This document provides details for discussion questions (DQs) and assignments for ACC 571 classes. It lists various DQ topics related to fraud examinations, theories of crime causation, securities fraud, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management override and earnings management, IT systems controls, fraud detection applications, financial statement fraud, and asset misappropriation. It also provides information and instructions for four assignments involving corporate fraud schemes, cybercrimes, fraud schemes and investigations, and asset misappropriation and corporate governance. Students are to research organizations, evaluate frauds, and recommend fraud prevention plans and improvements to corporate governance.

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Acc 571 week 2-7
Educational Requirements and Professional Organizations for Fraud
Examinations and Financial
Forensics" Please respond to the following:
Fraud examination and financial forensic skills have a key role in
corporate governance.
Appraise the key roles in corporate governance, indicating how gaps
in the roles may
lend itself to corporate fraud.

2. From the e-Activity, identify the various types of career paths that are
available to antifraud professionals. Choose a career path that you
would take and explain why you chose
that career path.
"Theories of Crime Causation and Non-sharable
Problems" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, compare and contrast theories of crime causation.
Speculate as to
which theory would have most likely detected fraud at Enron.
Assess the six situational categories that cause non-sharable problems.
Determine which
of these six categories, in your opinion, were prevalent at Enron

3. "Securities Fraud" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, examine how the Bernie Madoff organization was
dismantled and
give your opinion on whether you believe he was treated fairly during
this process.
Give your opinion on whether or not you believe the Securities and
Exchange
Commission failed in not detecting Bernie Madoff crime earlier.
Support your answer.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Criminal Justice
System" Please respond to the
following:
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires the chief executive officer and the
chief financial

4. Officer of public companies to personally certify annual and quarterly
SEC filings. These
certifications require the CEOs and CFOs to take responsibility for
their companies’
financial statements. From the e-Activity, assess the importance of the
criminal
certifications and the civil certifications, and determine whether or not
such certifications
will be effective in reducing and detecting fraud in corporations.
Fraud may be prosecuted criminally or civilly. Anytime the legal issue
at hand involves
money or fraudulent activity, forensic accountants and fraud
examiners can play an
important role in the investigation. Compare and contrast the remedies
available in the
civil and criminal justice system, indicating which system is most
effective.
"Management Override, Collusion, and Earnings
Management" Please respond to the following:

5. Assess the three procedures that are effective in identifying
breakdowns in internal
controls due to override and collusion. Choose which of three would
be most difficult for
the external auditor to detect. Explain your answer.
Compare and contrast earnings management and fraud, and give your
opinion of how
external auditors can determine if management is deliberately
managing their earnings.
"IT Systems Controls and Data Recovery" Please respond
to the following:
Evaluate the two major approaches for testing IT system controls. Of
the two approaches,
give your opinion on which you believe provides the most assurance
that fraud has not

6. occurred in an organization. Provide support for your rationale.
Evaluate the effectiveness of computer functions that are used to
recover deleted files,
and identify software packages that are commonly used to restore
deleted files. If the
software fails to recover the deleted files, explain what
recommendations you would
make to the organization.
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"Fraud Detection Applications" Please respond to the
following:
You have been hired by XYZ Company to automate its fraud-detection
process. Analyze
the process of fraud detection automation. Based on your analysis,
propose an automation

7. plan to XYZ and include recommended tools and process steps.
Support your proposal
with examples.
You have decided to commit fraud in a company that has an
automated fraud-detection
process. Develop a scheme that is likely to be undetected by the
automated process.
Make recommendations that would prevent you from carrying out
your scheme. Support
your scheme and recommendations with examples.
Fraud Detection Methods" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, evaluate the various tools / techniques available to
auditors to
prevent or detect fraud. Based on your analysis, propose the most
effective audit tools /
techniques that would have prevented or detected the fraud. Support
your proposal with

8. examples.
Evaluate what drivers would cause you to commit fraud. Based on that
evaluation, rank
the drivers and the types of fraud you would be willing to commit.
Propose a solution for
society as a whole to prevent fraud. Support your solution with
examples and a rationale.
"Financial Statement Fraud" Please respond to the
following:
Evaluate the types of financial statement fraud that has occurred in
the past and predict
what types of fraud may / or may not be committed in the future.
Support your
prediction(s) with examples.

