School Of BusinessCorporate Failure and Forensic AccountingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200415.2
Discipline: ACCOUNTING
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students wishing to take this unit as an elective need approval from an Academic Course Advisor (Accounting) and must be enrolled in a post-graduate program within the School of Business.
About this Unit
In the same way that the medical profession learns from autopsies, the accounting profession can learn from examining corporate collapses. This unit provides valuable lessons in accounting by examining booms and busts of previous periods and reviewing the reports of inspectors and forensic accountants who have identified deficiencies in accounting methods, internal controls and auditing.