ADVANCED AUDITING: ANALYSIS, POLICY, AND JUDGMENT
Auditors increasingly use analytics to provide assurance over financial and non-financial information. Audit and assurance principles will be viewed through the lens of an analytics mindset. Uses analytics in combination with other audit techniques as a basis for professional judgments. Examines how the contemporary audit environment influences professional judgments. Develops the technical knowledge and skills needed in many professional roles through discussion, case studies, and group projects.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: (Graduate/professional standing, ACCT I S 340 , and 630 ), declared in Business: Accounting and Business Analysis MSB, or declared in graduate Business Exchange program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and respond to relevant risks in a variety of complex audit areas Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate audit evidence and make well-reasoned and well-justified conclusions Audience: Graduate 3. Describe and analyze the impact of regulatory activities on audit practice Audience: Graduate 4. Use appropriate tools to effectively and efficiently complete audit tasks Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate effectively in writing and in live presentations and discussions Audience: Graduate 6. Work effectively in a team to complete challenging tasks Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and respond to relevant risks in a variety of complex audit areas Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate audit evidence and make well-reasoned and well-justified conclusions Audience: Graduate 3. Describe and analyze the impact of regulatory activities on audit practice Audience: Graduate 4. Use appropriate tools to effectively and efficiently complete audit tasks Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate effectively in writing and in live presentations and discussions Audience: Graduate 6. Work effectively in a team to complete challenging tasks Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027