Case Study Analysis Instructions FINA 5260: Principles of Finance Over the course of this class, you will develop a 1000-word Case Study Analysis (CSA), utilizing the skills and information you acquire from the reading, discussion, and your own research. In addition to analyzing your chosen case study, you must also discuss how the situation can be approached from a Biblical perspective and how the teachings from the Bible have and will affect your personal approach to finance. While the final product is the only part of the assignment that will be submitted to the instructor and graded, you are strongly encouraged to begin your project in Module/Week 1. Your participation in the provided Case Study Analysis discussion board forums is a factor that your instructor will take into consideration when grading the final draft of your paper. To ensure that you are making progress throughout the duration of the course, it is recommended that you follow this schedule as you write your paper: Module/Week 1 CSA Topic Selection Module/Week 2 CSA Introduction Module/Week 4 CSA Body Module/Week 5 CSA Conclusion Module/Week 6 CSA Peer Review Module/Week 7 CSA Final Draft (graded assignment worth 100 points) Case Study Analysis Topic Selection In Module/Week 1, you should choose your case study topic either from the list provided or by finding your own. The list of already approved case studies can be found in the Module/Week 1 Learning Activities and Assessment folder, labeled “Case Study Analysis Topics”. If you would like to use a topic you found on your own, please make sure to email your instructor with details of the case and receive approval before proceeding. You should share your chosen topic with the rest of the class by posting a new thread in the provided CSA Topic Discussion Board Forum during the first week of class. The link to this forum can be found in the Module/Week 1 Learning Activities and Assessment folder. Case Study Analysis Introduction In Module/Week 2, you should work on the introduction of your paper. You may post a rough draft of your introduction or share any struggles and/or questions you have come across by posting a new thread in the provided CSA Introduction Discussion Board Forum. You are also encouraged to reply to other students’ posts to provide feedback and suggestions. The link to this forum can be found in the Module/Week 2 Learning Activities and Assessment folder.  FINA 5260 | Principles of Finance Page 2 of 3 Case Study Analysis Body In Modules/Weeks 3 and 4, you should work on the body of your paper. The body should be a thorough analysis of the research topic, including details and evidences of the case study and a discussion of the ethical issues, if any. You should: (1) clearly state your opinion and defend your position in a way that is logically consistent, (2) identify and discuss the factors that should be considered ethically relevant to the case, and (3) indicate both awareness and thoughtful considerati.

1. Case Study Analysis Instructions FINA 5260: Principles of
Finance Over the course of this class, you will develop a 1000-
word Case Study Analysis (CSA), utilizing the skills and
information you acquire from the reading, discussion, and your
own research. In addition to analyzing your chosen case study,
you must also discuss how the situation can be approached from
a Biblical perspective and how the teachings from the Bible
have and will affect your personal approach to finance. While
the final product is the only part of the assignment that will be
submitted to the instructor and graded, you are strongly
encouraged to begin your project in Module/Week 1. Your
participation in the provided Case Study Analysis discussion
board forums is a factor that your instructor will take into
consideration when grading the final draft of your paper. To
ensure that you are making progress throughout the duration of
the course, it is recommended that you follow this schedule as
you write your paper: Module/Week 1 CSA Topic Selection
Module/Week 2 CSA Introduction Module/Week 4 CSA Body
Module/Week 5 CSA Conclusion Module/Week 6 CSA Peer
Review Module/Week 7 CSA Final Draft (graded assignment
worth 100 points) Case Study Analysis Topic Selection In
Module/Week 1, you should choose your case study topic either
from the list provided or by finding your own. The list of
already approved case studies can be found in the Module/Week
1 Learning Activities and Assessment folder, labeled “Case
Study Analysis Topics”. If you would like to use a topic you
found on your own, please make sure to email your instructor
with details of the case and receive approval before proceeding.
You should share your chosen topic with the rest of the class by
posting a new thread in the provided CSA Topic Discussion
Board Forum during the first week of class. The link to this
forum can be found in the Module/Week 1 Learning Activities
and Assessment folder. Case Study Analysis Introduction In
Module/Week 2, you should work on the introduction of your
paper. You may post a rough draft of your introduction or share

2. any struggles and/or questions you have come across by posting
a new thread in the provided CSA Introduction Discussion
Board Forum. You are also encouraged to reply to other
students’ posts to provide feedback and suggestions. The link to
this forum can be found in the Module/Week 2 Learning
Activities and Assessment folder. FINA 5260 | Principles of
Finance Page 2 of 3 Case Study Analysis Body In
Modules/Weeks 3 and 4, you should work on the body of your
paper. The body should be a thorough analysis of the research
topic, including details and evidences of the case study and a
discussion of the ethical issues, if any. You should: (1) clearly
state your opinion and defend your position in a way that is
logically consistent, (2) identify and discuss the factors that
should be considered ethically relevant to the case, and (3)
indicate both awareness and thoughtful consideration of
different viewpoints, which allows the readers to understand
clearly the line of reasoning. You may post a rough draft of the
body of your paper or share any struggles and/or questions you
have come across by posting a new thread in the provided CSA
Body Discussion Board Forum. You are also encouraged to
reply to other students’ posts to provide feedback and
suggestions. The link to this forum can be found in the
Modules/Weeks 3 and 4 Learning Activities and Assessment
folders. Case Study Conclusion In Module/Week 5, you should
work on the conclusion of your paper. A conclusion is the last
paragraph(s) of your research paper. In your conclusion, you
should summarize the ethical issues and synthesize these issues
to develop a persuasive resolution. For example: • Is there a
conflict between moral and legal principles? • What is the best
solution for such a conflict? • What is the teaching from a
Biblical perspective? In academic writing, a well-crafted
conclusion is typically developed: • To connect the paper's
findings to a larger context, such as the wider conversation
about an issue as it is presented in a course or in other
published writing. • To suggest the implications of your
findings or the importance of the topic. • To ask questions or

