The course on Internal Controls focuses on defenses against fraud, specifically on the internal mechanism in place to prevent employer and employee fraud before it can start. The Sarbanes Oxley Act is discussed. You'll also learn the COSO framework, and general internal control theory. This class meets in the evenings, on Tuesday and Thursday, and is $600.
Fraud Examination: Detecting Misappropriation covers how to report fraudulent financial activity, corruption, and misappropriation of assets. This class will teach you about all the different scams and schemes that are out there. Various case studies are used. The class is $600, and meets in the evening.
Fraudulent Financial Reporting course is designed to show you how various fraudsters will embellish their financial reports, and the method of detecting the fraud. The class meets in the evening, and is $600.
Government Fraud is a course designed to look at forensic accounting and fraud in the government, whether you're investigating abuse of power, corruption of public officials, abuse of power and fraudulent financial reporting. This class is $600, and meets in the evenings.
Criminal Investigative Techniques looks at financial fraud and forensic accounting techniques used by federal agents, offices of the inspector general and other law enforcement officers in detecting fraud. In particular, you'll see how evidence is collected, how suspects are interviewed in forensic accounting investigations, how public records are scrutinized and the data extracted, and the discovery processes in court proceedings. This is a $600 course offered in the evenings.
The courses that Georgetown offers include Principles of Forensic Accounting Examination, Advanced Forensic Techniques, Internal Controls, Fraud Examination, Fraudulent Financial reporting, Fraud in the Government and Criminal Investigation Techniques.
Forensic Linguistics
George Washington University offers a 400-level course in Forensic Linguistics, looking particularly at the language of consensual searches, interrogations and confessions. You'll also study so-called "language crimes," that is, solicitation, conspiracy, bribery, plagiarism, threats and perjury. The history and status of forensic linguistic testimony is also addressed, and how best to inform judges, juries and attorneys on the language constructs behind various forms of testimony.