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AFM440 Fraud Examination

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AFM340
Notes None
Combined Units AFM340 - Fraud Examination
Coordinator(s) Dessalegn Mihret (dmihret@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces the pervasive problem of fraud and how it affects individuals, organisations and society. It aims to develop students? understanding of the causes of fraud and enable them to recognise the significance of this understanding in effective fraud fighting. Topics covered include methods for the prevention, detection, investigation and resolution of frauds committed against organisations and individuals.
Important Information

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Further information
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Fraud Examination
ISBN: 9780538470841
Albrecht, W.S., Albrecht, C.O., Albrecht, C.C. and Zimbelman, M.F South Western/Cengage Publishing 4th ed. 2012
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 6, 7
Assignment 2 30% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the types of fraud that can be perpetrated on individuals and organisations;
  2. critically analyse situations that lead to the perpetration of fraud in an organisational setting;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of methods of fraud prevention, detection, and investigation; and
  4. critically evaluate mechanisms of control and governance used to prevent and detect fraud in contemporary organisational settings.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
In this unit students learn the underlying theory and methods of fraud prevention, detection, investigation and resolution. These are assessed in assignments and the final examination. Students practise their knowledge in the unit's online discussion forums. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
In this unit students analyse fraud cases to suggest solutions or decisions based on knowledge gained from the unit. Problem solving abilities in the context of fraud examination are assessed. Students practise this attribute in the unit's online discussion forums. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students learn the social responsibility of individuals to prevent fraud. This is assessed in assignments and the final examination. Students are expected to demonstrate this in the unit's online discussion forums. 		True True True
   

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