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Topic
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Readings |
Assignments
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Social
Science Research Fundamentals
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| 1 |
September
15 |
Introduction
Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Auditing |
The Philosophy of Auditing (Mautz
& Sharaf). 1961
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| 2 |
September 22 |
Research Methods and Paradigms
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Economics
of Auditing
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| 3 |
September 29 |
Why have audits? |
1, 2, 3, 4
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October 6 |
Independence, Size and Audit
Quality |
5, 6, 7
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October 13
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Audit Fees and Audit Markets |
8, 9, 10
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| 6 |
October 20
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Auditor Switching |
11, 12, 13
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Audit
Practice Topics
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| 7 |
October 27 |
Controls and Materiality |
Chapter 1
SAS 55
SAS 82
14, 15, 16, 17 |
Take-Home Mid-Term Examination
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| 8 |
November
3
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Audit Risk
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Chapter 2
SAS 39
SAS 47
18 - 27
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| 9 |
November 10 |
Audit Evidence |
Chapter 4
SAS 31
28 - 34
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| 10 |
November 17 |
Audit Judgment |
Chapter 3
35, 36, 37, 38 |
Research Proposal Outline
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| 11 |
November 22
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Analytical Procedures
Literature Review Presentation |
Chapter 5
39, 40 |
Class Project: Literature Review of
Auditing Research since 1994
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Current
Topics in Auditing
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| 12 |
December
1 |
Recent Auditing Research |
Chapter 6
41, 42, 43, 44 |
Draft Research Proposal
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| 13 |
December 8 |
Current Audit Research |
Chapter 7
45, 46, 47, 48 |
Distribute material for final class
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| 14 |
December 15 |
The Future of Assurance Services
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Select your own materials from Web
Sites or published sources regarding:
Elliott Committee
WebTrust
SysTrust
XBRL
Continuous Auditing |
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December 22 |
FINAL EXAMINATION |
Final Research Proposal
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1. |
Numerical references to
papers are to the list below
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2. |
Chapter references are
to:
Bell, A. and A.M. Wright (Editors). 1995. "Auditing
Practice, Research, and Education: A Productive
Collaboration". AICPA/AAA
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3. |
SAS references are to
"Statements on Auditing Standards", published by the
AICPA in various formats.
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| References |
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1. |
Wallace, W.A. 1980.
"The Economic Role of the Audit in Free and Regulated
Markets". Touche Ross Teaching Tool
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2. |
Jensen, M.C. and W.H.
Meckling. 1976. "Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior,
Agency Costs and Ownership Structure". Journal of
Financial Economics. 3: 305-360
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3. |
Menon, K and D.D.
Williams. 1994. "The Insurance Hypothesis and Market
Prices". The Accounting Review. 69 No. 2: 327-342
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4. |
Elliott, R.K. 1995.
"The Future of Assurance Services: Implications for
Auditing". Accounting Horizons. 9, No. 4: 118-127 |
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5. |
DeAngelo, L.E. 1981.
"Auditor Independence, 'Low Balling', and Disclosure
Regulation". Journal of Accounting and Economics.
3: 113-127
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6. |
DeAngelo, L.E. 1981.
"Auditor Size and Audit Quality". Journal of
Accounting and Economics. 3: 183-199
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7. |
Teoh, S.H. and T.J.
Wong. 1993. "Perceived Auditor Quality and the Earnings
Response Coefficient". The Accounting Review. 68.
No. 2: 346-366
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8. |
Simunic, D. 1980.
"The Pricing of Audit Services". Journal of
Accounting Research. 18, No. 1: 161
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9. |
Pamrose, Z-V. 1986.
"Audit Fees and Auditor Size: Further Evidence". Journal
of Accounting Research. 24, No. 1: 97-120
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10. |
Johnson, W.B. and T.
Lys. 1990. "The Market for Auditor Services: Evidence
from Voluntary Audit Changes". Journal of Accounting
and Economics. 12: 281-308
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11. |
Schwartz, K.B. and K.
Menon. 1985. "Auditor Switches by Failing Firms". The
Accounting Review. LX, No. 2: 248-261
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12. |
Francis, J.R. and E.R.
Wilson. 1988. "Auditor Changes: A Joint Test of Theories
Relating to Agency Costs and Auditor Differentiation". The
Accounting Review. LXIII, No. 4: 663-682
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13. |
Defond, M.L. 1992.
"The Association Between Changes in Client Form Agency
Costs and Auditor Switching ". Auditing: A Journal of
Practice and Theory. 11, No. 1: 16-31
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14. |
Ashton, R.H. 1974.
"An Experimental Study of Internal Control
Judgments". Journal of Accounting Research.
Spring: 143-157
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15. |
Biggs, S.F. and T.J.
Mock. 1983. "An Investigation of Auditor Decision
Processes in the Evaluation of Internal Controls and Audit
Scope Decisions". Journal of Accounting Research.
Spring: 234-1255
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16. |
Peters, J.M. and J.T.
Davis. 1998. "A Decision Aid for Internal Control Testing
Plan Selection". Unpublished.
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17. |
Fisher, M.H. 1990.
"The Effects of Reporting Materiality Levels Publicly,
Privately, or Not At All in an Experimental Markets
Setting". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
9, Supplement: 184-223
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18. |
Cushing, B.E. and J.K.
Loebbecke. 1983. "Analytical Approaches to Audit Risk: A
Survey and Analysis". Auditing: A Journal of Practice
and Theory. 3, No. 1: 23-41
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19. |
Jiambalvo, J. and W.S.
Waller. 1984. "Decomposition and Assessments of Audit
Risk". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
3, No. 2: 80-88
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20. |
Kinney, W.R. 1989.
