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Course Online Syllabus

Fall 2011

Department ACCTCourse Number4321 Section Number24949
Name of Course Auditing
Name of Instructor Kuang,Yingxu

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.


Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Familiarize students with reporting standards which must be followed.
  2. Integrate use of auditing methods with EDP auditing.
  3. Help students internalize ethical standards.
  4. Explore auditor's legal responsibility and liability.
  5. Familiarize students with the financial auditing process.
  6. Understanding of auditing standards and their application.

Major Assignments/Exams

Midterm 100 points
Final 100 points
Individual Homework Assignments 40 points
Quizzes 60 points
Attendance and Participation 40 points
Ethics Paper (Group) 60 points

Required Reading

Rittenberg, Auditing: A Business Risk Approach,8th ed., ISBN 0538476230.


Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.


List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Introduction
  • Ch 1: Auditing: Intergral to the Economy
  • Ch 2: Corporate Goverance and Audits
  • Ch 4: Audit Risk, Business Risk, and Audit Planning
  • Ch 5: Internal Control over Financial Reporting
  • Ch5 (continue) /Ch 6: Performing an Intergrated Audit
  • Ch 6: Performing an Intergrated Audit
  • Midterm Exam
  • Ch 7: A Framework for Audit Evidence
  • Ch 7 (Continue)/Ch 9: Auditing for Fraud
  • Ch 9: Auditing for Fraud
  • Ch 15: Ensuring Audit Quality in Completing the Audit
  • Ch 16: Auditors Report
  • Ch 3: Judgemental and Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks and Associated Professional Standards
  • Final Exam