This case can focus on generative AI and Alteryx as technologies, but the primary focus is the critical thinking involved in thinking about fraudulent data. In Part 1, students take on the role of the client and generate a fake data set. In Part 2, students are asked to design audit tests to determi...

Knowing how to work with AI Large Langauge Models( LLMs), called prompt engineering, has become an important emerging technological skill. At its core, prompt engineering is about harnessing the power of language models to perform specific tasks by providing them with clear, concise and effective in...

Students are asked to perform a cutoff analysis of Needles, Inc. using the DataSnipper technology. Cutoff tests are used in an audit to test management’s assertion that recorded transactions occurred during that period and provides evidence of the accuracy and completeness of a company’s financial s...

In this case, students will use the DataSnipper technology to help them review expense reimbursement receipts for an IT Consulting firm. Students are asked to review the legitimacy of each expense and to review compliance with established company policies and procedures.

Suitable courses: Account...

The Process Mining Event Log Generator (PMELG) tool is a macro-enabled Excel workbook that generates data for the order-to-cash process for use in process mining applications. Process mining uses event logs from an organization's database systems to deeply analyze a process. The PMELG tool allows yo...

This case is Part 2 of a case series that provides an opportunity for students to explore XBRL data from the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. This case provides an opportunity for students to explore Inline XBRL data from the...

This application scenario asks students to assume the role of an auditor and use their professional judgment to perform a fraud risk assessment as part of the audit planning process for Jameson Family Farms, a family-owned business that grows and sells peanuts. As a result of the assessment, student...

This application scenario asks students to assume the role of an auditor and use their professional judgment to perform a fraud risk assessment as part of the audit planning process for Jameson Family Farms, a family-owned business that grows and sells peanuts. As a result of the assessment, student...

Advances in database systems, data visualization and the understanding of business processes have come together to create an exciting and powerful way for organizations to gain a deep understanding of their data with a technique called process mining. Process mining uses event logs from an organizat...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...

EY has developed a leading-class analytics platform, EY Helix, for use by its Assurance practice to leverage analytics techniques and technologies to bring more improvements and quality to each audit. EY Helix is a proprietary tool and not available for the classroom. However, the EYARC has develope...