Courses Bachelor Display 2013-2014
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| Course title | Auditing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC2058 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Ann Vanstraelen For more information: a.vanstraelen@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
Solid understanding of the audit process;
Basic knowledge of the literature on auditing; Obtain problem solving skills in auditing settings and develop experience in using and interpreting data in common decision contexts. |
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| Description |
The course is aimed at giving students a solid introduction to auditing. The evolution of the auditing function, the role of auditing in a modern economy, the different manifestations of auditing, as well as the most elementary auditing techniques are discussed.
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| Literature |
Textbook and articles
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| Prerequisites |
Internal control & accounting systems
Knowledge and understanding of internal control and accounting systems (level comparable to: course Internal control & accounting systems). Exchange students are advised to take at least two courses of the available Fiscal Economics courses. An advanced level of English |
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Lecture / Assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Participation / Written Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations |
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