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Covering the nature and purpose of auditing and the regulatory and professional environment in which it operates. Developing a critical understanding of the auditing process and selected contemporary research issues in auditing.
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.4. Demonstrate an awareness of selected contemporary research issues in auditing.
Subject to approval of the Director of Postgraduate Management Development
MBAD604, MBUS614
Richard Fisher
Test (90 min) 1:00pm-2:30pm, Tuesday 19 August 2014 30%Individual Research Essay 1:00pm, Tuesday 26 August 2014 15%Group Research Presentation Weeks 7 & 9 15%Exam Distributed Tuesday 23 September, due by 5:00pm Friday 26 September 2014 40%
Leung, Coram, Cooper and Richardson, Modern Auditing and Assurance Services, 5th edition (Wiley, 2011).Additional reading:Auditing standards:Current auditing standards (ISA(NZ)), audit guidance statements, related assurance standards, and ethical pronouncements (PES) can be downloaded by following the relevant link under the Resources section of the homepage of the MPAC608 course website on Learn. All other required readings are available from links on the MPAC608 course website.
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Domestic fee $1,050.00
International Postgraduate fees
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This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
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