Course Overview
This course covers general purposes, principals and procedures of auditing including financial, industrial forest practice audits, and Forest Practices Board audits under the Forest Practices Code (FPC) of B.C. Examples of various audits are presented and discussed using case studies and other true-to-life examples. Emphasis is on learning the procedures and general responsibilities of forest practices auditing under FPC. More specifically, students will know their responsibilities when being audited.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to:
- Differentiate between financial and forest practices audits.
- Define and discuss the purposes of forest practices audits.
- Differentiate between the 3 types of contraventions under the Forest Practices Code.
- Define and discuss the elements of a due diligence defense.
- Differentiate and describe current and emerging types of audits.
- Outline an auditee's legal and operational obligations to Forest Practices Board auditors.
- Define and discuss the essential qualifications of forest auditors.
- Define and discuss the main elements of the audit process.
- Outline some strengths and weaknesses of audits as a forest management approach.
- Carry out a rudimentary office audit of an operational plan.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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