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Auditing I: Conceptual Foundations of Auditing

Explore comprehensive techniques and principles for conducting thorough financial statement audits while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Explore comprehensive techniques and principles for conducting thorough financial statement audits while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

Explore the conceptual foundations of auditing with a focus on financial statement auditors' responsibilities and key audit processes. Learn about risk assessment, audit reporting, and professional ethics. Develop critical thinking skills for audit decision-making and gain insights into the value of audits in society.

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Auditing I: Conceptual Foundations of Auditing

This course includes

28 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

4,954

What you'll learn

  • Understand the concepts of assurance and attestation in auditing

  • Explore the demand for high-quality auditing and its impact on financial reporting

  • Learn to assess audit risk and determine materiality in financial statement audits

  • Understand the value of audits in business and society

  • Gain knowledge of financial statement auditing processes and procedures

  • Explore audit assertions and their role in the audit process

Skills you'll gain

Financial Auditing
Audit Risk
Materiality
Professional Ethics
Audit Quality

This course includes:

7 Hours PreRecorded video

34 quizzes

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FullTime access

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There are 9 modules in this course

This course provides an intensive introduction to auditing concepts and applications, focusing on financial statement auditors' professional responsibilities and major aspects of the audit process. Students will explore the nature of assurance and attestation, the demand for high-quality auditing, audit risk and materiality, and the value of audits in society. The curriculum covers financial statement auditing, audit assertions, auditors' professional and ethical responsibilities, and factors affecting audit quality. Through video lectures, quizzes, and peer assessments, learners will develop critical thinking skills and gain a comprehensive understanding of the auditing profession.

About the Course

Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete

MODULE 1: Auditing is a Form of Assurance

Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete

MODULE 2: The Demand for High Quality Auditing

Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete

MODULE 3: Audit Risk and Materiality

Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete

MODULE 4: The Value of Audits

Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete

MODULE 5: Financial Statement Auditing

Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete

MODULE 6: Audit Assertions

Module 7 · 2 Hours to complete

MODULE 7: Auditor's Professional & Ethical Responsibilities

Module 8 · 2 Hours to complete

MODULE 8: Audit Quality

Module 9 · 7 Hours to complete

Fee Structure

Payment options

Financial Aid

Instructor

Mark E. Peecher
Mark E. Peecher

4.8 rating

80 Reviews

65,926 Students

3 Courses

Leader in Accountancy Education and Research

Dr. Mark E. Peecher is the Executive Associate Dean of Faculty and Research and the Deloitte Professor of Accountancy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he has significantly influenced the field of accountancy through both his teaching and research. With a Ph.D. in Accountancy from the same institution, Dr. Peecher specializes in auditors' decision-making processes and the implications of audit practices on financial reporting quality. His extensive academic career includes roles such as Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Accountancy, where he has fostered a rigorous academic environment for future scholars. Dr. Peecher's research contributions are widely recognized, with numerous publications in prestigious journals that explore topics such as audit litigation outcomes and proactive auditing behaviors. His expertise not only enriches the academic community but also informs best practices in the accounting profession, making him a vital figure in advancing the understanding of financial accountability and transparency.

Auditing I: Conceptual Foundations of Auditing

This course includes

28 Hours

Of Self-paced video lessons

Intermediate Level

Completion Certificate

awarded on course completion

4,954

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578 ratings

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