Auditing Cases

For undergraduate and graduate Auditing, Professional Research Case or capstone courses. Auditing Cases 3/e, through an active learning approach, provides a comprehensive case book focusing on various auditing activities. For undergraduate and graduate Auditing courses. Auditing Cases 3/e provides students hands-on exposure to realistic, focused cases involving all aspects of the audit process. Q. Would you agree that taking an active learning approach to auditing increases student's retention of the auditing process? A. Auditing Cases 3/e provides 40 auditing cases that allow the instructor to focus and deepen students' understanding in each of the major activities performed during an audit. Most of the cases are based on actual companies, and a number address financial reporting fraud. The cases are designed to engage the student's interest through the use of lively narrative and the introduction of emerging issues. The cases were chosen to provide course materials that give students hands-on exposure to realistic, focused, cases involving all aspects of the auditing process. OTHER POINTS OF DIFFERENTIATION:Q: What do you do in your course to introduce and stress the new auditing standards issued by the Publica Company Accounting Oversight Board? A: Auditing Cases 3/e provides cases with questions that require students to gain a clearer understanding of the specific requirements contained in the Sarbanes-Oxley and the PCAOB. One new case focuses entirely on scoping issues related to testng contols in accordance with the PCAOB's requirements related to the audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Q. What do you do in your course to address the various learning styles of your students? A. Auditing Cases 3/e is designed to help with student learning styles by providing cases that can be used in both in-class and/or out of class. Also, a number of the cases are presented with supporting material for the instructor which will help add an element of "surprise" to the case, creating a vivid and memorable learning experience.Q. Have you been thinking about using cases, but typically resist assigning a case book out of fear that it will create more work for you or because you're not sure how you'd integrate cases into your course? A. The accompanying instructor resource manual to Auditing Cases 3/e clearly illustrates the different instructional approaches available for each case (e.g. examples of cooperative/active learning activities and/or out of class individual or group assignments) and effeciently prepares the instructor for leading individual or group assignments) and effectivley prepares the instructor for leading interactive discussions.