3. suggest ideas for further research. • To revisit your main idea or
research question with new insight. You may post a rough draft
of your conclusion or share any struggles and/or questions you
have come across by posting a new thread in the provided CSA
Conclusion Discussion Board Forum. You are also encouraged
to reply to other students’ posts to provide feedback and
suggestions. The link to this forum can be found in the
Module/Week 5 Learning Activities and Assessment folder.
Case Study Peer Review In Module/Week 6, you should post the
first draft of your full paper (introduction, body, conclusion,
and reference page), attached as a Microsoft Word document in
a new thread to the CSA Peer Review Discussion Board Forum.
You are encouraged to post your paper no later than Tuesday of
Module/Week 6 to give your peers plenty of time to review your
paper. You are responsible for communicating with your peers
to get your paper peer-reviewed on time. You should then read
two other classmates’ papers and provide feedback. As the
reviewer, you should complete the review process, provide
detailed comments, and post the revised document FINA 5260 |
Principles of Finance Page 3 of 3 as a reply to your classmate’s
original thread. If possible, try to respond to a classmate who
has not already received feedback so that everyone in the class
receives at least one evaluation of their paper. To review and
provide feedback on your peer’s paper, you can use the
Comments and/or Track Changes features of Microsoft Word.
You can access these feature by clicking the Review tab in
Microsoft Word. The Track Changes (or New Comments)
function will automatically indicate the areas that were changed
or you can manually detail your suggested revisions by adding
New Comments. Please refer to the screenshot and video
tutorial below for further help in using these features.
https://youtu.be/FVG2au1kuCs Case Study Final Draft For the
conclusion of your project, you must format and revise the first
draft of your research paper by: • Incorporating the reviewer’s
comments in your manuscript and revise your paper. • Adding
your running head and title page. • Writing an abstract. •

4. Checking and correcting any grammar mistakes and typing
errors. • Checking your references and citations. • Formatting
your writing in proper APA style. Please refer to the APA
resources found in the “Start Here” folder of your course for
examples and help with proper formatting. Below is a sample
paper formatted in proper APA. •
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa
_formatting_and_style_g
uide/documents/20090212013008_560.pdf Once you have
completed your revisions, you must submit your paper as a
Microsoft Word document, double-spaced, with 12-point Times
New Roman font and 1” margins. Your submission should be at
least 1000 words. The final paper should include at least 5
references from research related to your topic. Title, abstract,
and references pages are all required components in the final
submission. Please note that the final draft will be submitted
through SafeAssign to check for plagiarism. Failure to pass the
plagiarism check will result a grade of zero.
The case study will be on the following:
Case 24: Wells Fargo Fraud Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf
testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29,
2016, before the House Financial Services Committee. Cliff
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf faced down a furious panel of
lawmakers Thursday as the House Financial Services Committee
grilled him on his bank's shady practices. Representative
Maxine Waters, the committee's ranking Democrat, told Stumpf
that Wells Fargo's abuse of the public's trust was "some of the
most egregious fraud we have seen since the foreclosure crisis,"
and compared it to mass identity theft. For his part, Stumpf
offered up more apologies, and said the bank planned to halt the
cross-selling practices as of October 1, instead of January 1,
2017, as originally announced."I want to apologize for violating
the trust our customers have invested in Wells Fargo," said

5. Stumpf. "And I want to apologize for not doing more sooner to
address the causes of this unacceptable activity." Congress was
not appeased. Representative Mick Mulvaney told Stumpf, "The
damage you have done to the market and your industry far
exceeds the damage you have done to your business." At one
point, Representative Brad Sherman told Stumpf, "I don't think
you should be alone in this joyous experience," and suggested
that the heads of other big banks should join Stumpf on the Hill
to explain whether they employed the same aggressive sales
tactics. "The American people need an assurance that this cross-
selling mania that has affected Wells Fargo is not to be found at
the other behemoth banks," said Sherman. Representative Ed
Perlmutter even took issue with the bank's terminology. "You
don't sell grapefruit. Why are you calling these things stores?
You're a bank." Related: It's Not Just Wells Fargo: Disgraced
Executives Who Got the Golden Axe The scandal has cost Wells
Fargo dearly: More than $20 billion has been wiped off its
market value, California announced on Wednesday that it was
suspending all state business with the bank for 12 months, the
Labor Department said it would initiate a "top-to-bottom"
review to be sure the bank hadn't violated wage laws by failing
to pay overtime to sales reps forced to meet aggressive quotas,
and the SEC is considering an investigation to determine if
Wells Fargo misled investors. In addition, a group of former
employees have filed a $7.2 billion lawsuit against the bank,
saying they were dismissed or demoted for whistle blowing.
Wells Fargo was hit with a record $185 million fine earlier this
month for opening fee-generating accounts without customers'
authorization in order to meet the high sales goals. Wells
Fargo's independent board of directors on Tuesday rescinded
Stumpf's $41 million in stock awards and froze his salary until
the investigation is complete. Questions 1. What is the ethical
issue? 2. Where is the harm, if any? Is the harm justifiable? 3.
If there is a conflict between moral and legal principles, what is
the best solution for such a conflict? What is your solution?