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2020-212021-22
Module summary
The module introduces students to auditing
Module will run
Occurrence
Teaching cycle
A
Spring Term 2022-23
Module aims
The module introduces students to auditing
Module learning outcomes
Explain why audits (auditors) are needed
To introduce the concepts of auditing
To evaluate the meaning and importance of auditor independence
To introduce, evaluate and contrast different audit strategies.
Critically evaluate national systems of regulation
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay 1500 Words
N/A
100
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay 1500 Words
N/A
100
Module feedback
Module assessment reports to students are written by the module leader for all assessments (open and closed) and placed on the VLE after the Board of Examiners has received the module marks.
The timescale for the return of feedback will accord with TYMS policy
Indicative reading
The Audit Process – Principles, Practice and Cases by Iain Gray and Stuart Manson, Fifth edition, Cengage