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Auditing

Wuhan University via XuetangX

Overview






Auditing is an applied course that delves into the fundamental theories,procedures,and methods of auditing.This course,with a primary foucs on Certified Public Accountant(CPA) autiting,employs risk-based auditing as a guiding principle to elucidate the basic theories and practices of auditing. It mainly includes the following parts:

The first part is the basic theory of auditing, which mainly introduces the concept of auditing, audit planning, audit evidence and audit working papers, etc.; The second part is the audit testing process, which mainly explains the  idendification,assessment,and response of audit risks; The third part is the audit of various transactions and account balances. This course focuses on the audit of monetary funds as an example, and discusses in detail the basic methods of conducting control testing and substantive procedures in audit practice. The fourth part is to complete the audit work and issue the audit report.

Through the study of this course, students will  master the basic principles and methods of auditing, understand the procedures and characteristics of audit work, and lay a solid foundation for engaging in audit theory research and practical work. The course also aims to cultivate students' down-to-earth and rigorous work style, as well as their comprehensive analytical abilities, fostering good professional qualities for related practical work.

 




Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Auditing
    • 1.1 The Emergence and Development of Auditing
    • 1.2 The Definition and Classification of Auditing
  • Chapter 2 Auditing Professional Ethics
    • 2.1 Fundamental Principles of Audit Professional Ethics
    • 2.2 Factors Impacting the Fundamental Principles of Professional Ethics and Preventive Measures
  • Chapter 3 Audit Objectives, Audit Evidence and Audit Working Papers
    • 3.1 Audit Objectives and Management Assertions
    • 3.2 Audit Evidence
    • 3.3 Audit Procedures for Collecting Audit Evidence (I)
    • 3.4 Audit Procedures for Collecting Audit Evidence (II)
    • 3.5 Audit Working Papers
  • Chapter 4 Audit Plan
    • 4.1 Business Acceptance and Audit Engagement Letter
    • 4.2 Overall Audit Strategy and Specific Audit Plan
    • 4.3 Audit Materiality
    • 4.4 Audit Risk
  • Chapter 5 Risk Identification and Assessment
    • 5.1 Risk Assessment Procedures
    • 5.2 Understanding the Audited Entity and Its Environment
    • 5.3 Assessing the Risk of Material Misstatement
  • Chapter 6 Risk Response
    • 6.1Overall Response Measures to the Risk of Material Misstatement at the Financial Statement Level
    • 6.2 Further Audit Procedures for the Risk of Material Misstatement at the Assertion Level - Control Testing
    • 6.3 Further Audit Procedures for the Risk of Material Misstatement at the Assertion Level- Substantive Procedures
  • Chapter 7 Audit Practice - Taking Monetary Fund Audit as an Example
    • 7.1 Internal Control over Monetary Funds
    • 7.2 Control Testing and Substantive Procedures over Monetary Fund
  • Chapter 8 Concluding Audit and Issuing Audit Report
    • 8.1 Completing Audit Work
    • 8.2 Fundamental Elements of an Audit Report
    • 8.3 Types of Opinions in Audit Reports
  • Final Exam

    Taught by

    Tian Juan

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