Contemporary Research in Auditing

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to develop a capability in the identification and understanding of contemporary auditing issues and related professional problems, and to develop an ability to identify and conduct research relating to such professional problems.

The material covered in the course will consist of a mixture of research and practitioner articles.  The course will address issues that are shown to be of current concern to auditors and are discussed in professional publications/journals and current research in auditing.  Where possible, students will be encouraged to make linkages between the two.

Once students have successfully completed this course, they should be able to:
(1) demonstrate an ability to identify current auditing issues and the related professional problems;
(2) identify and critically evaluate relevant auditing research;
(3) report the results of current research concerning these problems and show to what extent they deal with the professional issues; and
(4) develop a research design to address an auditing issue which is relevant to the New Zealand and/or international environment.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .