Assignment
Primary Task Response: Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on 1 of the following topics:
• What are some examples of major ethical breaches in the recent past that have led to increased scrutiny in the field of financial reporting and analysis? Why are they important to a firm's stakeholders and the public at large?
• What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and what are some of the elements of this Act that were designed to protect the integrity of the financial statements prepared and disseminated by publicly traded companies?
• What is the SEC, and what is its role in protecting the integrity of financial statements prepared and disseminated by publically traded companies?
Be sure to document your statements with credible sources, in-text citations, and references using proper APA format.
Instructions:
We're discussing ethics this week, the discussion points are provided but feel free to go above and beyond these points: chose at least one of these topics to discuss and exceed a minimum of 350 words in your initial posting!
Choose ONE of the three topics for discussion this week
For full points, please ensure you address all of the discussion points in your assignment!
Feel free to go well above and beyond this minimum; the more the better, exceeding this minimum shows extra effort.
Go well above and beyond this minimum; the more the better, exceeding this minimum shows extra effort.
Peer responses need to exceed the minimum of 100 words and advance the discussion instead of simply repeating what has already been stated.
Be sure to properly reference your work providing intext citations on all data and information that is not common knowledge.
References and citations must be properly APA formatted!
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation should be correct and professional
Do NOT copy and paste any information from your sources! ALL work must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Keep an eye on your OV score, if it's over 25%, please go back and check to ensure you are properly paraphrasing!