FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
ACC3FOA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Forensic accounting involves applying specialist accounting knowledge and investigative skills in the areas of litigation support and fraud examination. This subject focuses on the fraud examination aspects of forensic accounting. It aims to develop your knowledge of key theoretical and conceptual aspects of fraud examination. In this subject, you will develop an understanding of the nature of fraud, different types of fraud, approaches to fraud prevention, methods of fraud detection, and key elements of fraud investigations.
School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lachlan McDonald-Kerr
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ACC1AMD
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Fraud Examination
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Albrecht, Albrecht, Albrecht and Zimbelman
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lachlan McDonald-Kerr
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Students are to attend the lecture each week.
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Students are to attend one tutorial each week.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One Mid-semester Test (In-Class) (500-word equivalent). Individual assessment. | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
One Group Assignment (1,000-word equivalent) | Assignment | Group | No | 20 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 3-hour Final Examination (3,000-word equivalent). Individual assessment. | Central exam | Individual | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |