307975 (v.1) Accounting (Advanced Auditing) 576
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| Area: | School of Accounting |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Advanced auditing is a case study-based approach to auditing that considers modern auditing techniques as they relate largely to the general purpose financial report audits. The syllabus builds on undergraduate auditing studies and includes the assessment of business risk and its impact on the audit approach, consideration of the audit risk model and the audit plan. Audit reporting is considered and is expanded to address audit reports as they relate to other than the general purpose financial report audits. Complex accounting applications and their effect on the audit approach will also be considered. The implications of information technology on the audit approach will be integrated through all topics of the unit. Current topical issues in the auditing area both from a research perspective and also from the current financial media. The role of auditors in the corporate governance function; this incorporates the auditor's ethical responsibilities and the regulatory framework of the audit function. |
| Field of Education: | 080101 Accounting |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
