MSE 608C Class Projects – Spring 2009

· MSE608C TEAM PROJECT SIGNUP LIST

· Tuesday Night Team Assignments

· Thursday Night Team Assignments

1. Accounting Project

o Peach Team Project

o Project Review Schedule

2. Financial Analysis Project

o Team Assignments (the company you will analyze)

o Weekend Project Review Schedule for Tuesday Class

o Project Format

o Instructions for Researching Your Project

o Industry Benchmark Ratios

There are three different sources shown in this document(handwritten on top of the pages). Follow the instructions under “Where to find Industry Ratios in the Oviatt Library” below to locate these sources

o How To Read A Financial Report by Merrill Lynch

o Where to find Industry Ratios in the Oviatt Library

o Using the Reference Publications to find your Ratios

• Example of a quality project - Amerisys
• “In This Economy, failure is an option”, L.A. Times article
• Writing an Executive Summary