EY

Academic Resource Center

EYARC materials are provided for free to academics.
Join us for leading-edge content.
Join EYARC for Full Access
EYARC Experience Image

EYARC Experience

Turn case studies into powerful teaching moments for your students. Active EYARC users can explore our experiential learning platform to access cutting-edge curricula and innovative teaching resources.

Try It Now

Academic Case Materials

Access free resources to prepare students for the global marketplace. Resources include case studies, data sets, analytics workbooks, videos and many other tools focused on business and accounting topics.

Academic Case Materials Image

In this assignment, you will be a cofounder of Golden Hour Co., a startup that offers hourly rentals of golden retriever puppies for special events and four-legged companionship. Your task is to prepare a pitch for the TV show Piranha Pool — a new show where entrepreneurs present their ideas to a pa...

This case helps students grasp the broader significance of accounting by exploring why accurate reporting and independent assurance matter — not just for financial data, but for sustainability disclosures as well. In Mini Case 1, students step into the role of consultants at GreenLedger, an assuranc...

In this assignment, students will learn about deepfake technology and take on the role of an investment portfolio manager at Verifactum, Inc., a large hedge fund based in Washington, D.C. They will be tasked with assessing various market-moving events through social media alerts and make informed in...

Description: All cases are designed to help students develop their analytics mindset; however, some of these cases have differing levels of coverage for each component of the analytics mindset. This guide provides a listing of all cases with mapping to suitable courses and competencies for consid...

The EYARC periodically provides webinars, EYARC Access webinars, to provide you greater access to information about EYARC curriculum and its usage; insights into the current and anticipated future state of the profession; and updates on new processes and trends in automating and acquiring talent. Th...

In this assignment, you will conduct a DuPont analysis for Modern Dovetail Inc., a midsize private furniture company, and compare its financial performance with the broader market and specific industry peers. By decomposing return on equity (ROE) into its components—net profit margin, asset turnover...

In this assignment, you will act as part of the financial reporting team for Where’s da Beef (WDB) Cattle Feeders, an agricultural company that manages a large cattle feed yard. You will explore the implementation of drone technology and automated counting software to improve the annual physical inv...

In this assignment, you will assume the role of an analyst for Big Deals (BD), a global big-box retailer experiencing a decline in global sales. You will use dashboard visualizations to analyze sales trends and market share across various product lines to provide insights and recommendations for imp...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of the Vice President of Finance and Accounting at BW Fishing Inc. (BWF), a company that sells fishing supplies primarily to businesses. The focus will be on using process mining techniques to analyze and understand the company's increasing uncollectible...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a regulatory analyst for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investigating potential manipulation of earnings per share (EPS) by public companies. By analyzing financial data and using dashboard visualizations, you will determine if companie...

In this assignment, you will analyze the investment portfolios of banks in response to regulatory changes implemented by the Federal Reserve following the financial crisis of 2007-2008. By examining how banks classified their investments as either available-for-sale (AFS) or held-to-maturity (HTM),...

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a co-founder of TechWear, a startup specializing in high-tech sportswear. You will assess the company's accounts receivable collectability risk using various financial reports prepared by your accounting team. By analyzing sales, cash receipts, days s...