w8 auditing discussion

W8 reading

The readings for this week are a very important part of the learning process.  These readings will give you a very real world sense of the challenges faced by internal auditors. 

 1) “5 Things Management is Reluctant to Say to Internal Auditors”

https://iaonline.theiia.org/5-things-management-is-reluctant-to-say-to-internal-auditors

 

2)  “Who Audits the Auditor? Assessing the Quality of the Internal Audit Function” http://agb.org/trusteeship/2015/mayjune/who-audits-the-auditor-assessing-the-quality-of-the-internal-audit-function

  

3)  “Five Things the Audit Committee Won't Tell Internal Audit”

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxBSPGzIi8

 

4)  “Five Dilemmas Every Internal Auditor Will Face”             

 https://iaonline.theiia.org/five-dilemmas-every-internal-auditor-will-face

 

5) “The Inevitable Challenge of Mending Broken Fences”

https://iaonline.theiia.org/the-inevitable-challenge-of-mending-broken-fences

6) We all have biases which impact how we view the world.  This article deals with cognitive biases which have an impact on internal auditing. 

“Cognitive Biases in Audit Engagements” - CPA Journal June 2012 

Questions

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