9. Imagine you are the controller of a major new tech start-up. Upper
management is putting
pressure on you to exceed Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the
next quarter. You
have decided that you have to “cook the books” in order to exceed
expectations. Create a
scheme to increase earnings for the quarter. Support your scheme with
examples.
"Financial Reporting Structure" Please respond to the
following:
Analyze the current control structure for safeguarding financial
reporting. Based on your
analysis, recommend changes that will strengthen the current control
structure. Support
your recommendations with examples and rationale.

10. You have just been hired by XYZ Company as a senior-level
accountant. You think you
have discovered what you believe to be fraud in the latest financial
statements. Propose
what actions you might take regarding what you have discovered.
Support your proposal
with examples.
"Fraud Profiles and Analysis" Please respond to the
following:
From the e-Activity, analyze the major cause(s) of the financial
statement fraud and
recommend changes that would have prevented the fraud. Support
your recommendations
with examples and rationale.
Analyze common causes for financial statement fraud. Based on your
analysis, develop a

11. profile that companies should use to predict fraud potential in their
organizations and
recommend action steps to take when fraud potential appears. Provide
a rationale for your
recommendation
"Fraud Symptoms and Correction Strategies" Please
respond to the following:
Imagine you are an accountant working on closing the books for the
year end. Given that
many accounting items rely on estimates, construct a scenario in
which you would
question an estimate as being either too high or too low that would
misstate earnings.
Support your answer with examples.
Imagine that you are on the board of directors for XYZ Company. You
have received an

12. anonymous tip that the financial statements were prepared in a
fraudulent manner. Your
initial reaction is that the threat level is high. Develop a plan of action
that you would
take to react to this allegation. Support your plan with examples and
provide a rationale.
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ACC 571 Week 2 Assignment 1 Corporate Fraud Schemes
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ACC 571 Week 2 Assignment 1
Assignment 1: Corporate Fraud Schemes
Identify an organization that was involved in corporate fraud. Explain
how fraud can be detected and evaluate the importance of teamwork
and leadership in a fraud investigation.

13. For this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases and
identify an organization that was involved in corporate fraud.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Based on your research, identify and assess the fraud that occurred in
the organization and the impact it has had on the corporation’s
investors and creditors. Provide support for your rationale.
Suggest how a financial forensic investigation could have detected
fraud in the organization that you researched. Consider the risk
factors, the elements of fraud, and the analysis of competing
hypotheses.
Evaluate how teamwork and leadership is an effective tool for
financial forensic investigations. Provide support for your evaluation.
Assess the role of research in fraud examinations and financial
forensics professions. Give your opinion on whether or not fraud
examinations and financial forensics professions can have long-term
success without continuous research in the field. Provide support for
your rationale.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow

14. APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Examine the basic concepts related to fraud, including environment,
impact, and the methodologies related to fraud examination.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
forensic accounting.
Write clearly and concisely about forensic accounting issues using
proper writing mechanics.
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ACC 571 Week 4 Assignment 2 Cybercrimes and Computer
Security Systems
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ACC 571 Week 4 Assignment 2

15. Assignment 2: Cybercrimes and Computer Security Systems
With the advent of computers, cybercrime and Internet frauds are
increasing in frequency and in size. The trend is likely to continue.
Cybercrimes are described as activities in which a computer or
network of computers are an integral part of a crime.
For this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases and
identify an organization that was a victim of cybercrime.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
Based on your research, identify and assess the fraud that occurred in
the organization, as well as the impact that the fraud had on the
corporation’s investors and creditors.
Suggest how a financial forensic investigation could have detected
fraud in the organization that you researched. Consider the risk
factors, the elements of fraud, and the analysis of competing
hypotheses.
Asses the economic losses that occurred at the organization you
researched and recommend a plan of action for the company to restore
any economic losses.

