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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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
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7 Hours PreRecorded video
34 quizzes
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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
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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.
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