Auditing Theory and Practice

Course aim

To introduce students to the advanced concepts and current issues related to the external audit function and its role in business and the legal environment, and to familiarise students with auditing techniques, procedures and standards applied in auditing practice.

Course content

The nature and purpose of audit; auditing standards and ethics; planning, risk and materiality; evaluation of accounting systems and internal control (including CIS); tests of control vs. substantive testing; audit programs; audit evidence; audit sampling; fraud and the auditor; auditing transaction cycles; completing the audit; forming an audit opinion; legal liability of auditors.

Textbook(s)

Arens, A A, Best, P J, Shailer, G E P, Fiedler, B A, Elder, R & Beasley, M 2013, Auditing, assurance services and ethics in Australia - an integrated approach, 9th edn, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COML 2005	Companies and Partnership Law
ACCT 2005	Financial Accounting 2

Specific program
Program	Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
OBCAH	ACCT 2005	Financial Accounting 2
OBCAM	ACCT 2005	Financial Accounting 2
OBCAH	COML 2017	Commercial Entities Law of Hong Kong
OBCAM	COML 2018	Singapore Companies and Partnership Law

Students studying OBCAM through M2 Education Singapore are required to have completed both Singapore Companies and Partnerships Law and Financial Accounting 2 as pre-requisites. Students studying OBCAH through Hong Kong Baptist University are required to have completed both Commercial Entities Law of Hong Kong and Financial Accounting 2 as pre-requisites.

Corequisite(s)

Assumed Knowledge: MATH 1053 Quantitative Methods for Business or MATH 1052 Statistics for Business

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	2 hours x 14 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 14 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, M2 EDUCATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
Workshop	2.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.