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Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

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2018

Accounting

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Frank J. Wilson: The Father Of Forensic Accounting, Luke Catania May 2018

Frank J. Wilson: The Father Of Forensic Accounting, Luke Catania

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The purpose of this paper is to spread awareness and confer recognition upon a mostly forgotten individual: Mr. Frank John Wilson, who was quintessential in the development of techniques used in the field of forensic accounting today. An in-depth analysis into Wilson’s early years as an investigator as well as two of his most significant cases, Al Capone and the Lindbergh Baby kidnapper, will demonstrate the techniques he pioneered. Within the framework of these cases, the techniques utilize exemplify the accounting, auditing, and investigative skills required in the forensic accounting field. Specifically, these investigations showcase Wilson’s innovative and unprecedented approaches …


Peer Assisted Study Sessions For Financial Accounting, Laura Salt, Caitlin Larrick May 2018

Peer Assisted Study Sessions For Financial Accounting, Laura Salt, Caitlin Larrick

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

James Madison University (JMU) offers Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) for a variety of courses throughout different disciplines. This past Spring semester PASS was offered for 15 courses across campus, including three courses in the College of Business (COB). PASS is administratively handled and financial supported by JMU. They are review sessions led by students who have successfully completed the same course with the same professor in order to help improve students’ performance in that same course. Since we conducted similar review sessions, we adopted the same name, PASS, because many students were familiar with this term from other COB …