ACC 650Assurance and Governance
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Accounting
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 5 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course considers the role of risk in the context of assurance and the client's risk management process and addresses the impact of risk on an assurance provider's professional practice.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3302 | 0 / 50 | MW 09:00–10:20 |
| LEC 002 | 3303 | 0 / 50 | MW 11:00–12:20 |
| LEC 003 | 3304 | 0 / 50 | MW 12:30–13:50 |
| LEC 004 | 3358 | 0 / 50 | MW 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 005 | 3579 | 0 / 50 | MW 14:30–15:50 |
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In our year, the lectures were mostly designed and organized by Bradley "PomPom". He was clear, very academic, and explains really well. He works hard and tries his best to make sure everything is fair. We often see him updating stuff at midnight and his feedback documents were amazingly detailed. Brad shows mercy to his students and curves the grades, despite it being not too bad in the first place. Compared to Berberich, I honestly thought we were lucky to have Brad who was excellent in every way in terms of teaching, and caring for his students. This course was not hard, yet you learn incredible amounts of FR and Assurance standards and case applications. It perfectly integrates with…
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7 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ACC 650, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
Need Tips of Taking Notes for MAcc 7 points, 8 comments
“I'm not good at taking notes. I just wrote down most things prof said during class as my note - it's neither organized or helpful for my study. …”
u/OccasionalRedditor7: “Exactly which course would you be talking about? Every course has a different way of making notes. For 607, for example, you shouldn't need to make notes as it is highly technical and you should have …”
u/OccasionalRedditor7: “… &x200B; ACC650- As a tax writer, I treated this course as an audit refresher. My notes were just summary notes that the profs gave. …”
Fall 2023
Seeking Recommendations for MAcc Course Selection 1 point, 4 comments
u/EnergyBubblePop: “… Specifically, I'd like to know which two CPA-Elective Courses out of ACC 607, ACC 650, ACC 685, and ACC 690 are considered the easiest? Additionally, I'm interested in hearing about the three easiest MAcc-Elective Courses. …”
Seeking Recommendations for MAcc Course Selection 1 point, 0 comments
u/EnergyBubblePop: “… Specifically, I'd like to know which two CPA-Elective Courses out of ACC 607, ACC 650, ACC 685, and ACC 690 are considered the easiest? Additionally, I'm interested in hearing about the three easiest MAcc-Elective Courses. …”
Winter 2022
[deleted by user] 7 points, 6 comments
u/scramblemashed: “Some reassurances from a recent grad: - I found Winter MAcc extremely overwhelming with the amount of content + case learning. I felt stressed all the time. …”
u/scramblemashed: “I was freaking about ACC650 and felt like I was really struggling. I went to office hours and ended up breaking down in front of the prof and other students bc I was just so stressed out. …”
Fall 2017
PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments
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u/UWCourseLinker: “… Audit Techniques ACC 627 - Business Process Enablement and Project Management ACC 650 - Assurance and Governance ACC 652 - Forensic Accounting ACC 662 - Tax Policy ACC 680 - Performance Measurement and Control systems for Implementing Strategy ACC 681 - Understanding and …”
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u/UWCourseLinker: “… Audit Techniques ACC 627 - Business Process Enablement and Project Management ACC 650 - Assurance and Governance ACC 652 - Forensic Accounting ACC 662 - Tax Policy ACC 680 - Performance Measurement and Control systems for Implementing Strategy ACC 681 - Understanding and …”
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