Five New CPA Pathway Courses
Five new courses are being introduced to expand learning opportunities and reflect emerging trends in the field. Designed to complement the program’s existing offerings, these courses provide students with advanced knowledge and practical skills in key areas. With a focus on real-world applications and industry relevance, the new additions aim to better prepare graduate students for evolving challenges and career pathways in accounting.
This course considers the role of risk in the context of assurance and the client's risk management process and addresses the impact of risk on an assurance provider's professional practice using case studies. By the end of this course students will be able to assess the assurance needs of relevant stakeholders; identify risks in a variety of assurance contexts; describe appropriate procedures and other responses to the assessed risk; and integrate their knowledge of assurance, financial reporting, and governance standards to analyze and conclude on issues impacting assurance engagements over various subject matters.
This course emphasizes financial and non-financial reporting standards and their application through the use of scenarios and case studies. By the end of this course, students will be able to assess the appropriateness of the reporting framework used to prepare financial and non-financial information; apply financial reporting standards such as ASPE and IFRS to analyze and measure routine and non-routine transactions at varying levels of complexity; and analyze the impact of non-financial metrics on organizational performance and relevant stakeholders.
This course will develop the students' skills in identifying and addressing advanced personal and corporate tax issues, using integrated case studies. By the end of the course, students will be able to explain and calculate the various components of personal and corporate income tax payable; measure the impact of personal and corporate tax planning opportunities; and explain appropriate tax treatment for GST.
This course reviews and integrates value creation, management accounting, finance, and various other theories and analytical approaches to provide insight into the problems facing management and executives using cases designed to expose students to real world situations requiring qualitative and quantitative analysis. By the end of this course students will be able to identify and analyze strategic, operational, and/or financing issues faced by decision-makers and alternative solutions to address those issues by applying appropriate quantitative and qualitative analysis to support conclusion and recommended actions.
This course will enhance students’ technical and communication skills through the application and integration of their knowledge in a variety of cases, and will include advanced topics in Management Decision Making, Strategy & Governance and Finance. By the end of this course, students will be able to assess the impact of ethical decisions and governance practices on organizational performance, the risks associated with non-compliance with standards, laws, and regulations, a company’s financial risks and financial health, the feasibility of capital projects and appropriate financing alternatives, and value creation through an analysis of cost management, governance and controls, systems and strategy.