This graduate course overviews the main concepts of forensic accounting and fraudulent accounting, economic crime theory, and fraud prevention and detection technologies and is designed for the student who does not have a background in accounting. The course will overview how to conduct a forensic examination, communicate those findings, and utilize fraud prevention technologies.
Graduate level students need to have an overview of how fraud occurs in businesses, the techniques that are used to identify if fraud has taken place, and how fraud can be prevented. Students will use case studies to aid them in mastering these concepts.
Twenty-first century missional leaders need to be aware of how fraud can occur and how they can best prevent it from occurring. A graduate business mission education needs to include a course that overviews these concepts. Students will use existing academic literature to evaluate the effectiveness of various fraud prevention strategies.
The Ten Commandments identify that one should not bear false witness. Business-related fraud violates both of these commandments.
Graduate level education in business as mission needs to focus on how missional leaders can improve business practices and prevent fraudulent practices.
Believers function in the temporal world, but should not be ruled by sin, instead always working to transform themselves into the image of Christ (John 17:14-15). Further, 21st century missional leaders need to be aware of current issues.
Business Mission professionals operate in a global economy. It is important for them to be sensitive to diversity, as well as be proficient in recognizing how laws in other countries could impact the operation of business internationally. International law considerations will be addressed in this course.
This course will provide students with the practical tools to determine what needs can best be met in a community, the costs involved with providing those services, and the legal and ethical considerations that should be addressed
In addition to reviewing the standards and laws, students will evaluate the best methods to prevent fraud.
