Your full name, date and name of our class)
Slide 2: Company Selection:
Select a publicly traded company of your choice.
Obtain the company’s latest annual report, financial statements, and any available information on its corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Slide 3: Financial Performance Analysis:
Analyze the company’s performance using any six of the many performance measurement indicators covered in our class such as sales, gross profit, expenses, profit, total assets, total equity, total liabilities. Suggest you make a chart showing the KPI and the current year, the past year, the difference then talk about what they did.
Assess the company’s performance in each perspective by identifying relevant key performance indicators (such as last year’s performance to this year’s performance) and providing an evaluation of the company’s performance in achieving its strategic objectives. Include website or Annual Report page from where you found this information.
Slide 4: Calculations (show your math for the numbers in this slide):
For the numbers/ analysis provided on Slide 3, show how your arrived at those numbers. Show your math. Include website or Annual Report page from where you found this information.
Slide 5: Corporate Social Responsibility Assessment:
Research and analyze the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Include website or Annual Report page from where you found this information.
Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the company’s CSR initiatives on various stakeholders, including employees, communities, the environment, and society at large
Assess the alignment of the company’s CSR initiatives with its mission, values, and overall business strategy.
Slide 6: Recommendations:
Based on your analysis, provide recommendations on how the company can further enhance its performance in the balanced scorecard perspectives while advancing its corporate social responsibility efforts.
Suggest specific strategies or actions the company can implement to address any identified challenges or areas for improvement.
Additional Guidelines:
Ensure your report is well-organized, clear, and concise.
Support your analysis with relevant data, examples, and references.
Use appropriate financial and non-financial indicators to support your analysis.
Incorporate relevant theories and concepts from managerial accounting and corporate social responsibility.
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to evaluate the company’s performance and CSR initiatives.
Grading Criteria: Assignments will be graded based on this rubric:
Rubric
ACES ILOs ACCTG 2A,B,D
ACES ILOs ACCTG 2A,B,D
Please include narration for me to say for each slide so i can record myself talking about it in 4 minutes. Use the annual report file I attached to this for the assignment.
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDifferent Viewpoints Problem Solving
Identifies different ways of solving a problem or issue.
threshold: 3.0 pts
4 pts
Mastering
3 pts
Achieving
2 pts
Developing
1 pts
Emerging
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence
Examines information and data to evaluate viewpoints of others.
threshold: 3.0 pts
4 pts
Mastering
3 pts
Achieving
2 pts
Developing
1 pts
Emerging
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeImplements Solutions
Implements the most appropriate solution or strategy to solve a problem or resolve an issue.
threshold: 3.0 pts
4 pts
Mastering
3 pts
Achieving
2 pts
Developing
1 pts
Emerging
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Total Points: 0
