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Course Online Syllabus

Fall 2011

Department ACCTCourse Number4321 Section Number25059
Name of Course Auditing
Name of Instructor Lee,Yong-Gyo

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

Major Assignments/Exams

Mid-term exam 300 points
Final Exam 300 points
Term Paper 200 points
Learning Activities and Discussion (Individual) 200 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

  • Ch 1: Auditing
  • Ch 2: Corporate Governance and Audits
  • Ch 3: Judgmental and Ethical Decision-Making
  • Ch 4: Audit Risk, Business Risk, and Audit Planning
  • Ch 5: Internal Control over Financial Reporting
  • Ch 5: Internal Control over Financial Reporting (continued)
  • Term Paper (Due by Midnight)
  • Test #1 Ch 1-5
  • Ch 6: Performing an Integrated Audit
  • Ch 7: A Framework for Audit Evidence
  • Ch 9: Auditing for Fraud
  • Ch 15: Ensuring Audit Quality in Completing the Audit
  • Ch 16: Auditors Reports
  • Thanksgiving Holiday
  • Ch 16: Auditors Reports (continued)
  • Final Exam Ch 6-7, 9, 15-16