CQUniversity Unit Profile
ACCT19064 Auditing & Professional Practice
Auditing & Professional Practice
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will examine the professional environment of the auditor, particularly audit standards, audit practice, legal liability, ethics and current developments (e.g., Audit Expectation Gap). Audit methodology and planning, internal control assessments and exposure to influences of information technology on audit testing will also be examined. The unit material, while drawing on audit theory, is very practically based for the needs of future audit professionals. Statistical and non-statistical audit sampling is also covered in detail. With an emphasis on professional and ethical practice, you will gain an appreciation of the role and needs of audit professionals in business environments.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: ACCT11081 or ACCT19084

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2020

Brisbane
Melbourne
Online
Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Online Quiz(zes)
Weighting: 10%
2. Practical Assessment
Weighting: 15%
3. Practical and Written Assessment
Weighting: 15%
4. Take Home Exam
Weighting: 60%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Unit evaluations

Feedback

More timely response to emails.

Recommendation

Unit Coordinator will provide timely response to emails according to University policy & procedure.

Feedback from Unit evaluations

Feedback

Provide timely feedback to student assessments

Recommendation

Assessments to be returned in line with the date set in the Unit Profile.

Feedback from Unit evaluations

Feedback

Improve Moodle navigation

Recommendation

The Moodle site will reflect the School’s minimum presentation standards for Moodle.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine audit and accounting problems in straightforward concepts using appropriate regulatory, ethical, economic and governance perspectives
  2. Integrate theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge in an audit context
  3. Critically apply theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine audit related issues
  4. Justify and communicate audit and accounting advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to assist with the decisions of users of financial reports
  5. Contribute audit expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to routine audit problems in a straightforward context
  6. Reflect on performance to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.


Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10%
2 - Practical Assessment - 15%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 15%
4 - Take Home Exam - 60%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10%
2 - Practical Assessment - 15%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 15%
4 - Take Home Exam - 60%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Auditing, Assurance Services & Ethics in Australia

Edition: 10th (2017)
Authors: Arens, Best, Shailer, Fiedler Elder & Beasley
Pearson Australia
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 97814886091 38
Binding: Paperback

Additional Textbook Information

If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks can be purchased at the publisher's website.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • Media Player
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Robert Grose Unit Coordinator
r.grose@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 13 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

Introduction to Auditing

Chapter

1 & 18

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 20 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

Audit Objectives & Evidence

Chapter

4  & 5

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 27 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

Planning & Documentation

Chapter

6

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 03 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Materiality & Audit Risk

Chapter

7

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 10 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Internal Controls

Chapter

8

Events and Submissions/Topic

Working Paper Participation

Vacation Week Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Legal Environment & Ethics

Chapter

2 & 3

Events and Submissions/Topic

Working Paper Participation

Week 7 Begin Date: 31 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Audit Program - Sales and Collection

Chapter

11, 12 & 13

Events and Submissions/Topic

Working Paper Participation


Item 1: Online Quiz Due: Week 7 Tuesday (1 Sept 2020) 8:00 pm AEST
Week 8 Begin Date: 07 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Audit Transaction Cycles

Chapter

15 & 16

Events and Submissions/Topic

Working Paper Participation

Week 9 Begin Date: 14 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Sampling

Chapter

9 & 10

Events and Submissions/Topic




Item 2: Performance Due: Week 9 Tuesday (15 Sept 2020) 10:45 pm AEST
Item 3: Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 9 Tuesday (15 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Begin Date: 21 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Fraud & IT

Chapter

10 & 11

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 28 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Completing the Audit

Chapter

17, 18 & 19

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 05 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Revision

Chapter

All Chapters

Events and Submissions/Topic

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Online Quiz(zes)

Assessment Title
Item 1: Online Quiz

Task Description

Assessment item 1 consists of an open-book online quiz available in Moodle. The quiz will consist of a range of questions such as: multiple-choice and true/false questions. You must complete this quiz individually within the time period indicated. You will not be able to re-open the quiz after this date. Therefore, it is your responsibility to complete the quiz within the specified time period.

If you experience a computer transmission problem you cannot resolve, you are required to contact the unit coordinator by email (the online system records your attempt on the quiz). The unit coordinator will contact you within 24 hours of your email. Therefore, monitor your emails closely so you can complete the quiz as instructed.


Number of Quizzes

1


Frequency of Quizzes


Assessment Due Date

Week 7 Tuesday (1 Sept 2020) 8:00 pm AEST

Complete via Moodle


Return Date to Students

Your results of the quiz will be automatically generated and will be displayed upon completion of the quiz. You can access your results again on the unit website via the Gradebook.


Weighting
10%

Assessment Criteria

This assessment item will assess your problem-solving skills in relation to auditing concepts covered in weeks 1 to 6.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
The online quiz is to be completed online within Moodle.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine audit and accounting problems in straightforward concepts using appropriate regulatory, ethical, economic and governance perspectives
  • Integrate theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge in an audit context
  • Critically apply theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine audit related issues
  • Justify and communicate audit and accounting advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to assist with the decisions of users of financial reports


Graduate Attributes
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking

2 Practical Assessment

Assessment Title
Item 2: Performance

Task Description

Assessment Item 2 requires you to work with a team to complete the weekly workshop tasks (see workshop schedule). You are required to actively participate as an effective team member during the weekly workshops for weeks 5 to 8 inclusive. You will work closely with your audit team during the workshops to collaboratively work towards building the permanent and current working paper files relating to the audit.

