ACT 558 Portfolio Project

Important! Read First Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this term. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission.

Option #1: Forensic Analysis and Presentation of Findings For this Portfolio Project, you will assume the role of a forensic analyst who has been asked by a business to conduct a forensic analysis to detect possible fraudulent activity. Perform such an analysis on this company using Excel and then present your findings in a final case report, which will include a written component and a slide show presentation. You will be required to apply all of the skills and techniques that are presented in the eight course modules to run forensic tests and then interpret your findings and create a useable fraud strategy. The Portfolio Project assignment requires two incremental deliverables that must be delivered before midnight on Week 2 and Week 4, respectively:

Due 11:59 p.m. Sunday of Week 2: A draft of your Company Profile.(See item #1 below for description).

Due 11:59 p.m. Sunday of Week 4: a 1- to 2-page outline of the written part of the Portfolio Project, plus the data that you will analyze.