AUDIT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Emanuela Mattia CAFARO AUDIT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

0222100170
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
EQF7
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
STUDENTS MUST ACQUIRE:
- KNOWLEDGE OF AUDITING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO AUDITING.
- ABILITY TO PREPARE THE MAIN WORK PAPER RELATED TO THE THREE PHASES OF THE REVIEW PROCESS AND TO CARRY OUT THE MAIN PHASES OF THE PROCESS
- ABILITY TO INTERPRET SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPRESSING AN OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELEASED BY THE AUDITOR.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE MAIN COMPLIANCE AND VALIDITY PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AND IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND GOING CONCERN ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES.


INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- SOLVE PROBLEMS AND MAKE DECISIONS;
- FORMULATE REPORTS AND ASSESSMENTS ON THE BASIS OF LIMITED OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- COMMUNICATE USING COMPUTER TOOLS;
- TRANSMIT IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS;
- COMMUNICATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS.
LEARNING ABILITY
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- PROCEED INDEPENDENTLY IN UPDATING KNOWLEDGE;
- EVALUATE THE CONTINUATION OF YOUR EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS.
Prerequisites
GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOKKEEPING, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND STATISTICS.
Contents
AUDIT PROCESS (4 HOURS). REPORTS ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS READING (2 HOURS). MANAGEMENT FRAUD AND AUDIT RISK MODEL (2 HOURS). PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS (2 HOURS). ENGAGEMENT PLANNING (2 HOURS). RISK ASSESSMENT (6 HOURS). AUDIT PLAN (4 HOURS). PRODUCTION CYCLE (2 HOURS). REVENUE AND COLLECTION (6 HOURS). SAMPLING (4 HOURS). AUDIT EVIDENCE (12 HOURS). COMPLETION (6 HOURS). AUDIT OPINION (4 HOURS). AUDITING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS (4 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
LECTURES ON THEORETICAL CONTENTS (40 HOURS); CASE STUDY DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE (20 HOURS).
ATTENDING THE COURSE IS NOT MANDATORY.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE LEARNT DURING THE LECTURES (50 HOURS) AND THE PRACTICAL SKILLS (10 HOURS).
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN ORAL EXAMINATION WITH A 0-30 CUM LAUDE POINTS SCORE. THE SCORE DEPENDS ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. ORAL EXAM HAS A 10-20 MINUTES CA. LENGTH. THE MINIMUN SCORE IS 18 WITH A SUFFICIENT KNOWELDGE. THE TOP SCORE IS 30 CUM LAUDE WITH EXCELLENT COMPETENCIES AND CRITICAL ATTITUDES.
Texts
IFAC, GUIDE TO USING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING IN THE AUDITS OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTITIES, VOL. I AND II
More Information
THE COURSE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AUDITING STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE ITALIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS.
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