Reference no: EM132644662
MA617 Forensic Accounting - Melbourne Institute of Technology
Assessment - Fraud Case Investigation: Learning by Example
Learning Outcome 1: Describe and explain the process of forensic accounting.
Learning Outcome 2: Present orally and in writing issues and cases in forensic accounting.
Learning Outcome 3: Discuss in groups and solve in groups forensic accounting cases.
Learning Outcome 4: Identify the risks of fraud and plan accounting systems to minimize fraud.
Learning Outcome 5: Understand the links between corporate governance and risk management.
Assessment Task Description
You are required to complete the following assessment.
Pre-amble
Having formed your group, a fraud case, from anywhere in the world, must be selected and approved by the Unit Coordinator.
Your selected fraud case must have been reported or appeared in the media for the first time during the calendar year 2019. The Unit Coordinator will require your group to provide evidence of this before approving the selected fraud case.
Part (1):Fraud Case Investigation Report
Part (2):Format and Presentation Quality
Part (1):Fraud Case Investigation Report
Page 1 of your submission MUST be the Assessment Cover Sheet, signed by all group members. The Assessment Cover Sheet can be copied and pasted from page 2 of this document.
Complete Part (1) by preparing a written report with a ‘Title Page' detailing the names and Student IDs of the group members, ‘Table of Contents', and a ‘Body' with section headings that clearly address each of the following items for your approved Fraud Case';
(i) Introduction; i.e., a brief clear summary of the key aspects - facts and figures - of your fraud Case and why you chose it.
(ii) Background; i.e., using the fraud motivation triangle, an historical account of the fraud Case before the fraud scheme was perpetrated/detected/investigated.
(iii) How the fraudwas perpetrated; including a discussion of what failed to prevent the fraud scheme.
(iv) How the fraud was detected; including a discussion of symptoms, data-driven fraud detection.
(v) How the fraud was Investigated; including a discussion of the theft act, concealment investigative methods and conversion investigation methods.
(vi) Conclusion; including discussion of the link between corporate governance and risk management, recommendations, lessons learnt.
Part (2):Format and Presentation Quality
As mentioned above, in addition to the Assessment Cover Sheet, signed by all group members, your submission should be awritten report with a:
(i) Tile Page,detailing the name of the Fraud Case and the names and Student ID s of the group members.
(ii) Table of Contents (separate page).
(iii) ‘Body' with section headings that clearly address each of the above six items for your approved Fraud Case'.
(iv) ‘Reference List' (separate page).
(v) An Appendix that contains the PowerPoint slides in ‘Handout' format of the Assessment Task 5. Presentation [Group] (see below).
A key aspect in your group's choice of format/layout should be to ensure you impart your key messages effectively (i.e., complete the requirements) and efficiently. It should be written succinctly and in proper English (grammar, punctuation, sentence/paragraph structure). The use of tables, graphs and other types of presentation formats/layout is encouraged.
The report should be coherent and so consistency is expected throughout; e.g., formatting, language style, linkages between the requirements (to obtain 70 percent or more), page numbering. Note, groups who split up the items and work independently are likely to have more difficulty accomplishing this objective compared to groups who work on each of the items collaboratively (i.e., as a ‘Forensic Accounting team').
Assessment Task 4b
Presentation [Group]
The contents of the written report is to be presented by each Group during Week 11 classes.
The Unit Coordinator will allocate each Group a 30 minute time slot.
Each Group will have 20 minutes to presentthe contents of their written report (i.e., allocate around 5 minutes per group member). A further 5 - 10 minutes will be allowed for ‘questions and answers'.
As mentioned above, the PowerPoint slides of the presentation MUST be submitted in an appendix of the written report of Assessment Task 4a Assignment [Group].
Print the PowerPoint slides as a ‘Handout' with ‘6 slides page', and then attach this document in an appendix of the written report of Assessment Task 4a Assignment [Group].
Attachment:- Forensic Accounting.rar