Course information

CA courses

 Required courses

• ACCT 651 Perf. Measurement & Reporting 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: Entities measure and report on their performance. Divisional financial statements, balanced scorecard reporting, general-purpose financial statements, components of the management discussion and analysis in the annual report, generally accepted accounting principles.

  Offered by: Management

  • Restriction: Entry to Program. Open only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the academic year
• ACCT 655 Assurance 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: The role of the attest auditor. The topics covered include professional practice environment, engagement management, internal control, audit evidence, testing, reporting and general coverage of the professional services. Detailed study of the CICA Auditing recommendations, exposure drafts and guidelines. Research studies and current literature will be reviewed.

  Offered by: Management

  • Restriction: Entry to Program. Open only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy.

  • Terms
    • Fall 2012
  • Instructors
    • Ralph Cecere, David Nayer
• ACCT 657 Governance and Control 4 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: Governance structures including internal control systems and how they relate to corporate strategy and the role of information systems within an engagement context.

  Offered by: Management

  • Restriction: Entry to Program. Open only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the academic year
• ACCT 659 Bus. Analysis & Communications 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: Written and oral business communication techniques to inform and persuade others.

  Offered by: Management

  • Corequisite: ACCT 651 or ACCT 651D1/D2 or ACCT 657 or ACCT 657D1/D2

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the academic year
• ACCT 660D1 Internship 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: Experiential on-the-job learning, focusing on pervasive qualities and skills relating to three categories of ethical behaviour and professionalism, personal attributes and skills pertaining to the creation, analysis, communication, evaluation and synthesis of information and ideas.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: ACCT 651, ACCT 657, ACCT 659
  • Restriction: Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy students only
  • Note: This course is graded as pass or fail.
  • Students must register for both ACCT 660D1 and ACCT 660D2
  • No credit will be given for this course unless both ACCT 660D1 and ACCT 660D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • Terms
    • Fall 2012
  • Instructors
    • Larry Goldsman, Matthew Goldsmith
  & ACCT 660D2 OR
• ACCT 661D1 Practicum 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: The course will provide students with simulated work experience via a series of case based studies in the field of accounting and auditing or an independent study. The course will focus on pervasive qualities and skills relating to ethical behaviour, personal attributes (such as leadership and self managing) and problem solving and decision making skills.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: ACCT 651, ACCT 657, ACCT 659
  • Restriction: Restricted to students in the Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy
  • Students must register for both ACCT 661D1 and ACCT 661D2
  • No credit will be given for this course unless both ACCT 661D1 and ACCT 661D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
  • Permission from the CA Program director is needed to register for this course. Must not have taken ACCT 660D1/D2 previously or concurrently for credit towards program.

  • Terms
    • Fall 2012
  • Instructors
    • Jessica Nagy, Julia Scott, Erica Pimentel
  & ACCT 661D2
• ACCT 683 Tax Planning & Decision Making 3 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: The theory, techniques and considerations in taxation will be analyzed in a situational context. Tax planning is addressed integrating personal and corporate taxation issues. Topics such as sale of a business, rollovers and personal tax planning will be addressed.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: ACCT 385 and ACCT 462.
  • Note: Has to be taken in the last year of the program.

  • Terms
    • Fall 2012
  • Instructors
    • Erica Pimentel, Erica Pimentel, Julia Scott, Diana R Discepola
• ACCT 685 Engagement Management 4 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: The theoretical basis of current Canadian auditing practice. Current Canadian and International recommendations, exposure drafts, guidelines, research studies, principles and conventions, and current literature will be used to develop an understanding of the theory and to develop the ability to apply this theory in practical situations. Current issues in auditing practice will be discussed.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: ACCT 655 and ACCT 659

  • Terms
    • Winter 2013
  • Instructors
    • Philippe Levy
• ACCT 689 Bus Advisory Services-Cases 4 Credits

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: Through the use of the case method, this course examines the processes and considerations used in the business advisory services area of professional practice. Complex scenarios integrate topics in financial accounting, auditing, managerial accounting, taxation and finance. Central themes such as mergers and acquisitions, litigation support, financing are addressed.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisite: completion of the other eight program courses.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the academic year

Optional course

• ACCT 699 U.F.E. Prep Seminar

  Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

  
  

  Accounting: This course consists of lectures and case writing relating to performance management, assurance, organizational effectiveness, information technology and finance. The cases emphasizes the application of theory to practical situations.

  Offered by: Management

  • Prerequisites: ACCT 651, ACCT 655, ACCT 657, ACCT 659, ACCT 679, ACCT 681, ACCT 683, ACCT 685.
  • Corequisite: ACCT 689.
  • A fee of $2,000.00 is charged to all students enrolled in this non-credit course to cover the cost of case preparation, individualized debriefing sessions and a variety of seminars to deal with topics ranging from proper studying to technical refreshers on new standards.

  • Terms
    • This course is not scheduled for the academic year
  • Instructors
    • There are no professors associated with this course for the academic year