Student will give a formal, 15-20 minute / 10-12 slide presentation (100 points).
Presentation (PowerPoint) done during 2-nd half of semester, week 26/week 27.
Duration: 48 hours to prepare.
Choosing a Topic:
Calculate the preliminary materiality for audit plan based on the financial statements one of the selected companies of the following methods:
1. Single rules ("rules of thumb").
2. Variable or Size rules.
3. Formula methods.
Analyze the results.
Financial Statements of the top 10 Most Profitable Consumer Goods Companies can be found:
http://www.google.com/finance?q=BVMF:AMBV3&fstype=ii&ei=rBVwUpitGIOskwOFMA
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/clx/financials
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=DEO+Income+Statement&annual
http://apps.shareholder.com/sec/viewerContent.aspx?companyid=HANS&docid=3542552
http://www.kimberly-clark.com/investors/financial_information/annualreports.aspx
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/knl/financials
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ko/financials
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=MJN
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/pep/financials
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/pg/financials
Guidelines of the presentation:
1. The volume is 10-12 slides;
2. Each slide must be numbered;
3. Tables, figures, diagrams should be numbered and include their name;
4. The slide should contain a brief description of the points of presentation’s structure;
5. All slides must have the same pattern and be easy to understand;
6. Text size is 28-32 pins;
7. High-quality images;
8. Placement of text on the slide only if necessary. It is desirable to reflect the content of the theme in the form of diagrams, figures, tables, images.
Approximate structure of presentation:
1. Title slide (theme, lecturer, ID of developers of the presentation);
2. The list of issues to be considered;
3. Materials that reveal the essence of the presentation;
4. Conclusions (1 slide);
5. The list of references with numbered pages;
6. Last slide should contain the text "Thank you", also contacts, e-mail.
Presentation Evaluation Criteria (Total 100points)
Organization (20 point)
20 Consistently clear, concise, well organized. Points were easy to follow because of the organization. Transitions between sections smooth and coordinated. | 15 Usually clear, concise, well organized. Most of the presentation was easy to follow. Transitions between sections usually coordinated. | 10 Not always clear or concise. Organization was adequate, but weak. Occasionally wandered and was sometimes difficult to follow. Transitions between sections weak. | 5 Often unclear and disorganized, rambled too much. The presentation was confusing and difficult to follow. Transitions between sections awkward. |
Topic Knowledge (20 point)
20 Displayed an excellent grasp of the material. Demonstrated excellent mastery of content, application and implications. Excellent research depth. | 15 Displayed a general grasp of the material. Demonstrated good mastery of content, application and implications. Good research depth. | 10 Displayed some grasp of the material. Demonstrated adequate mastery of content, application and implications. Research not very deep. | 5 Displayed a poor grasp of the material. Demonstrated a superficial handling of content, application and implications. Little depth of research. |
Creativity (10 point)
10 Very creative and original. Imaginative design and use of materials. Novel handouts, visual aids, or methods. | 8 Exhibited some originality and creativity. | 5 Routine treatment, minimal thought given to originality or creativity. | 3 Lacked creativity. Very ordinary and mundane. |
Visual Aids (15 point)
15 Simple, clear, easy to interpret, easy to read. Well coordinated with content, well designed, used very effectively. Excellent example of how to prepare and use good visual aids | 11 Usually clear, easy to interpret, easy to read. Generally well coordinated with content, design was okay, generally used effectively. Demonstrated some understanding of how to use visual aids. | 8 Marginally acceptable, too complex, crowded, difficult to read or interpret. Adequate coordination with content. Used only adequately. Showed little understanding of how to prepare and use visual aids. | 4 Poor quality visual aids (or none), hard to read, technically inaccurate, poorly constructed. Poor coordination with content. Used poorly. The presenter did not seem to know how to prepare or use visual aids effectively. |
Summary (15 point)
15 Clear, concise, major points emphasized, clear recommendations, strong conclusion or call for action. | 11 Referred to main points, recommendations weak or missing, weak conclusion or call for action. | 8 Vague mention of major points, no recommendations, weak conclusion, weak or no call for action. | 4 No summary, no recommendations, no conclusions, no call for action. |
Stage Presence (20 point)
20 Excellent stage presence. Confident, used notes well, at ease, excellent gestures, good audience attention, good eye contact. | 15 Good stage presence. Fairly confident, used notes fairly well, good gestures, acceptable audience attention and eye contact. | 10 Adequate stage presence. Read parts, fumbled with notes, several distracting mannerisms, minimal gestures, minimal eye contact, too many um=s. | 5 Poor stage presence. Unprepared, awkward, shuffled papers, poor eye contact, lots of um=s, turned from audience to read overheads, shuffled feet, fidgeted. Poor gestures. |