ACCT 302 Ethics Case Assignment (30 points) Due last day of regular class No late assignments will

be accepted Topic: Professional Ethics and Accounting Fraud Youre expected to search the literature and develop a case about corporate accounting fraud. Your case should be organized as follows: (1) cover page; (2) an one-paragraph executive summary; (3) background information about the company and its corporate environment leading to the fraud, (4) description of the fraud committed, (5) the consequences of the fraud, and (6) references (minimum of 6 citations required). Your case must be typed, single-spaced, and about 4 to 8 pages long. Evaluation of Writing Assignment The criteria Ill use to evaluate your writing are not original. They are drawn from a text by a fellow accounting professor, Claire May. For more detailed suggestions on writing by professional accountants, refer to Claire Mays book, Effective Writing: A Handbook for Accountants, Prentice-Hall. The following list describes six criteria for effective writing by listing questions that you can ask to evaluate and improve your own work. I will use these criteria to grade your essay. 1. Content Are the issues identified and addressed? Is the case supported by relevant literature? 2. Appropriateness for the reader Are the tone and technical level appropriate to the reader? 3. Conciseness Are all unnecessary words, sentences, and paragraphs excluded? 4. Clear and readable style Are the sentences constructed so that they are clear and easy to read? 5. Coherent organization Are the paragraphs well-organized: beginning with topic sentences, expressing one idea, short in length? Do the paragraphs proceed in an orderly manner, so that they reflect a logical stream of thought? Are transitions used where necessary to aid this logical stream? 6. Professional, polished presentation Is the document design effective and appropriate? Is the document free of grammatical and spelling errors? Is the document neat?