| Course | ACCT 654 Fraud Examination (ACCT654) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MS in Accounting |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 7 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 7 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published ACCT 654 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What ACCT 654 covers
The course reads Hopwood et al.'s custom Fraud Examination text two chapters a module/week at first and one at a time after Module/Week 4, with presentations and three websites in the opening module/week.
Every forum runs over two modules/weeks: a 500 to 800 word thread with three or more credible, peer-reviewed sources and a biblical principle, checked in SafeAssign, then a reply of 275 to 400 words with one more peer-reviewed source. The project starts as a plan of one and a half to three pages citing two peer-reviewed works and grows into an eight-to-ten-page examination report drawing on at least eight sources besides the course texts and Scripture.
This course provides an overview of the field of fraud examination, and discusses potential techniques to prevent fraud.
ACCT 654 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 Thread (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 75 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 2 Thread (Forum 1 Reply also due) | 75 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Individual Learning Project Proposal (Forum 3 Thread and Forum 2 Reply also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 3 Reply (Exam 1 also due) | 25 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 4 Thread | 75 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 5 Thread (Forum 4 Reply also due) | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Individual Learning Project Paper (Forum 5 Reply also due) | 250 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Exam 2 only | No written paper this week |
Where ACCT 654 papers lose points
ACCT 654 work loses points when threads lean on websites instead of peer-reviewed sources, when the biblical principle is tacked on at the end, when the proposal names a fraud without a predication or a plan for gathering evidence, and when the paper concludes that someone is guilty rather than reporting what the evidence shows.
Using a ACCT 654 sample well
The forum samples draw on research about fraud theory, anti-fraud controls, deception and interviewing, money tracing and the detection of financial statement fraud; the project samples plan and report an examination of a composite nonprofit's vendor payments.
ACCT 654 questions, answered
What textbook does ACCT 654 use?
Hopwood et al.'s Fraud Examination, a 2017 Liberty University custom edition read across ten chapters in the first seven modules/weeks, with presentations and websites.
Do ACCT 654 forum sources have to be peer-reviewed?
Yes. Each thread needs at least three credible, peer-reviewed sources and one biblical principle, and each 275-400 word reply adds at least one more peer-reviewed source.
What is the ACCT 654 Individual Learning Project?
A fraud examination project in two steps: a 1.5-3 page proposal in Module/Week 3 and an 8-10 page APA paper in Module/Week 7 with eight or more sources beyond the textbooks and the Bible.
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