Everyday across the world, thousands of businesses are victimized by fraud. Who commits these bad acts? Why? And, how? In this course we are going to help you answer the questions: who commits fraud, why and how. We’ll also help you develop skills for catching them.
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Skills you will gain
Fraud DetectionInternal ControlFraud InvestigationForensic Accounting
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
1The Accidental Fraudster
Who are "accidental" fraudsters? Learn who accidental fraudsters are, the basic elements of fraud, and how devastating the costs of fraud are.
4 videos (Total 35 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Why People Commit Fraud10m
Fraudster Demographics8m
Randy Pierce - The Accidental Fraudster6m
2 readings
Syllabus10m
Getting the Most from this Course10m
1 practice exercise
Week 1 Quiz20m
Week
2The Predator Fraudster
What is a "preditor" fraudster? How do you protect your organization against a preditor fraudster? Learn how internal control concepts and other techniques can help you detect and prevent preditor fraudsters.
4 videos (Total 36 min), 1 quiz
4 videos
Attributes of a Predator9m
Internal Control Concepts10m
How to Detect and Prevent Financial Statement Fraud - Crazy Eddie12m
1 practice exercise
Week 2 Quiz20m
Week
3Big Data, Benford's Law and Financial Analytics
What is "big data"? Learn how data analysis, Benford analysis and other tools can help you identify fraudulent activities.
5 videos (Total 34 min), 1 quiz
5 videos
Data Analysis Tools13m
Benford Analysis5m
Availability of Data and Text Analysis6m
Making Crime Pay: How to Locate Hidden Assets - Steve Comisar2m
1 practice exercise
Week 3 Quiz20m
Week
4Cyber-Crime and Money Laundering: Contemporary Tools and Techniques.
Money laundering. This week’s session will introduce you to the objectives and
stages of money laundering as well as the basic techniques used.
4 videos (Total 28 min), 1 quiz
4 videos
Money Laundering Basics6m
Money Laundering Schemes7m
Making Crime Pay: How to Locate Hidden Assets - Money Laundering9m
1 practice exercise
Week 4 Quiz20m
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Top Reviews
By KG•Apr 25th 2017
Amazing course! please offer more courses like this on fraud examination and forensic accounting. I would also be interested to take a course on Internal audit, Internal controls and res management.
By SS•Aug 7th 2018
I liked everything in this course. But for one- I feel for all the quizzes, the right answer must be given so that we get to know where we are wrong. Only explanation as to why it is wrong is given.
Instructors
Dr. Richard Riley, Ph.D
Louis F. Tanner Distinguished Professor of Public AccountingAccounting
Dr. Richard Dull, Ph.D
GoMart Professor in Accounting Information SystemsAccounting
John Gill, J.D., CFE
Vice President - EducationAssociation of Certified Fraud Examiners
About West Virginia University
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