Internal controls form a complex system that involves the collaboration of the board of directors, the audit committee, internal and external auditors, risk management personnel, investigators, operations personnel and others. This online self-study course will explore the key roles in preventive controls and essential components of internal control, inherent limitations of internal controls and much more.
You Will Learn How To:
Outline key functions in preventive controls
Identify essential elements of an effective internal control system
Categorize major fraud schemes
Illustrate a fraud risk assessment
Discuss organizational preventive controls
Use controls to prevent specific fraud schemes
Evaluate preventive controls and corrective deficiencies
Express limitations of internal controls
Field of study: Auditing
Last updated: December 2013
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Please note: To be eligible for CPE credit, you must complete the final exam within one year of purchase date. You may only claim CPE credit for a course once.
Table of Contents:
Lesson 1: Why Preventive Controls Are Critical
Lesson 2: Fraud Risk and Effects on the Control Environment
Lesson 3: Types of Controls
Lesson 4: Preventive Controls for Information Technology
Lesson 5: Key Roles and Responsibilities of Internal Control
Lesson 6: Internal Control Model
Lesson 7: Legal Requirements for Anti-Fraud Controls
Lesson 8: Major Categories of Fraud Schemes
Lesson 9: Financial Statement Fraud Schemes and Preventive Controls
Lesson 10: Asset Misappropriation Fraud Schemes and Preventive Controls
Lesson 11: Corruption Schemes and Preventive Controls
Lesson 12: Computer Crime Schemes
Lesson 13: Organizational Controls
Lesson 14: Inherent Limitations of Internal Control
Lesson 15: Continuous Controls Monitoring
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