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This 4 page paper discusses the statement that “despite its’ limitations, the principle of historical cost is still used in accounting”. The paper makes reference to the departure form historical costing with the use of revaluation and asset impairment regulations and the way in which historical cost may also be seen to support other conventions such as matching and prudence. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 20 page paper discussing Microsoft’s approach to what it terms conservative accounting. The company recently abandoned the use of stock options to inflate earnings reflected on its balance sheet, but it still practices “cookie jar” reserves to smooth out business results year to year. The paper discusses the issue of these items, and at least one accountant’s view of Microsoft as the purveyor of massive financial fraud. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 9 page paper. For more than three decades, a battle has raged over the most effective approach to reading instruction. Is phonics or whole language better when teaching reading? This paper discusses the controversy from each of the perspectives, explaining each along with their respective advantages or benefits. The writer suggests a balanced approach may be the answer to end the controversy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the present economy and discusses the relevance of GDP. GDP is discussed in depth. How GDP affects the accounting industry in particular is touched on. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page tutorial provides ideas on how to write a personal account of professional experiences. Topics include influential people in an individual's life as well as mistakes made early in a career. No bibliography.

This 3-page paper examines Nelson Schwartz' article "Down and out in white-collar America" in Fortune Magazine, and discusses the impact of the topic on the accounting profession. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page overview of the societal factors believed by many to be responsible for the disproportionate representation of blacks in our nations prisons and jails. The author provides statistics demonstrating the fact that blacks are disproportionately represented and then addresses the problems leading to the social stratification that many believe account for that disproportionate representation. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the connection between a healthy GDP and the accounting profession by examining the literature discussing these two aspects of businesss. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that explores the topic of "math anxiety," a term which refers to the paralyzing fear experienced by many people that they will perform badly when faced with a timed aptitude test on any form of math. This examination of math anxiety offers an autobiographical account of this author's math experience, from the elementary to the college level, as well as the math experiences of a colleague. This is followed by a discussion as to whether or not math anxiety is gender related. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper providing a variety of management accounting calculations, including WACC and NPV for several projects under consideration. Part 2 of the paper discusses issues raised by the CEO wanting to place a new site in his hometown. Rough assessment returns a negative NPV, but more thorough evaluation (additional years and adding disposal value at the end of the facility’s useful life) returns a positive NPV to legitimize acceptance of the project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper answers two questions asked by the student; 1. why interest rates on bank deposit accounts and yields on “junk bonds” are different, and 2. the meaning of and the significance of the price earnings ratio explaining what is likely to happen to a share and its' p/e ratio if there is a decline dividend payout and the earning outlook for the share deteriorates.

A 5 page paper providing an account of the process of team building that an actual team provides as a result of a one-week team project in a virtual, academic setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page essay that examines the various stages of spiritual development detailed by Saint Teresa of Avila in her 1577 book The Interior Castle. In this volume, St. Teresa recorded her immense insight into the process of spiritual maturation in an account that took the form of a complex allegory entitled. Teresa pictures the soul as a castle that contains multiple dwelling places. She details seven of these dwelling places in a manner that parallels the process of spiritual maturation that she observed within herself. No additional sources cited.

This 10 page report discusses David Lynch's 1986 film "Blue Velvet" and how it demonstrates how everybody lives in a society where, either consciously or unconsciously, we exist in relation to (and within the boundaries of) the reigning - or dominant - ideology. This "manner of thinking" is the manner of those with the loudest voice, the larger vote, the fatter bank-account, the better education, and the bigger church. That dominant ideology is what then governs personal identity and what is and is not "normal." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper answering 6 questions about supply chain management; JIT; ERP; EDI and accounting. The paper contains diagrams for the supply chain of two manufacturers and a university. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 15 page proposal for studying this topic. Nations and organizations throughout the world are more aware of the need for greater corporate governance, and many have taken or are considering alterations to standards that could increase corporate responsibility and compliance in financial reporting. What remains unclear is how some of the proposed and realized changes may affect business operation. The study proposed here seeks to determine how accounting and auditing standards may be affected by these changes. Bibliography lists 31 sources.

This 4 page paper presents an analysis of this unique and startling fictional account of the history of the world, illuminating its commentary on spirituality and human nature. Furthermore, this paper examines this work in light of other great works of literature, such as the book of Genesis, Augustine's "Confessions", Freud's "Civilization and its Discontents", and others. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper summarizing a 1992 article, “Rewarding failure and effort,” an article exhorting management accounting instructors not to discourage students who make real effort yet fail to arrive at prescribed conclusions. The paper discusses the article in terms of a management text, as well as examples from Mary Kay Ash, who the article’s authors also use as an example. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the traditional account of knowledge, considers Edmund Gettier’s counter example and responses to Gettier’s argument. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the Australian Corporations Act 2001 to see if the act provides sufficient controls on the behaviour of the directors of public companies. This is discussed with reference to the failure of HIH and the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit report. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the presidency and life of George W. Bush. This paper is a factual account of the life and career of President Bush. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of current literature regarding the necessity for the standardization of accounting procedures in the global marketplace. In particular, this paper considers the impacts of the issue of standardization and the arguments that exist regarding its importance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5-page paper examines issues in cyberstalking, especially from a legal standpoint. Taking a fictional case study into account, the paper discusses whether cyberstalking actually took place, and whether the stalker should be convicted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An overview of the phenomenon of ageing from a biochemical perspective, looking at the programmed and random damage theories and the ways in which these might be approached in order to take into account both genetic and stochastic causes of ageing. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 5 page paper weighing Waltz’s (1965) three “images” that he says can be seen as being instrumental in causing war against Tuchman’s (1994) account of the beginning of World War I. Waltz’s (1965) images are International Conflict and Human Behavior; International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States; and International Conflict and International Anarchy. All can be seen as being instrumental in various examples; the thesis here is that International Conflict and International Anarchy was the most important of the three in causing World War I. Bibliography lists 2 sources.