ETHICS & LAW 5-2
MBA5005 Individual Project Instructions
To make the course relevant for each student, you are asked to select a legal topic cover during the course. You selected a topic that reflects an issue that is related to a concern you have in your professional life.
(TOPIC CHOSEN: ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING)
Weekly Deliverables
Week 1—Introduction
Provide a short introduction to the topic. Provide some background about the topic selected and why it was selected. Include definitions as necessary. Use more than one paragraph, if needed. You will refine the introduction and background information later in the course.
Week 2—Literature Review
This week you will conduct an abbreviated literature review related to the topic you selected. A literature review identifies information that is already known about a research topic. Although you will not conduct an actual research study in this class, a summary of scholarly information that has been written about your topic makes up an important component of your project. Find a minimum of three scholarly articles related to your topic. Summarize the articles and how they are related to your topic. Do not use cases at this time, as you will summarize cases in a future assignment. You are encouraged to use scholarly articles from the South University Online Library. Legal journals may provide some of the best sources of information.
Week 3—Laws and Regulations
This week you will research and analyze laws or regulations that are related to the topic you selected. The information may require research of federal and/or state laws, as well as administrative agency laws. Compare the laws of two states, if applicable. For example, if you are writing about gender discrimination, compare the federal law with law from one of the states that also provides protection at the state level. States often provide more protection than the federal law. Summarize the information about the laws or regulations you found related to your topic.
Week 4—Cases
This week you will find at least two cases that are related to the topic you selected. Summarize the cases and explain how they are related to your topic. If possible, review one state and one federal case. You may review more than two cases. Westlaw Campus Research is a great resource for finding specific state and federal cases.
For each case, provide the following information in paragraph format. This portion of your paper should contain a minimum of two paragraphs, one for each case reviewed.
Name of the case
State or federal court
Issue
Summary of events
Ruling
Be sure to use your own words when summarizing the cases.
Week 5—Summary
This week you will complete the following tasks to complete your research project.
Summarize what you have learned. Assess and communicate what you believe the future holds as it relates to your topic.
Review and revise the portions of the paper previously submitted, as necessary.
Combine the parts from Weeks 1–4, add them to Week 5, and submit your final paper in accordance with the formatting instructions provided.
Formatting Instructions
Write a 5 to 7 page paper about the topic.
The paper should consist of a short introduction, explanation of the legal issue, literature review, summary of relevant laws or regulations, discussion of a relevant case or cases, and a summary of what you learned and your views on the future of the law as related to your topic.
Use APA format for the paper. Review the APA materials located in the Library Research Guide.
Submit the final paper as a separate document
