Choosing a Topic Your paper/project can be about any financial accounting topic in which you are interested. Your topic can address a specific accounting standard and how that standard affects business entities. Or, your topic may be about a particular problem which has been addressed by the FASB. For example, you may want to write about how the new lease standard will/has affect/affected business entities. This would be an example of a specific accounting standard. Or, you may want to address how fair value measurement vs. historical cost is affecting financial accounting. This would be an example of a specific accounting issue or problem. You should try to choose something that interests you. Or, a topic about which you want to know more. You should not choose your topic because you think it will be ?easy.? Make your topic as current as possible. A good place to start looking for a topic would be www.fasb.org. You might also look in the accounting section of the SEC (www.sec.gov). Of course the Wall Street Journal and other popular press outlets are good sources for topics of current interest.
ACT 6652 Financial Accounting Research Paper Approval Form Student Name: _____________________________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________________________________________________________ Attach a copy of your proposal abstract to this approval form (both hardcopy). Title of Paper: _____________________________________________________________________________ Style Manual: _____________________________________________________________________________ The following items should be included in your abstract. They are included here for convenience. Respond in summarized form. Description of Problem/Issue: _____________________________________________________________________________ Why is this question important/interesting: _____________________________________________________________________________ Summary: _____________________________________________________________________________ Comments: Instructions: Submit two copies of this form with one copy of your abstract. You will sign one form and leave with your Professor. The other form will be given when the topic is approved. You will be expected to address any comments from the Professor when you prepare your paper. ACT 6651 Financial Accounting Research About your paper... Choosing a Topic Your paper/project can be about any financial accounting topic in which you are interested. Your topic can address a specific accounting standard and how that standard affects business entities. Or, your topic may be about a particular problem which has been addressed by the FASB. For example, you may want to write about how the new lease standard will/has affect/affected business entities. This would be an example of a specific accounting standard. Or, you may want to address how fair value measurement vs. historical cost is affecting financial accounting. This would be an example of a specific accounting issue or problem. You should try to choose something that interests you. Or, a topic about which you want to know more. You should not choose your topic because you think it will be \"easy.\" Make your topic as current as possible. A good place to start looking for a topic would be www.fasb.org. You might also look in the accounting section of the SEC (www.sec.gov). Of course the Wall Street Journal and other popular press outlets are good sources for topics of current interest. Paper Guidelines P aper/project guidelines: Length: o The body of the paper should be between 5 and 10 pages. You will find it very difficult to adequately address most issues in less than 5 pages. You will find that you need \"filler\" material if you attempt to go beyond 10 pages. The objective is to cover background, issue, etc. as clearly and concisely as possible. You do not earn points by the word. On the other hand, you will not earn points if you do not address important issues. o The length above is for the \"body\" of the paper. Appendices, bibliographies, cover-sheets, and other supplemental material are not part of the \"body.\" Format: o You may use any type-style you like (e.g., Times New Roman, Sans Serif), but the style must be 10pt. You will find that 10pt Times New Roman this looks like this while 10pt Arial looks like this. You may choose what you like best. Just be sure it is 10 point. o Double-spacing o Standard margins (1\
