ACCT346-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Auditing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

The need for and the nature of auditing; knowledge base about audit theory and method; skills needed for the practice of auditing; issues confronting the auditing profession.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the nature, purpose, and context of external audits, including theory, current issues, and other factors that influence auditing.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of an auditor’s professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities; and to analyse and report on case situations.
3.  Demonstrate expertise in aspects of the audit process, such as identifying audit risk, preparing components of an audit plan, evaluating internal control systems, preparing audit reports for various audit outcomes, interpreting and explaining different types of audit report, and applying auditing standards.

Prerequisites

(1) INFO123 or ACIS123 or AFIS123, (2) ACCT211 or ACIS211 or AFIS211. RP: INFO243 or ACIS243 or AFIS243.

Restrictions

ACIS346, AFIS306, AFIS346, AFIS506.

Recommended Preparation

INFO243 or ACIS243 or AFIS243.

Timetable Note

Tutorials begin in the third week of the course and are held approximately every second week.

Course Coordinator

Richard Fisher

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 14 May 2013 15%
Test 25%
Final Exam 60%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Leung, Philomena; Modern auditing & assurance services ; 5th ed; John Wiley, 2011.

Course links

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $682.00

International fee $3,000.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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All ACCT346 Occurrences

  • ACCT346-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013