This is a progressive task where you will gradually build the audit working papers for discussion and/or submission to your Audit Manager. Your team will keep a record of each member's weekly contribution using the Team Participation and Activity Sheet provided in Moodle. Even though you will perform these tasks as part of a small audit team, you will be assessed as an individual based on your OWN PERFORMANCE within the team. Marks will be awarded for active participation in Zoom meetings based on your contribution towards your team’s output for weeks 5 to 8 inclusive.  

You will be expected to adequately prepare for the workshops so that you can make valuable contributions to your team’s output. There will be NO MARKS awarded to passive students as marks are based solely on individual contributions towards the team’s completed working papers during the four-week period. Evidence of your participation will be sourced from Team Participation and Activity Sheets, Zoom recordings and Reflective Journals.

Refer to the assessment block in Moodle for further details about this assessment item.


Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Tuesday (15 Sept 2020) 10:45 pm AEST

Submit via Moodle


Return Date to Students

Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020)

Results will be released in Moodle via the gradebook with the return of assessment item 3 marked assignments.


Weighting
15%

Assessment Criteria

This assessment task is criterion-based. You will be assessed through your ability to demonstrate the skills and attributes, information literacy, team work, problem solving and ethical practice during the audit. It also takes into account evaluations by your peers (Performance Bonus). Evidence of participation in the team-based assessment tasks will be gathered from the Team Participation and Activity Sheets, observation by Audit Managers, Reflective Journal entries and Zoom recordings. The marking sheet for this team-based assessment is available in the Assessment block in Moodle.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online Group

Submission Instructions
Submit your team’s completed Zoom recordings, Team Participation and Activity Sheet by Tuesday of Week 9 by lodging an electronic copy via the link available on the unit website within the Group Space section. Only one member per team to submit this completed form.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine audit and accounting problems in straightforward concepts using appropriate regulatory, ethical, economic and governance perspectives
  • Integrate theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge in an audit context
  • Critically apply theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine audit related issues
  • Justify and communicate audit and accounting advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to assist with the decisions of users of financial reports
  • Contribute audit expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to routine audit problems in a straightforward context


Graduate Attributes
  • Problem Solving
  • Information Literacy
  • Team Work
  • Ethical practice

3 Practical and Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Item 3: Practical and Written Assessment

Task Description

Assessment Item 3 consists of two components which are directly linked to the requirements of Assessment Item 2. For Assessment Item 2 you are required to actively participate in small audit teams to complete various audit related tasks. As such, Assessment Item 2 provides the environment for Assessment Item 3.

Assessment Item 3 requires you to individually maintain an online Reflective Journal to record your experiences as you work with your team and document the development of your graduate skills and attributes (i.e. documenting your evidence). You will then prepare and submit a two-page Performance Review Summary outlining how you achieved the graduate attributes and unit goals while working in your team during weeks 5 to 8 inclusive.

More details are provided about this assessment item in the Assessment block in Moodle. A web-page is set up as an online Reflective Journal for you to use and a template is provided for the Performance Review Summary.


Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Tuesday (15 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Complete via Moodle


Return Date to Students

Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020)

Return via Moodle feedback.


Weighting
15%

Assessment Criteria

This assessment task is criterion-based. The overarching criterion for this individual assessment task is your ability to frequently reflect on your performance and develop skills associated with team work, information literacy and ethical practice. The marking sheet for this individual assessment is available in the Assessment block in Moodle.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submit the Performance Review Summary document via the assessment block within Moodle.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Integrate theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge in an audit context
  • Reflect on performance to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements.


Graduate Attributes
  • Problem Solving
  • Information Literacy
  • Team Work
  • Ethical practice

4 Take Home Exam

Assessment Title
Take Home Exam

Task Description

The take-home exam will be posted to Moodle at the date and time scheduled for the exam. This document is to be downloaded, completed and resubmitted by the due time. The duration of the exam will be 3.5 hours, allowing for downloading, completion and submission. Late submissions will not be marked. Further information is available on Moodle.


Assessment Due Date

During the examination period


Return Date to Students

Results will be released after approval of grades.


Weighting
60%

Assessment Criteria

The paper will examine students' ability in identifying relevant theory and demonstrating knowledge, applying relevant theory and knowledge to solve problems, and quality of writing, grammar, syntax and spelling.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
The take-home exam paper is to be submitted via Moodle by the due date and time.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Exercise judgement under supervision to provide possible solutions to routine audit and accounting problems in straightforward concepts using appropriate regulatory, ethical, economic and governance perspectives
  • Integrate theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge in an audit context
  • Critically apply theoretical and technical audit and accounting knowledge and skills to provide possible solutions to routine audit related issues
  • Justify and communicate audit and accounting advice and ideas in straightforward contexts to assist with the decisions of users of financial reports
  • Contribute audit expertise to a diverse team collaboratively providing possible solutions to routine audit problems in a straightforward context


Graduate Attributes
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.

What can you do to act with integrity?