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This course introduces the tools for identifying and discovering fraud in a business environment. Fraud heuristics, theory and criminal profiles are studied through case studies. Accounting investigation techniques are explored. Topics include: cash misappropriation, corruption, financial statement fraud, and cybercrime.

Format: This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. There are no set meeting times, however, students follow a weekly schedule and there will be deadlines to meet in terms of course requirements. This course cannot be completed at an accelerated rate. UCSD Extended Studies operates in Pacific Standard Time and therefore any deadline is considered 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. 

Note: Prerequisite: Elementary Accounting 1 and Elementary Accounting 2

Course Number: BUSA-40864
Credit: 4.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Accounting

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