Accounting and the Financial Statements

Module 5: Discussion Assignment (DA) 5 – Accounting and the Financial Statements

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icon Discussion Accounting and the Financial Statements


DUE Dates: Initial post due by 23:59 CT Friday February 13, 2026. Post additional comments by 23:59 CT Monday February 16, 2026.

Instructions (please read carefully):

  1. See the questions under the Section Questions below. Do not address the same issue as another student. The initial post is due as noted above. You should comment on at least two other posts. These follow-up posts should be posted as noted above. You may also pick any other issue related to the material this week and make a post on the topic.
  2. To make the initial post, go to the discussion forum under this weeks module and create a reply. Please copy, or summarize, the question or issue at the top of the reply. It is preferable that students create their own question or topic to address, though addressing one of the prompt questions listed below is acceptable. Only one student should address the same question in the initial post unless otherwise instructed below.
  3. You should make at least three posts. One initial post on a question of your choosing from the Questions below and at least two follow up posts on other students initial posts.
  4. General instructions with examples are found in the DA FAQ file.

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Grading Rubric


Grading Matrix for Discussion Assignments*

Characteristic

Full Credit

80% Credit

60% Credit

40% Credit

20% Credit

Postings

Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes several specific supporting details or examples.

Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes some specific supporting details or examples

Information clearly relates to the topic. Posting attempts to provide supporting details or examples

Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes almost no specific supporting details or examples

Information has little or nothing to do with the topic and includes no specific supporting details or examples.

Quality*

Applications of economic principles are very accurate and clear.

Applications of economic principles are accurate and clear

Applications of economic principles are generally accurate and clear

Applications of economic principles are mostly inaccurate or unclear.

Applications of economic principles are rarely or never accurate and not clear.

Interaction

Posts at least two thoughtful responses to others ideas

Posts at least one thoughtful response to others ideas.

Posts responses (with little thought) to others ideas.

Does not participate by posting thoughtful responses.

Does not participate by posting poorly thought out responses.

Time Management

Participates fully and often in thoughtful discussion throughout the

Participates often in thoughtful discussion throughout the module.

Procrastination with at least two posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module

Procrastination with at least one posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module

Never or rarely gets entries posted by deadline and rarely participates in thoughtful discussion throughout the module.

* This rubric is general. For total points see DA instructions. For more on what is expected from the DAs See DA FAQ.

Requirements: according to the questions

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