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.
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
Instructors: Dr. Richard Riley, Ph.D
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- Anomaly Detection
- Cybersecurity
- Big Data
- Analytics
- Data Analysis Software
- Accounting
- Financial Auditing
- Fraud detection
- Investigation
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Compliance Reporting
- Internal Controls
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There are 5 modules in this course
Who are "accidental" fraudsters? Learn who accidental fraudsters are, the basic elements of fraud, and how devastating the costs of fraud are.
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4 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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.
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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
What is "big data"? Learn how data analysis, Benford analysis and other tools can help you identify fraudulent activities.
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5 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Money laundering. This week’s session will introduce you to the objectives and stages of money laundering as well as the basic techniques used.
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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Everything you need to know about whistleblowing. Learn the importance of whistleblowing and the difficulty of being a whistleblower.
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5 videos2 assignments1 discussion prompt
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Reviewed on Sep 18, 2020
This course was very much intresting as it also included some examples and case studies. This was like a realistic experience to me. Came across new terminologies. Thank you so much Coursera.
MM
Reviewed on May 2, 2016
This course is a better learning than general auditing course that was taken in university by me. Awesome knowledge provided. Very easy and slow english speaking letting us to understand each word.
AG
Reviewed on Aug 14, 2016
An extrely good course to introduce people to Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting. I think a future course may have to be somewhat longer and have a bit more detail on Forensic Accounting.
