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Graduate Student Audit Project, Michael D. Akers, Jodi L. Gissel
Graduate Student Audit Project, Michael D. Akers, Jodi L. Gissel
Accounting Faculty Research and Publications
This paper discusses Marquette University’s graduate student audit project, designed to enhance student learning and retention of auditing procedures and concepts learned in the classroom.
Interviewing The Client, Michael D. Akers, Robert Yahr
Interviewing The Client, Michael D. Akers, Robert Yahr
Accounting Faculty Research and Publications
This paper examines an assignment where students taking either an introductory auditing students or an accounting communications course interview a client to gain an understanding of internal control and the interview process. Students document the results of the interview in a memorandum. The paper provides detailed information regarding the design and implementation of a portion of the internal control system. The three main objectives of the assignment are 1) to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate, develop, and enhance their communication skills; 2) to convey a realistic picture of the accounting environment; and 3) to familiarize students with a …