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1. To complete the Article Research Paper due in Week 6, please select a
topic f
To complete the Article Research Paper due in Week 6, please select a topic from the list
provided below. Evolution of Management Accounting The Role of Ethics in
Managerial Accounting Decision Management Balanced Scorecard Historical Cost
in Accounting Lean Accounting Systems Responsibility Accounting
Opportunity Costs Job-Order Costing Systems Process Costing Systems Activity-
Based Costing Activity-Based Management Cost Behavior Pattern Analysis
Cost Estimation and Analysis Methods Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Managing and
Measuring Quality Costs Budgeting and the Budgeting Process in Organizations
Flexible Budgeting Responsibility Accounting The Balanced Scorecard
Other managerial accounting-related topics (by approval of the professor) Article
Research Paper Instructions:Article Research Papers and Posting: This is a graduate course
and students will be expected to research and write papers summarizing in their own
words what they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a
theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a
topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem.The research must be
conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia,
encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites,
etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are NOT suitable
resources for this research assignment.Please Note: The UC Library staff are very helpful
with assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal database. Please contact them
if you have issues. In addition, the instructor has provided additional resources, including a
research tutorial, in the “Course Resources” folder in the “Content” area of the
course.Assignment Requirements: Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or
from the list provided by your professor. Research/find a minimum at least four (4),
preferably five (5) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the
University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must
be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles
from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using
literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point
reduction. Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format
discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words. Note – paper length

2. does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s). Structure your paper as
follows: