Company Auditing

ACC80003 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn, Online Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students

Duration

  • One Semester or equivalent

     

Contact hours

  • 36 hours Face to Face + Blended + Swinburne Online

On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.

2023 teaching periods

Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 1		 Hawthorn

Higher Ed. Semester 2

Dates:
27 Feb 23 - 28 May 23

Results:
4 Jul 23

Last self enrolment:
12 Mar 23

Census:
31 Mar 23

Last withdraw without fail:
14 Apr 23

Dates:
31 Jul 23 - 29 Oct 23

Results:
5 Dec 23

Last self enrolment:
13 Aug 23

Census:
31 Aug 23

Last withdraw without fail:
15 Sep 23

Prerequisites

Concurrent pre-requisites: Units can be completed either before or in the same study period. 
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Aims and objectives

The broad objective of this unit of study is to familiarise students with the underlying concepts, objectives and reporting function of the auditor. The unit deals with both theoretical and practical aspects of auditing. The aim is to integrate the concepts of auditing with practical approaches taken by the auditor to ensure participants gain a complete picture of the audit process.
 
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO) 
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
 
1. Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the nature and purpose of auditing within the regulatory auditing environment.
2. Utilise knowledge of research principles to plan and execute a piece of research on a critical and current topic of auditing. 
3. Operate effectively as a leader and member of a diverse group to achieve set goals relating to building of knowledge of auditing. 
4. Critically evaluate the audit process and the need for financial report audits. 
5. Apply the concepts of good corporate governance and ethical business practice and their significance for the auditor. 
6. Demonstrate an understanding of financial audit in practice including the use of data analytics in the conduct of an efficient and effective audit.