7.Read the executive summary of Internal control-Integrated Framework by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission (see http://www.coso.org) and summarize its main points. Critique and evaluate The Schwan Food Company's initial efforts to implement their internal audit function using the five internal control components as a rubric. How well were each of these five internal control components initially established? Assign scores from 0 (worst) to 5 (best) for each component. Ask students to compare and justify their scores.
8.Read the article entitled, "Does Your Control System pass the COSO Test?" Tone at the Top, The Institute of Internal Auditors, March 1998 at the follwing link:http://www.theiia.org Use the contents of this article to evaluate whether the newly installed audit function at The Schwan Food Company passes the COSO test.
9.Read the article entitled, "Struggling to Incorporate the COSO Recommendations into Your Audit Process? Here's One Audit Shop's Winning Strategy," by Applegate and Will, Internal Auditor, December 1990, at the follwing link:http://www.coso.org/audit shop.htm. Contrat the strategies taken by The Boeing Company and The Schwan Food Company in incorporating the COSO recommendations into their respective audit processes. What can the new IAD at the Schwan Food Company learn form the COSO-based audit function at the Boeing Company?