Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | AUDITING THEORY & PRACTICE I | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ABSA408 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | ABSA102 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | The nature and purpose of an audit: Audit objectives. The role of auditors. The expectation gap. The changing role of an audit. Internal versus external audits. Professional and legal regulation: The auditor’s duties and responsibilities concerning the statutory audit. The law concerning the removal, appointment and resignation of auditors. Rules of professional ethics. Auditor independence. Fundamental principles and the framework of an audit: True and fair concept. Materiality. Evaluating compliance of financial statements with accounting requirements. An overview of the auditing process: Audit planning. Audit evidence – collection and analysis. Evaluation of internal controls and procedures. The balance sheet audit and the audit report. Review of financial statements and audit reports: Explain and understand the role of the review of the financial statements to the audit process. Tasks to be carried out in the review. Different types of audit reports that may be issued. Analyse the contents of an audit report. Small and medium sized companies and the audit. Introduction to the internal audit: Internal audit versus external audit. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with class exercises carried out in class and via homework. The students will be asked to complete an assignment during the course. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |