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AFM 451Audit Strategy

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Accounting and Financial Management

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An examination of elements of audit strategy and their interrelationships, including financial assertions, types and sources of audit assurance, and evidence-gathering procedures within a framework of professional judgment.

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Reviewed on UW Flow

33% liked it44% easy70% useful

From 39 ratings and 12 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Recall that Ascendence College is a semi-autonomous college...

    Jul 2026 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Didn't learn a whole lot, pretty bad introduction to audit. Midterm average was low (around 65?) but assignments and group work is not overly difficult to get a good mark on.

    Aug 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Quite a of assignments and other evaluations, the prof is decent pretty fun in class but a hard marker, difficult to get a good mark

    Jul 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Fantastic course, taught very well by Amit Mehta. His teaching style is very engaging and he is a fair prof. A lot of the other reviews are outdated. I had no prior audit experience (beside an intro audit course) and the course was a breeze. Requires a bit of weekly work, but if you skim the slides and attend the lectures, it will prepare you for all assignments/projects/examinations. Barely read the textbook, only to assist with assignments and prep for quizzes. Participation marking is lenient, say one thing per class or be there for the in-class activity for full marks. Had weekly quizzes, a couple of minor assignments and a group presentation, midterm, no final exam: replaced with large…

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  • Love the course. Difficult to get the great marks.

    Mar 2013 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

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Fall 2024

Fall 2023

Spring 2022

FARM vs MATH/CPA 2 points, 7 comments

“Hey everyone, &x200B; I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into both FARM and Math/CPA and have been very grateful for it:) Nevertheless, I am VERY struggling to choose between these two and …”

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Fall 2017

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u/UWCourseLinker: “… Risk Management for Global Organizations AFM 444 - Intermediate Business Analytics AFM 451 - Audit Strategy AFM 452 - Comprehensive/Operational Auditing AFM 461 - Taxation 2 AFM 462 - Taxation 3 - Tax Planning Topics AFM 463 - Introduction to U.S. …”

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