Course description

This introductory course covers auditing concepts and procedures that an audit assistant would encounter for external risk-based auditing. Topics include standard reports; generally accepted auditing standards; audit objectives, evidence, and documentation; planning and analysis; materiality and risk; internal control; and audit completion. The functions and procedures related to the revenue and collection cycle, acquisition and expenditure cycle, inventory and capital asset balances, production and payroll cycle, and finance and investment cycle are studied.

Course details

Hours: 56
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: ACCT8175
Corequisites: None

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Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: May. 6, 2024
Ends: Aug. 18, 2024
Day/Time: Thurs. 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Fri. 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Delivery: Hybrid
Campus: Kitchener - Doon
Cost: $713.76
Starts: May. 6, 2024
Ends: Aug. 18, 2024
Day/Time: Wed. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Fri. 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Delivery: Hybrid
Campus: Kitchener
Cost: $713.76

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Spring 2024 registration opens March 11, 2024. Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery