MPAC608-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024

Auditing

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

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.

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.

Learning Outcomes

  • The objectives of the course are:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the nature, purpose, and context of external audits, including theory, current issues, and other factors that influence auditing.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of an auditor’s professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities; and to analyse and report on case situations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of the audit process and be able to apply critical thinking and professional judgment to related case scenarios, including 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.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of selected contemporary research issues in auditing.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00 Rehua 620
19 Feb - 31 Mar
22 Apr - 2 Jun

Course Coordinator

Richard Fisher

Lecturer

Khairul Saidah Abas Azmi

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test 30%
Group Written Assignment 15%
Group Research Video Presentation 15%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Leung, Philomena; Audit and assurance ; Second edition; John Wiley & Sons.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,066.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Business Taught Masters Programmes .

All MPAC608 Occurrences

  • MPAC608-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024