"Achieved Audit Risk and the Audit Outcome Space". Auditing:
A Journal of Practice and Theory. 8, Supplement: 67-84
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21. |
Aldersley, S.J. 1989.
"Discussion of Achieved Audit Risk and the Audit Outcome
Space". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
8, Supplement: 85-97
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22. |
Sennetti, J.T. 1990.
"Toward a More Consistent Model for Audit Risk". Auditing:
A Journal of Practice and Theory. 9, No. 2: 103-112
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23. |
Daniel, S.J. 1988.
"Some Empirical Evidence about the Assessment of Audit
Risk in Practice". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and
Theory. 7, No. 2: 174-181
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24. |
Strawser, J.R. 1990.
"Human Information Processing and the Consistency of
Audit Risk Judgments". Accounting and Business
Research. 21, No. 18: 67-75
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25. |
Strawser, J.R. 1991.
"Examination of the Effect of Risk Model Components on
Perceived Audit Risk". Auditing: A Journal of
Practice and Theory. 10, No. 1: 126-135
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26. |
Waller, W.S. 1993.
"Auditors' Assessments of Inherent and Control Risk in
Field Settings". The Accounting Review. 68, No. 4:
783-803
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27. |
Srivastava, R.P. and
G.R. Shafer. 1992. "Belief Function Formulas for Audit
Risk". The Accounting Review. 67, No. 2: 249-283
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28. |
Toba, Y. 1974. "A
General Theory of Evidence as the Conceptual Foundation in
Auditing Theory". The Accounting Review. L, No. 1:
7-24
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29. |
Kissinger, J.N. 1977.
"A General Theory of Evidence as the Conceptual
Foundation in Auditing Theory: Some Comments and
Extensions". The Accounting Review. LII, No. 2:
322- 339
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30. |
Stephens, R.G. 1983.
"An Investigation of the Descriptiveness of the General
Theory of Evidence and Auditing". Auditing: A Journal
of Practice and Theory. 3, No. 1: 55-74
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31. |
Dutta, S.K. 1991.
"Evidence Aggregation for Planning and Evaluation of
Audit: A Theoretical Study". Dissertation Extract. |
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32. |
Leslie, D.A., S.J.
Aldersley, D.J.Cockburn, and C.J. Reiter. 1984. "An
Assertion Based Approach to Auditing". Research on
Auditing Symposium VIII. University of Kansas. 31-67
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33. |
Boritz, J.E. and A.K.P.
Wensley. 1990. "Structuring the Assessment of Audit
Evidence - An Expert Systems Approach". Auditing: A
Journal of Practice and Theory. 9, Supplement: 55-74
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34. |
Gillett, P.R. 1993.
"Automated Dynamic Audit Programme Tailoring: An Expert
System Approach". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and
Theory. 12, Supplement: 173-193
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35. |
Hogarth, R.M. and H.J.
Einhorn. 1992. "Order Effects in Belief Updating: The
Belief Adjustment Model". Cognitive Psychology.
1-55
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36. |
Ashton, R.H. and A.H.
Ashton. 1988. "Sequential Belief Revision in
Auditing". The Accounting Review. 623-641 |
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37. |
Libby, R. and D.
Frederick. 1990. "Experience and the Ability to
Explain Audit Findings". Journal of Accounting
Research. 348-367 |
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38. |
Frederick, D.M., V.B.
Heiman-Hoffman, and R. Libby. 1994. "The Structure of
Auditors' Knowledge of Financial Statement Errors". Auditing:
A Journal of Practice and Theory. 13, No. 1: 1-21
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Kinney, W.R. and C.M.
Haynes. 1990. "Analytical Procedure Results as
Substantive Evidence". Research on Auditing
Symposium X. University of Kansas. 83-108
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40. |
Knechel, W.R. 1988.
"The Effectiveness of Statistical Analytical Review as a
Substantive Auditing Procedure: A Simulation Analysis". The Accounting
Review. 74-95
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41. |
Bonner, S.E., R. Libby
and M.W. Nelson. 1996. "Using Decision Aids to Improve
Auditors' Conditional Probability Judgments". The Accounting
Review. 71, No. 2: 221-240
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42. |
Anderson, U. and L.
Koonce. 1998. "Evaluating the Sufficiency of Causes in
Audit Analytical Procedures". Auditing: A Journal of
Practice and Theory. 17, No. 1: 1-12
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43. |
Johnstone, K.M.
"Client-Acceptance Decisions: Simultaneous Effects of
Client Business Risk, Audit Risk, Auditor Business Risk, and
Risk Adaptation". Auditing: A Journal of Practice and
Theory. 19, No. 1: 1-25
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44. |
Kadous, K. 2000.
"The Effects of Audit Quality and Consequence Severity on
Juror Evaluations of Auditor Responsibility for Plaintiff
Losses". The Accounting
Review. 75, No. 3: 327-341
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45. |
Cushing, B.E. 2000.
"Economic Analysis of Skepticism in an Audit
Setting". 14th Symposium on Auditing Research.
University of Illinois.
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46. |
Johnstone, K.M. an J.C.
Bedard. 2000. "Risk Evaluation and Risk Adaptation in
Client Acceptance Decisions". 14th Symposium on
Auditing Research. University of Illinois.
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47. |
Agoglia, C.P., T. Kida,
and D.M. Hanno. 2000. "The Effects of Alternative
Justification Techniques on the Judgment Accuracy of Audit
Reviewees and Reviewers". 14th Symposium on Auditing
Research. University of Illinois.
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48. |
Basu, S., L. Hwang, and
C-L. Jan. 2000. "Differences in Conservatism between Big
Eight and non-Big Eight Auditors". 14th Symposium on
Auditing Research. University of Illinois.
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