Auditing and Assurance Services Course
Auditing and Assurance Services focuses on how to plan and conduct an audit of a company鈥檚 financial statements and examines the importance of assurance services to users of financial statements. Learners apply techniques to identify and analyze evidence, identify fraud, and determine and publish an opinion report of the auditor鈥檚 findings.
Course level
Undergraduate
Course duration
max. 8 weeks
Estimated time per week
10-15 hours
Course prerequisites
Financial Accounting
Cost
$ -
Course credits
3
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Auditing and Assurance Services Course Overview
Describe the objectives, scope, and importance of audit and assurance services
Describe the processes of audit planning, collection and examination of audit evidence, and assessing materiality
Test controls, transactions, and account balances
Assess and respond to fraud in a mock scenario
Complete an audit and issue an opinion report
Explain the processes and procedures involved in auditing a company鈥檚 financial statements based on international auditing standards developed by the IAASB and IFAC
Auditing and Assurance Services Course Skills
How will I learn?
Learning Experience
Your course starts on the first of the month. The course consists of 6 modules, and is designed to take you eight weeks to complete. 狼友社区鈥檚 learning design team has purposefully created courses to equip you with competencies mapped to the skills employers are looking for. Each course has 5-7 learning outcomes based on the skills employers need. Everything you learn gives you measurable skills you will use to succeed in today鈥檚 world of work.
狼友社区 courses are not live or recorded lectures. Instead, they鈥檙e reading, videos, interactive elements, quizzes and relevant case studies. Programs include assessments, peer-to-peer discussions, and a final project to practice what you鈥檝e learned in a real-world context. Program content is available 24/7 during the course, and you have opportunities for collaboration and networking with learners during and after your program. Our global community of learners work at top companies such as Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google.
You'll have 24/7 access to success advisors to support you. Faculty also provide you world-class support. Book appointments with them, get individual feedback, and attend regular optional webinars.狼友社区 courses are rigorous and they encourage critical thinking - because we care about what you know how to do not what you know you have regular hands-on assessments reflecting the business world.
Course Outline
| Modules |
|---|
| 1: Introduction to auditing and assurance services |
| 2: Audit planning |
| 3: Audit evidence, materiality, and risk |
| 4: Internal controls and testing |
| 5: Material misstatement and fraud |
| 6: Audit completion and reporting |
| 7: Final Project |
How will I be graded?
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What will I get after completing the course?
You'll get real skills you can use at work, straight away.
Once you've taken one course, you can take more. Using stacked credentials, you鈥檙e able to take enough courses to make a certificate, and take enough certificates to build a degree.
If you apply for a 狼友社区 certificate or degree, you'll get credit for each course you take.
What support will I receive?
When you have a dedicated team on your side, you'll never be alone studying at 狼友社区. Hailing from many different countries and with online education expertise, our faculty provides you world-class support. Ask them questions during one-to-one office hours or live chat, email them any time, and get individual feedback on your assessments.
While you鈥檙e learning, you鈥檒l also have full access to the 狼友社区 online library, which includes access to millions of full-text articles, industry reports and key sources such as the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and The Economist.
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Auditing and Assurance Services Course Testimonials
My weekly reflective journal is my 狼友社区 highlight. Thanks to faculty support, I continually apply principles to my enterprise 鈥 and I've been able to scale beyond considerable measure.
