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Auditing - MAN00027I

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Module co-ordinator: Mr. Ian Money
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
    • See module specification for other years: 2021-22

Module summary

The module introduces students to auditing

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
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

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Essay 1500 Words		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative 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


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