A scenario where the student assumes the role of the controller for AKS, a consumer electronics company, and must make a judgment to determine possible goodwill impairment using a qualitative assessment over a multi-year period.

Part I: students apply the professional judgment framework to make a...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of the new controller of United Super Steel, a steel producer, and must make a judgment about recording an environmental obligation due to contamination of a production site over a multi-year period.

Part II: student assumes a new role as the audit sen...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of the new controller of United Super Steel, a steel producer, and must make a judgment about recording an environmental obligation due to contamination of a production site over a multi-year period.

Part I: students apply the professional judgment fra...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of the new controller of the Prescott Company, a commercial real estate developer, and must make a judgment about the potential refinancing of its mortgage loan.

Part III: students prepare the final written memorandum of their judgment relative to the...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of the new controller of the Prescott Company, a commercial real estate developer, and must make a judgment about the potential refinancing of its mortgage loan.

Part II: students apply the professional judgment framework to make a judgment regarding t...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of the new controller of the Prescott Company, a commercial real estate developer, and must make a judgment about the potential refinancing of its mortgage loan.

Part I: students define the issues relative to the scenario

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A scenario where the student assumes the role of an audit senior of the client engagement team for RimStar Music Company and must make a judgment about the reasonableness of the client’s judgment for the useful life of a new copyright for its collection of a fusion genre of gospel songs and country...

A scenario where the student assumes the role of a junior accountant for Toyda, a car manufacturer, and must make a judgment about the need to impair its production facilities.

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A scenario where the student assumes the role of the controller for JK, a technology company, and must make a judgment about the carrying value of its LIFO inventory considering the lower of cost of market.

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A scenario where the student assumes the role of the controller for Wildcat Sporting Goods and must make a judgment about the allowance for doubtful accounts

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This case asks students to identify and share good and bad uses of social media that could influence their ethical reputation and professional career. Students are also asked to think about how the ethics mindset can help them use social media more appropriately. This case works well to assign indiv...

This case is broken into two parts: Part 2 asks students to inspire others about the importance of having an ethics mindset by identifying, writing about and sharing their appreciation with an ethical mentor they have had in their life, to share their inspirational poster publicly and to identify an...