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TIPS TO SCORE PBL & FINAL EXAMINATION QUESTION (IF THE TOPIC AVAILABLE)

No. Weaknesses & Possible Risks Improvement/Control/Suggestion


1 The 1st weakness/es that has been found in the case To prevent or to control this
study is when the sales clerk approve the credit risk/threat/weakness, the business in
application from the customer without referring or the future should improve/
get authorization from the credit manager / implement/adopt control the credit
management process by restricting
1ST POINT: DESCRIBE THE WEAKNESSES/ the sales clerk to approve the credit
ISSUE/PROBLEM FROM THE CASE STUDY application and ask credit manager to
fulfill this function. The business also
Therefore, if this situation/weakness happen, the should separate the
possible risks/threats that will occur are when the duties/responsibilities of the sales
sales clerk make an error to the credit application or clerk and credit manager when
creating conflict of interest when the customer have managing the sales order system. /
direct relationship with her/him /
3RD POINT: SUGGEST/RECOMMEND
ND
2 POINT: TELL THE READER, INTERNAL CONTROLS AS THE
CONSEQUENCE/RISK/THREAT THAT CAN BE FUTURE SOLUTION/IMPROVEMENT.
HAPPENED FROM THE WEAKNESSES/ISSUE. (YOU (YOU CAN SUGGEST MORE THAN 1)
CAN SUGGEST MORE THAN 1)
2 The 2nd weakness/es that has been found in the case To prevent or to control this
study is when …………………………………. risk/threat/weakness, the business in
the future should improve/
Therefore, if this situation/weakness happen, the implement/adopt control
possible risks/threats that will occur are when ………………………………………..
……………………………

Example from PBL – Expenditure Cycle:

When the materials have dropped below the re-order level, request for orders are made by the
production department verbally to the purchasing department.

The 1st weakness/es that has been found in the case study is when the materials ordered/request by the
production department was made verbally WITHOUT using proper documentation such as purchase order
form or material requisition form as the purchasing application evidence.

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