This course examines economic indicators, fraud risks, corporate governance, and financial analysis, teaching students to identify and address fraud.

In order to understand a business, a property or a transaction one has to understand the risk of fraudulent activity. The course aims to help the students to better understand fraudulent activity across a variety of business functions or in market transactions.

At the end of this module, you will:

• Develop and acquire knowledge and abilities regarding: Corporate governance, Data Manipulation and Fraud, Creative accounting;
• analyze the regulatory environment;
• develop knowledge on how to identify Fraud and how to response or to prevent Fraud;
• develop the ability of identifying Fraud Schemes;
• develop financial analysis and valuation knowledge to recognize Financial Statement Misrepresentation.

ECTS: 6