• What does it mean to create a "Culture of Honesty, Openness, and Assistance?" Give an example from an organization with which you have been affiliated.
• Codes of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Forms are often called "soft" controls. What does this mean?
• What does it mean to have a good system of internal controls? Give some examples of internal controls.
• Whistle blower policies and procedures? Good or bad idea? Why?
• Symptoms of fraud can be separated into six groups:
(1) accounting anomalies,
(2) internal control weaknesses,
(3) analytical anomalies,
(4) extravagant lifestyle,
(5) unusual behavior, and
(6) tips and complaints. Discuss three.
• Discuss the elements of a good fraud report.
• What does "Tone at the Top" mean?
• Discuss the relative oversight responsibility of the audit committee, management, internal audit and independent auditors as it pertains to fraud.
• Summarize the five steps of managing the Business Risk of Fraud.
• Define and explain ERM.
• What is a risk assessment? What are the steps to complete one?
• Give some examples of how technology may be used in fraud prevention.
• Explain FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act. Why all the fuss?