FIN 370 All Assignments

Week 1

Individual Assignment: Ethics Article Review

Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet

Locate an article discussing ethics in accounting and financial decision-making.

Prepare a 350- to 700-word review of your selected article. Use the Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR) for FIN/324, the Internet, or other resources locate an article discussing ethics in accounting and financial decision making. Address the following items in your review:

Summarize the article.

Relate the article to the weeks assigned readings.

Discuss how the concepts of the article relate and/or apply to your current or former organization.

Make recommendations for improvement for your organization based on the article.

Explain the importance of ethics in accounting and financial decision-making.

Include a description of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its impact on accounting and financial decision-making.

Format your paper according to APA standards

Week 2

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

Resource: Accounting Concepts and Applications

Prepare answers to the following questions and exercises:

Discussion Questions 5 and 7 (Ch. 1) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Practice Exercises 3-1, 3-2, 3-11, 3-12, 3-17related to 3-11 and 3-12and 3-19related to 3-17 (Ch. 3) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Exercise 3-34 (Ch. 3) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Discussion Questions 7, 9, 15, and 16 (Ch. 4) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Learning Team Assignment: Review of Financial Statements Paper

You are attending a managerial meeting in your publicly held organization to hear a proposal for a possible corporate merger with a competitor. After a brief discussion, the chief financial officer conducts a presentation showing the competitor's financial statements. Some of your colleagues have little or no financial background. You have decided to further their understanding by conducting a financial comparison of two publicly traded organizations.

Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, Week Two readings

Select two publicly traded organizations.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper to provide an introductory overview of the financial statements, addressing the following:

Provide a brief overview of each organization and highlight key information available on each statement, including the following items for each organization:

What is the organizations product or service?

When was the organization established?

What accounting organization audited its financial statements?

Identify the financial statements utilized by your selected organizations.

Define basic accounting concepts, terminology, and transactions discussed in the organization's financial statements, and list the accounts affected by the transaction. Also, identify financial statements affected by the transaction.

Format your paper according to APA standards.

Week 3

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

Resource: Accounting Concepts and Applications

Prepare answers to the following exercises:

Practice Exercise 2-14 (Ch. 2) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Exercises 2-25, 2-27Part 12-32, 2-29, and 2-33 (Ch. 2) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Learning Team Assignment: Key Financial Relationships Paper

Resource: Review of Financial Statements Paper

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word summary comparing the organizations two most recent fiscal years based on the following:

Discuss the interrelationships noted among data provided by each statement.

Describe where key components of the basic accounting equation are illustrated in the organizations financial statements.

Describe any control techniques or issues discussed in the statements.

Format your paper according to APA standards

Week 4

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

Resource: Accounting Concepts and Applications

Prepare answers to the following questions and exercises:

Discussion Questions 9-11, 16, and 18 (Ch. 15) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Practice Exercise 15-8, 15-12, and 15-14 (Ch. 15) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Exercise 15-23 (Ch. 15) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Learning Team Assignment: Final Report and Presentation

The chief executive officer of your organization has asked you to compare the organization you are thinking of acquiring with a competitor. Obtain financial statements for the organization under investigation and its competitor, and perform the following tasks:

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word summary comparing the organizations two most recent fiscal years, based on the following:

Profitability ratios

Management efficiency ratios

Leverage ratios

Select and calculate 6-8 financial ratios from your materials for both fiscal years, analyzing the above topics. Additionally, briefly discuss the concept of operating cost. Finally, evaluate annual and year-to-year results to interpret where your takeover target compares to its competition.

Format your paper according to APA standards

Week 5

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

Resource: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Accounting Concepts and Applications

Prepare answers to the following problems:

Quiz Problems 1 and 5 (Ch. 19) of Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

Prepare answers to the following question:

Discussion Question 3 (Ch. 22) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

Learning Team Assignment: Investor Profile Paper

Resource: Mergent Online database

Select one of the organizations you have analyzed during the course.

Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper in which you address the following:

Identify two lenders the organization uses.

Identify the investment bank the organization uses to issue stock.

Identify and discuss the role these intermediaries play for the organization.

Discuss which government entities regulate securities this organization issues.

Examine the role these entities play for investors.

Format your paper according to APA standards.