2024/2025

Forensic accounting (Fraud Investigation)

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Master's Programmes Curriculum Support

When: 3 module

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 8

Course Syllabus

Abstract

In the recent years, the number of fraud-related incidents has been significantly increased. This is especially true for fraud committed in the process of preparing financial reports. The course is included into the professional optional part of the online degree Master program and is designed to ensure the professional competence in specific forensic accounting and fraud detection. This fraudulent behavior can have a significant impact on a firm’s reputation, its value and profits and its ability to find professional indemnity insurance. Moreover, development of new technologies and business processes has made fraud scheme more complex as well as increases losses for companies and organizations.