Assignment:
RESEARCH PAPER and POWERPOINT ON THE LEHMAN BROTHERS ACCOUNTING SCANDAL
FORMAT
The student is required to do a paper ranging in length from six to eight pages of text (not including cover sheet or references). The paper will be double-spaced with one-inch margins and with 12-pitch font size. The paper is to be done according to the APA rules of style except as noted in the instructions. There should be at least six references cited to the fraud (cites to general information such as what is a fraud, does not count). All of these should be taken from the Internet. They should be from authoritative sources, such as from business and accounting periodicals - not merely statements from an individual's Web page. Textbooks and technical manuals may not be used as part of your 6 references.
TOPICS
1. SUMMARY
a. detail the case and key facts
b. discuss relevance of the case to the industry of fraud detection and deterrence
2. STAKEHOLDERS
a. Who are the applicable stakeholders and what were their rights and obligations?
3. KEY ISSUES
a. Identify the key issues posed by case
i. What type of fraud/scheme was committed
ii. How was the fraud detected
iii. What internal control internal control weakness led to this case of fraud
iv. Howthe situation wasresolved or should have been resolved.
v. Who (individual or group) was/will be impacted by this decision?
vi. Other key issues
4. CONCLUSION
a. Summarize your opinion about the case and the issues involved. Be sure to back up youropinion.
5. REFERENCES