460 Daily Schedule

NOTE: This schedule identifies what we hope to accomplish this term. We will adjust our expectations AND the due dates of assignments, if the need arises. The changes will be recorded on the course web page and it is your responsibility to keep yourself current by referring to this web page on a periodic basis.

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Class	Date	Chapter & Topic	Web Page References	Assignments Due (course email policy)
The Audit Profession (chapters 1-5)
1	03/28	1- The Demand for Audit & Other Assurance Services -Lecture notes -Handout	2007 Guide to Accounting & Finance Salaries
2	04/02	2- The CPA Profession -Lecture notes 3- Audit Reports -Lecture notes
3	04/04			Internet Exercise 01 -Accounting & Auditing Careers
The Audit Process (chapters 6-13)
4	04/09	4- Professional Ethics -Lecture notes		Quiz 01 Homework 01
5	04/11	6- Auditing Responsibilities & Objectives -Lecture notes 7- Audit Evidence -Lecture notes
6	04/16	8- Audit Planning & Analytical Procedures -Lecture notes 9- Materiality & Risk -Lecture notes		Homework 02 ACL (p. 205)
7	04/18	10- Section 404 Audits -Lecture notes	-Digital Dashboards -Crystal Reports	Homework 03 ACL (p. 246)
8	04/23	Exam 1		Pinnacle 01
9	04/25
10	04/30	12- The Impact of IT on the Audit Process -Lecture notes		Pinnacle 02 Quiz 02
The Audit Process- Sales & Collection Cycle (chapters 14-17)
11	05/02	13- Overall Audit Plan & Audit Program -Lecture notes		Internet Exercise 02 (due by 12 noon) -Sarbanes-Oxley & COSO Beyond Large Public Companies ACL (p. 401)
12	05/07	14- Audit of the Sales & Collection Cycle -Lecture notes		Quiz 03 Pinnacle 03
The Audit Process- Other Cycles (chapters 18-23)
13	05/09	15-Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls & Substantive Tests of Transactions -Lecture notes a -Lecture notes b		Homework 04 ACL (p. 479)
14	05/14	16- Completing the Tests in the Sales & Collections Cycle: A/R -Lecture notes		Internet Exercise 03 (due by 12 noon) -IT's Impact on Auditing & Audit Evidence Quiz 04 (ch. 12-13) Pinnacle 04
15	05/16	17- Audit Sampling for Tests of Details of Balances -Lecture notes a -Lecture notes b		Quiz 04- Ellensburg (ch. 12-13) Homework 05 ACL (p. 560)
16	05/21	21- Audit of the Inventory & Warehousing Cycle -Lecture notes		Quiz 5
The Audit Process- Completing the Audit (chapter 24)
17	05/23	18- Audit of Payroll & Personnel Cycle -Lecture notes 23- Audit of Cash Balances -Lecture notes	AuditNet.Org -Payroll IC Questionnaire -Proof of Cash	Pinnacle 05
	05/28	Memorial Day Holiday No Class
Other Assurance and Nonassurance Services- (chapters 25-26)
18	05/30	4 & 5 Professional Ethics & Legal Liability		SEOIs Homework 06 Internet Exercise 04 (due by 12 noon) -Detecting Fraud Pinnacle 06
Final	06/06, 5:40 PM (no exceptions)			Course Evaluations