It seems that every class I have taken at UNH has projects.  I personally don't like group projects.  They are hard to organize with groups of up to 6 students.  When I have taken classes outside of the MS Accounting courses (undergrad accounting and MBA classes specifically) there is always a problem with slackers.  The professors often will have you "evaluate" the other group members  to be sure everyone carries an equal load.  That is a real challenge as students find it difficult to put down their peers.  I also have issues with how groups are selected - but those are my biases.  I will say that the MSA students work remarkably well together and generally share the work equally. 

That being said, we are on our last three projects (those of us with 3 classes left).  In one class we are doing "community outreach" which means we are assigned to a non-profit agency and we are looking at their internal controls and doing whatever project the agency would like help with.  The idea is great because theoretically everyone benefits--the student, the agency and the University which interacts with the community.  In reality, each group is having a remarkably different experience with this project.

One group is working with an agency that wants help with a LOT of projects--so many the group has to basically pick just one.  My group is working with a non-profit that does not seem to want us there.  They have NO internal controls which will make presentation of their deficiencies to their Board of Directors decidedly awkward.  They do not have any projects for us to do which will make our presentation very short in comparison to some of the other groups.  The last time we were there I felt as though we were in the way.  I think the key to this class is to pick a non-profit you are REALLY interested in (whether it be a childcare, historical society, animal shelter, activist group or whatever) and do some groundwork in the fall for this class (which is offered in the spring).  If you touch base with an organization early they can think of a project for you that is meaningful.  Doing that, you also have the opportunity to work for an organization you can enthusiastically support.