1. Distinguish the difference between engineering management and general management using examples from your own work experiences. 2. Identify the 3 types of skills needed by an effective manager, and using examples from your own work experience describe how the relative need for them might vary with levels of management. 3. Document the Mission Statement […]
The following are audit procedures from different transaction cycles: 1. Trace a sample of shipping documents to entry in the sales journal. 2. Examine a sample of warehouse removal slips for signature of authorized official. 3. Examine contract terms for large and unusual sales transactions to determine whether management has included adequate and understandable disclosures […]
Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act requires management of a public company to issue a report on internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR) as of the end of the company’s fiscal year. Visit the website for MetLife and search for the 2017 annual report under “Investor Relations.” 1. Locate management’s report on internal control over […]
Based on a cost-benefit analysis, management at First Community Bank decided to contract with Technology Solutions, a local data center operator, to host all of the bank’s financial reporting applications. To avoid the significant costs of developing and maintaining its own data center, First Community contracts with Technology Solutions to provide IT server access in […]
Info system and project management. 1. Do you prefer to work as part of a team or alone? Why? How do you think your answer compares with others in your class? Does this preference depend on what type of task you are working on? 2. What motivates professional employees? What motivates hourly workers? 3. Do […]
Respond to the following discussion with a well thought out response with relating to at least one source. Post your main post within the week and two peer replies by midnight EST on Sunday. How could you use milestones and/or Earned Value Management as a measure of success in a project? What limitation does just […]
Watch the following video and then discuss the related questions that follow: It Starts With One: Changing Individuals Changes Organizations—26:25 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1klZD0nKOF4 Do you agree that organization change begins with the individual not the organization? Why or why not? Which barrier discussed in the video resonated with your experience of change management the most? Discuss […]
For this week’s discussion, you will evaluate the evolution of healthcare risk management as it relates to patient disclosure of adverse events. Include the following in your initial post: Describe the shift in culture in healthcare risk management over the past few decades. Consider that what was once interpreted to be punitive is now perceived […]
-1 (OBJECTIVE 4-1) What are the six core ethical values described by the Josephson Institute? What are some other sources of ethical values? 4-2 (OBJECTIVE 4-2) Describe an ethical dilemma. How does a person resolve an ethical dilemma? 4-3 (OBJECTIVE 4-3) Identify some of the most important ways that the profession and society encourage CPAs […]
Engagement and Payment of Audit Fees by Management 1.Distinguish between independence of mind and independence in appearance. Identify an activity that may not affect independence of mind but is likely to affect independence in appearance. 2. Explain the role of the audit committee in enhancing auditor independence.
