Course: Financial Reporting and Audit

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Course title Financial Reporting and Audit
Course code MUFU/1FRAE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Homola David, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Definition of accounting - Accounting outputs and their functions - Legal Framework of accounting - Balance sheet statement - common general characteristics - Income statement - common general characteristics - The nature of the audit (history, types of audit, the importance of the audit of financial statements) - Regulation of the auditing profession (Act on Auditors, International Standards on Auditing, Code of Ethics) - Auditor's procedures - Assessment of financial statements, annual reports and reports on relations between related parties - Internal audit and financial control in public administration - Audit through the game - a practical interactive demonstration of the audit process

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Teamwork, Individual work of students
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 44 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of accounting and existing financial statements.
Basic knowledge of accounting and existing financial statements.
learning outcomes
Is able to clarify what an audit is, be able to design and perform basic audit procedures Has the ability to provide an in-depth view of a company by understanding and analyzing its financial statements Effectively uses soft skills in presentations and discussions Is able to perform complex analytical processes both audit or when evaluating company statements
Is able to clarify what an audit is, be able to design and perform basic audit procedures Has the ability to provide an in-depth view of a company by understanding and analyzing its financial statements Effectively uses soft skills in presentations and discussions Is able to perform complex analytical processes both audit or when evaluating company statements
Skills
Compile and analyze financial statements, design an audit plan, evaluate audit risk, design audit procedures, calculate the level of materiality, prepare an audit contract, evaluate financial statements, design an opinion
Compile and analyze financial statements, design an audit plan, evaluate audit risk, design audit procedures, calculate the level of materiality, prepare an audit contract, evaluate financial statements, design an opinion
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Teamwork
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
assessment methods
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • International Standards on Auditing: IAASB. 2019.
  • ARENS, Alvin A., Randal J. ELDER and Mark S. BEASLEY. Auditing and Assurance Services. Person Global Edition, 2014. ISBN 978-0-273-79000-6.
  • LARKIN, Richard F. a Marie DITOMMASO. Wiley not-for-profit GAAP 2014: interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles for not-for-profit organisations. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-73430-8.
  • PICKETT, K. H. Spencer. Theinternal auditing handbook. 3rd ed.. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN 978-0-470-51871-7.
  • THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS. The Role of Auditing in Public Sector Governance. USA, 2006.
  • WHITTINGTON, Ray a Kurt PANY. Principles of auditing & other assurance services. Twentieth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-259-25277-8.


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