This research project requires you to critically review assigned current events or topics related to management accounting and the content of this course.For each current event or topic, you are expected to:
1. Briefly summarize the chosen or assigned current event or topic
2. Explain how you think the current event or topic illustrates the concept(s) that the course covers.This section should make specific reference to the course material
3. Present your research findings with personal opinions about what this current event or topic means in relation to management accounting,ethics, and the people in the organization
4. You are to include a final concluding section in which you tie the articles together and draw more general conclusions and observations about management accounting and how it relates to managing business
You may use print Canadian sources(e.g.local newspapers,Globe and Mail, weekly magazines (e.g. McLean, Time, Economist, etc.), online Canadian sources (websites for any newspaper, http://www.cica.ca/ or other accounting websites. You need to include bibliographic references for each reference that you use according to the APA Style Guide.
The presentation is expected to be approximately15-20 slides in power-point format. Expect some questions from your peers to answers.
To demonstrate your mastery of the concepts,principles,or theories of the assigned current event or topic, your presentation should include relevant examples. You might also make appropriate arrangements to include audio visual means to help you deliver your presentation effectively.
