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Carol Hartley Providence College Koffler 204 chartley@ providence.edu x2154
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All class members have responsibilities for every case. Since this is a senior level course, we are using the case method to cover the majority of the content material in this course. This places a greater burden on each class member to become actively involved in his or her development of a knowledge base in auditing and presents a challenge to each class member to identify feasible solutions with technical accuracy. Your specific responsibilities are explained below under Group Case Assignments and Individual Case Assignments. Group Case Assignments You may elect to work in a cross-section team, i.e., merge members assigned to the same case. Your group collaboration may take various forms. You may work together only to discuss and debate the case, or you may decide to do one group paper and one group presentation file (if used), or you may decide to submit two papers and two presentation files, or some other variation. Remember, you will only be presenting in your own section! If you decide to collaborate on written work, you must do the group evaluation form for group members from both sections. Group grades as described below are binding. If you decide to merge, you must post your merger agreement/election to the appropriate message board in Angel, with a reply (threaded) message from each group member indicating agreement with the merger. Advance Preparation Each group member will read the case, research the related technical literature, and prepare a tentative solution to the requirements for the case. Subsequent to each individual's preparation, the group will meet to develop a group position, to write the group's case analysis, and to develop a presentation plan, which may include but not be limited to enrichment readings, technical supplements, visual aids, and potential examination questions based upon the case. You are encouraged to use the materials I have provided in Angel or to find your own enrichment or technical materials. Group rehearsals are recommended. You may wish to maintain a time log to monitor your effort. Keep in mind that you can meet in a chat room in Angel if for some reason you are unable to meet physically together. Go to the "In Touch" page and click on "add chat." During the class period prior to your group case, you must provide me with your complete group written analysis. While you must at a minimum address all of the case author's questions, you are not limited to these issues. The analysis must be prepared using word processing software and must be presented with MLA style references. The case must be submitted to me in two forms, electronically to the appropriate Angel drop-box and in paper form in person in class. You should not under any circumstances leave papers under my office door. Word files should use the following format: Casename K 1130 or L 100 last names of group members, e.g., Ucantrustus K 1130 Jones Smith Doe. Cases not submitted in both forms by the due date will receive a grade of zero. During the class period prior to your group case, you must tell me your time requirements for the next class' case. The time required will vary with each case. PowerPoint presentations for class should be placed in the appropriate Angel drop-box for group presentations. When you save your PowerPoint files please use the following naming convention, Casename K 1130 or L 100 last names of group members, e.g., Ucantrustus K 1130 Jones Smith Doe, and place the same naming convention in front of any other files you are saving for presentation use. I highly recommend a back-up file on CD or floppy for class day in the rare event that the College network is down. Materials requiring photocopy services may be coordinated with the department's staff in Koffler Hall if a two business day lead time is provided. Do not burden them with last minute requests. Plan in advance to avoid disappointment or out-of-pocket expenses. Class Day The group will be responsible for leading the case during class. The group will present a very brief summary of salient case points and the technical issues the case presents. The group will not read aloud the case to the class because all class members will have read the case and individually prepared a case brief. The group will then solicit solutions to the case from the class and will lead the class' discussion via solicitation of opinions, questions, and feedback from class members. Groups should not provide their case solution without first soliciting the class' solutions and generating discussion. Evaluation forms will be due from each group member prior to the start of the case presentation. Evaluation forms impact group members' grades. You should read the instructions carefully. No late submissions will be accepted. These evaluation forms may be found in the physical files in the classroom or in the documents folder in Angel.
At this professor's discretion, individuals' group case grades may be changed to a lower grade than the rest of the group members for inadequate meeting of the aforementioned requirements. The group case grading rubric may be found in the documents folder in Angel. Twelve of these individual cases must be prepared using a word processor. The case must be submitted to me in two forms, electronically to the appropriate Angel drop-box and in paper form in person in class. You should not under any circumstances leave papers under my office door. Cases not submitted in both forms by the due date will receive a grade of zero. The case file name must be in the following format: Yourlastname Yourfirstname Casename, e.g., Smith John Ucantrustus. The twelve case briefs must be prepared and submitted as follows: Four in September, including Leigh-Ann Walker which is required, Four in October, and Four during the months of November and December You should use the following format:
The body of your individual written case briefs should be approximately two pages, and should not exceed three pages, excluding the supporting schedules or appendices which may be required by some cases; do not use a title page. The self-study assignments and solutions sometimes offer time saving guidance for the formatting of case solutions, e.g., bulleted lists or charts. You should refer to these assignments before preparing your written case briefs. Grading The case brief will be evaluated for an individual grade using with the following criteria:
No case summaries will be accepted after the case has The individual case grading rubric may be found in the documents folder in Angel. The top ten of twelve individual scores will be used for your individual case average in the calculation of your final grade. While you are encouraged to discuss the case with any member of the class prior to its being presented, the written brief must be prepared on an individual basis. Please review the "Ethical Standards" section of Important Policies if you have any questions or are uncertain where the boundaries lie!
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