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Investigate Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Within a Project Setting From the results of your research and analysis of fiduciary responsibility, you determine that there is a need to attain a clear and definitive knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance measures. You will assemble a presentation for management at their request that will explain Sarbanes-Oxley and its direct and indirect effects it might have on your project. You will be looking for the effect SOX could have on your project. You will need to research SOX and identify the potential effects on your project or any project if not your own project. 1. Review the resources listed in the Books and Resources area below to prepare for this week’s assignment(s). 2. Complete the following Spotlight on Skills if you need assistance with the tools used to complete your assignments. Spotlight on Skills: How to prepare an engaging lecture For this week, and without a doubt in your career, you will need to present effective and engaging lectures. To find out how to polish your lecture skills, look over: Winn, J. Effective and Engaging Lectures. Winn, J. Effective and engaging lectures. College of Allied Health, Oklahoma City & Tulsa.Spotlight on Skills: Developing PowerPoint Presentations For help creating PowerPoint presentations, review this PowerPoint Tutorial. Books & Resources:Book Lander, G. P. (2004). What is Sarbanes-Oxley?Read Chapter 1 Rollins, S. C., & Lanza, R. B. (2004). Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting: Preventing Project Fraud and Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.http://site.ebrary.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/lib/ncent/docDetail.action?docID=10124730&ppg=35&p00 Instruction:Read Chapters 2 and 16 Assignment: Investigate Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Within a Project Setting (10 Points) Due: 08/14/2016 Instructions: To begin, locate at least four (4) articles that discuss Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in an industry you work in or is of interest to you to formulate points of discussion on how the Sarbanes-Oxley act applies to a specific industry. Keep in mind that Sarbanes-Oxley has far reaching impact on business operations as well as the successful completion of projects. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to share your findings and examples with the management team at your next departmental meeting. Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists. Support your presentation with at least three (3) external resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included. Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide) Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Save the file as PPT with the correct course code information.