Auditing Theory and Practice

Year: 2012-2013
Course code: ACCFIN4009
Course credits: 15
Taught: Semester 1
Course co-ordinator: Professor Vivien Beattie
Course lecturers: Mr John Dunn
Entry requirements: Normally grade D or above in Financial Accounting 2.
Available to visiting students:
Contact for more information: Lynn Borges

Course description

The course will provide students with a critical introduction to the principles and practice of audit, and will specifically review the theory of auditing, the practical application of that theory, the regulatory framework for audit and the pressures and problems facing the audit profession at the present time.

Learning and teaching methods

20 hours of lectures (10 x 2 hours), Wednesday 10.00 am-12.00 noon, and 4 1-hour tutorials

Course texts

Gray, I. & Manson, S. (2008). The Audit Process: Principles, Practice and Cases, (4th edn), Cengage Learning

Assessment

A 1-hour in-course exam (25%)
A 2-hour degree exam (December) (75%)