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December 3 - 5, 2024 Live Webcast

Critical Thinking: A Vital Auditing Competency (X7-5275)

11:30 AM - 3:00 PM EST each day
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8 CPE Credits in PD

OVERVIEW

Critical thinking is often the central ingredient necessary for providing insights that help management better manage risk and create a sustainable control environment. Most organizations consider critical thinking an indispensable skill for internal auditors.Critical thinking skills lead to improved decision-making and can result in better organizational performance. It involves the tasks of collecting and analyzing information, drawing compelling conclusions, and providing recommendations that better enable organizations to achieve their strategic objectives.This course examines the various facets and components of this important core competency and demonstrates how it can be weaved throughout key elements of the audit process. Critical thinking is disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence, which makes it ideally suited for application in an audit setting. The concepts and practices presented in this course are designed to enhance audit effectiveness and deliver measurable value to audit customers.

DESIGNED FOR

Internal auditors seeking professional development

BENEFITS

Date(s) and Time: Dec 3 and 5 from 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET

  • Identify the purpose, importance, and key terms of critical thinking.
  • Identify The IIA’s relevant International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and related Implementation Guidance.
  • Identify critical thinking fallacies and biases.
  • Discover how critical thinking is used during engagement risk assessments.
  • Apply critical thinking while interviewing during audit engagements.

Other Date:

  • May 21, 23 from 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
  • July 31 and August 2 from 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Oct 29 and 30 from 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

HIGHLIGHTS

This course provides hands on, practical application of critical thinking skills, in context to daily activities of an internal auditor.

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

PRICING

$839.00 - Member

$1,039.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on December 3 at 12:00 AM.

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