16. Compare and contrast accidental fraudsters and predators. Give your
opinion on what type of fraudster(s) committed fraud at the
organization you researched. Provide support for your rationale.
Evaluate how teamwork and leadership are effective tools for financial
forensic investigations. Provide support for your evaluation.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Examine different types of organizational illegal activities, including
cybercrimes and the impact to the organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
forensic accounting.
Write clearly and concisely about forensic accounting issues using
proper writing mechanics.

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ACC 571 Week 7 Assignment 3 Fraud Schemes and Fraud
Investigations
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ACC 571 Week 7 Assignment 3 Fraud Schemes and Fraud
Investigations
Due Week 7 and worth 280 points
Using the Internet or Strayer databases, identify and research a
company with an employee(s) who was involved in corporate fraud.
Coordinate an investigation, identify various types of surveillance and
covert operations, identify red flags, and recommend a fraud
prevention plan.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

18. Based on your research, assume that you are fraud investigator
assigned to coordinate an investigation of the fraudster. Determine
how you would implement this investigation without the fraudster’s
knowledge. Provide support for your rationale.
Assuming you are the fraud investigator on this case, assess what types
of surveillance and / or covert operations you would use to collect
evidence related to the fraud. Analyze technological options for
investigating fraud, indicating what you believe to be the most effective
option. Provide support for your rationale.
During the investigation, assess the most significant red flags which
would have been an indication of possible fraud needing corrective
action by management.
Based on your research, suggest key practices the fraud investigator
could have used in conducting interviews with the fraudster and the
company’s employees. Assess the various interviews and interrogation
questions available to you, and select the type of interview and
interrogation questions that would have been most appropriate for this
investigation. Provide support for your rationale.
Recommend a fraud prevention plan for this organization. Determine
the positive or negative consequences that this fraud prevention plan
might have on employees’ morale and the public perception of the
organization. Provide support for your rationale.
Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow

19. APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Examine the basic concepts related to fraud investigations, red flags
that are an indication of fraud, and fraud prevention plans.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
forensic accounting.
Write clearly and concisely about forensic accounting issues using
proper writing mechanics.
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ACC 571 Week 10 Assignment 4 Asset Misappropriation
and Corporate Governance
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20. ACC 571 Week 10 Assignment 4 Asset Misappropriation and
Corporate Governance
For this assignment, use the Internet or Strayer databases to research
and identify an organization that was a victim of asset
misappropriation.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
Based on your research, evaluate the type of asset misappropriations
that occurred at the organization, and assess the factors that
contributed to the misappropriation. Give your opinion on whether
poor management or lack of management played a role in the asset
misappropriation. Provide support for your rationale.
Evaluate the legal mechanisms that could have been used to recover
assets through the civil and criminal justice systems. Assess whether
the civil and criminal justice systems did an effective job in recovering
the organization’s assets. Provide support for your rationale.
Assess management’s responsibility to share information related to the
breach with various stakeholder groups, indicating what should be
shared and how. Provide support for your rationale.
Review AICPA Statements on Auditing Standard (SAS) No. 99, “ Risk
Factors Relating to Misstatements Arising from Misappropriation of
Assets”, found within the text. Assess SAS 99 risk factors and discuss
if the risk factors were prevalent in the organization you researched.
Give your opinion on whether or not organizations should implement

21. a plan that reviews risk factors on a regular basis to determine if fraud
has occurred. Explain why or why not.
Review the corporate governance plan of the organization you
researched, evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, and make
suggestions for improvements to protect the stakeholders. Provide
support for your rationale.
Recommend a fraud prevention plan for this organization. Determine
what positive or negative consequences this fraud prevention plan
might have on employees’ morale and the public perception of the
organization.
Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Examine the basic concepts related to fraud, including environment,
impact, and the methodologies related to fraud examination.

22. Analyze the theories related to crime causation, the essence of crime,
organizational environment conducive to crime, and ethical issues
related to fraud.
Examine the human factors related to corruption and how
understanding these factors can facilitate the fraud prevention and
deterrence process.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
forensic accounting.
Write clearly and concisely about forensic accounting issues using
proper writing mechanics.
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