Course Description
This course describes the advanced theoretical and practical aspects of forensic accounting, fraud investigation and legal practices. It is designed with topics to prepare students for the responsibilities and challenges faced as an auditor / forensic accountant in charge of fraud examination. The course assumes an underlying knowledge covered in Auditing and Financial Accounting courses. The topics include discussions on relevant terminologies of forensic, tool and techniques in forensic accounting practices. The course rely heavily on discussion of cases on accounting scandals around the globe. The second part of the course focus specifically on fraud and financial statement misrepresentations.