Certificate in Fraud Examination
Business and government professionals are involved in combating escalating incidences of occupational fraud within their organizations. A multi-disciplinary understanding of how and why occupational fraud occurs and how to resolve allegations of fraud has emerged.
In the response to this crisis of ethics, an elite vanguard has made the investigation, detection and prevention of fraud a distinct, rewarding, and vital career path.
The certificate in Fraud Examination is designed to assist professionals from the diverse disciplines of finance, law, and education in meeting the growing challenge of complying with new fraud prevention laws and in establishing fraud prevention systems.
This program builds on a growing body of knowledge and experience and provides the most relevant information and instruction on the complex Issues evolving from new technology and global commerce in relation to fraud schemes. All courses are offered in 6 week terms unless otherwise noted.
Completion of this certificate provides:
In the response to this crisis of ethics, an elite vanguard has made the investigation, detection and prevention of fraud a distinct, rewarding, and vital career path.
The certificate in Fraud Examination is designed to assist professionals from the diverse disciplines of finance, law, and education in meeting the growing challenge of complying with new fraud prevention laws and in establishing fraud prevention systems.
This program builds on a growing body of knowledge and experience and provides the most relevant information and instruction on the complex Issues evolving from new technology and global commerce in relation to fraud schemes. All courses are offered in 6 week terms unless otherwise noted.
Completion of this certificate provides:
- A thorough understanding of the challenges, concepts, terms and procedures of detection and prevention
- Functional knowledge of investigative techniques for uncovering fraudulent activity
- Skills to develop preventive measures to minimize risk of fraud
- Excellent preparation to sit for the CFE exam required to earn the designation of “Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)”
Certificate in Fraud Examination - Program Outline
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- Financial statement fraud and occupational fraud will be studied including billing schemes, cash larceny, conflicts of interest, bribery and corruption and financial statement schemes. Upon leaving the course, students will have an understanding of how crimes are committed by an organization's management, employees and by outside parties. Students will gain an understanding of basic investigation techniques. Prerequisite: CRJ 250
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- Students in this course will obtain an understanding of the legal requirements for fraud prevention within an organization, and will gain an understanding of policies, procedures, and internal controls intended to prevent fraudulent activity. An analysis of corporate governance will be discussed, including ethics and fraud policies and procedures, Sarbanes-Oxley fraud prevention requirements, and an analysis of accounting control systems. Prerequisite: CRJ 250
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- Advanced study of types of fraud, documents, sources of evidence, and analysis of internal and external fraud schemes with an emphasis on the skills needed to identify and investigate fraudulent activity. Major fraud case investigation will be used with an emphasis on forensic and litigation support. Prerequisites: CRJ 250, CRJ 451
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- The legal elements pertinent to investigating crime will be explored, including crime causation theories, associated punishment, and related federal laws and sentencing guidelines. The class will also include information on attorney-client privilege and the rules of evidence and testifying. Prerequisites: SOC 320, CRJ 450
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- During the course of fraud investigations, varied electronic data investigation techniques are used, including computer forensics, data analysis, data mining of accounting information, and public record searches utilizing the Internet and commercial service bureaus. Students will come away from this class with knowledge of such computer-aided techniques which help to streamline investigations. Prerequisites: CRJ 250, CRJ 450
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- In this course, students will study interview and interrogation techniques commonly utilized in fraud examination to obtain evidence for an investigation. This course also includes an analysis of the types of questions asked during an interview/interrogation - including introductory, informational, assessment, closing, and admission-seeking questions - and a review of the information needed from the interview/interrogation. Prerequisite: CRJ 250