- Course Instructions
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How to Use this Course
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Disclaimer
- Controls
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Viewing Control Information
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Downloading Control Information
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List Views
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Commenting Functionality
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Controls Knowledge Check
- WorkStream
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Viewing Existing PBC Projects
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Task Workflow
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Creating a Control-Based Project
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Creating a Standalone Project
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Project Configuration
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WorkStream Knowledge Check
- Course Assessment
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External Audit Course Assessment
- Course Wrap-Up
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Learning Objectives Review
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Feedback for this Course
- Course Completion
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External Audit Course Complete!
External Audit Training
Learn the fundamentals of the AuditBoard platform to perform duties as an External Auditor. Eligible for CPE credit.
External Audit Training Course
This QAS Self Study course is eligible for CPE Credits
1.0 CPE Credits in Computer Software & Applications
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
No advanced preparation required
Course Description:
Learn how to engage with the AuditBoard platform to perform audit tasks as an External Auditor. The focus will be on the Controls and WorkStream modules, as well as relevant features within these modules.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, an AuditBoard user will be able to:
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- Identify features of the Control Page, including testing and issue status
- Indicate where control information is downloaded in the Control module
- Recall commonly used list views in the Controls module
- Recall how to export data in the list view
- Identify features of the commenting functionality
- Identify key components in a WorkStream task page
- Recognize the task status workflow in WorkStream
- Indicate where different WorkStream projects are launched
- Differentiate between a Standalone and a Control-Based project
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for users who are External Auditors and need to know how to perform audit activities within the AuditBoard platform.
Approximate Duration:
1 hour
Course Policies
Review the policies that govern this course
Last Updated: 03/22/2023
AuditBoard is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Certification Course Policies
Account Information & Record Retention
AuditBoard’s record retention policy is 5 years. For all CPE courses offered, we will retain the following documents:
- Records of participation
- Number of CPE credits earned by participants
- Results of program evaluations
- Program descriptive materials (course announcement information)
- Program materials
- Evidence that the program materials were developed and reviewed by qualified parties
- How CPE credits were determined
- For Group Live Programs, we will maintain: program outline, agenda, and speaker notes or other documentation that evidences the element of engagement related to course content during each credit of CPE planned for the group live program
AuditBoard will retain the following information for each participant who successfully completes CPE credits as "Records of Participation":
- CPE program sponsor name and contact information
- Participant’s name
- Course title
- Course field of study
- Date offered or completed
- If applicable, location
- Type of instruction and delivery method used
- Amount of CPE credit recommended
- Verification by CPE program sponsor representative
- Sponsor identification number or registration number, if required by the state boards
- NASBA time statement stating that CPE credits have been granted on a 50-minute hour
- Any other statements required by boards of accountancy
- Author/instructor, author/developer and reviewer names and credentials. For the CPA and tax attorney acting as an author/instructor, author/developer and reviewer for accounting, auditing or tax program(s), the state of licensure, license number and status of license should be maintained. For the enrolled agent acting in such capacity for tax program(s), information regarding the enrolled agent number should be maintained.
Additionally, we will provide the participant with the information above in the form of a certificate as soon as possible, but no more than 60 days from learning completion.
Course records will be kept for a minimum of 5 years. They can be removed at your request.
Course Assessment Eligibility for Credit
Participants must successfully complete the course assessment within 1 year of purchase to be eligible for CPE credit. The course will no longer appear as "registered" for a user after that year has expired.
Course Cancellation
AuditBoard reserves the right to substitute speakers or cancel a ‘group internet’ (webinar) or ‘group live’ (Audit Leader Forum) activity in the case of unexpected facilitator availability. In the event that AuditBoard must cancel a webinar, we will notify registered participants as soon as possible via email. Depending on the topic and facilitator availability, webinars will be rescheduled at the discretion of AuditBoard.
If any self-paced course is removed from the course catalog, you will be able to continue your progress (with the exception of webinars courses dependent on live events). We will only remove a course once there are no longer active users utilizing it.
Course Updates
Self-Paced courses are revised as soon as possible in regard to any updates, changes, or new features added to AuditBoard software or changes to relative codes, laws, rulings, decisions, interpretations, etc. and are reviewed once a year regardless of any changes by appropriate reviewers. The latest revision date for the course is listed on the course detail page.
Refunds
We currently do not charge a fee for attending AuditBoard programs, therefore there are no refunds.
Comments, Concerns, Records Requests, or Other Matters
Please feel free to reach out to us at training@auditboard.com
for more information regarding administrative policies such as concerns and refunds.