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Module

ACC2064 : Auditing and Assurance

  • Offered for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Kirsty Munro
  • Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 15
ECTS Credits: 13.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

• To develop students’ understanding of Audit and Assurance.
• To cover the material required by ICAEW for its Certificate and Professional Level papers 'Auditing' and 'Auditing and Assurance'.

Outline Of Syllabus

- The concept, process and need for assurance
- Internal controls
- Gathering evidence on an assurance engagement
- Professional ethics
- Legal, ethical and current issues
- Accepting and managing engagements
- Concluding and reporting in assurance engagements

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture91:009:00Mock exams in Sem 1 (Assurance) and Sem 2 (Audit and Assurance),drop-in sessions for qu practice PIP
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture381:0038:00In-person lectures; potential 2 x 1 hour sessions or 1 x 2 hour sessions
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion641:0064:00Extensive question practice within own time is a requirement.
Guided Independent StudyDirected research and reading641:0064:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching61:006:00In-person seminar type sessions
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study661:0066:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesScheduled on-line contact time31:003:00Q&A live sessions ONLINE
Total250:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Structured guided learning sessions are used to provide the basic framework, demonstrate techniques and explain concepts and theory. The module will include worked examples to develop problem-solving and technical skills which students can then practice. These are supported by student reading of texts and directed learning where students must practice questions to help them prepare for the final assessment. Students will also receive formative feedback by sitting “mock” assessments for Papers 'A' (Semester 1) and 'B' (Semester 2) and completing progress tests as part of independent study for self-marking.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination901A30Organised in house by NUBS in Nov/ Dec.
Digital Examination1502A70Organised in house by NUBS in BAF Assessment Period.
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Written Examination1MMock Exam
Written Examination2MMock exam
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

This module will be assessed entirely by unseen examinations in order to satisfy the requirements of the ICAEW Certificate Level (Semester one) and Professional Level (Semester Two). Unseen examinations with access to Open Book reference materials is a sensible assessment strategy for knowledge and understanding and for the skills developed on this module.

Students will have the opportunity to gain feedback on progress by interaction and active undertaking of worked examples and completing progress tests and mock assessments, which are self marked and marked, respectively and gone through in-class with marker comments.

There are no alternative assessments. Accreditation requires in-person invigilated assessments by virtue of this module forming part of the ICAEW 'Golden Four' assessments.

Reading Lists

Timetable