Fraud Prevention and Investigation

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate in depth knowledge of the types of fraud that can be perpetrated on individuals and organisations;
  2. critically analyse a range of diverse situations that lead to the perpetration of fraud in an organisational setting;
  3. identify and critically evaluate methods of fraud prevention, detection, and investigation; and
  4. critically evaluate mechanisms of control and governance used to prevent and detect fraud in contemporary organisational settings.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of New England

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• UNE-MPA-MAS-2024 - Master of Professional Accounting

Others

Candidature in the Master of Professional Accounting.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:
  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
  Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.
  Further information

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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