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Lecture 101

	The Audit of Automated Applications Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 101 Number of CPEs: 2
Lecture 101 Description	This lecture is designed as a general introduction to auditing an automated application. It assumes that the practitioner is generally familiar with basic system terminology; the lecture is geared to the generally knowledgeable professional who is approaching her first audit of an automated client application. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 102

	Electronic Data Interchange-The Non-Repudiation Problem Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 102 Number of CPEs: 2
Lecture 102 Description	This lecture focuses on one of the most important topics in Electronic Data Interchange, the problem of repudiation--how do we control the tendency of electronic trading partners to disavow having ever received or sent an electronic message? No EDI system can be effective and efficient without addressing the repudiation issue; this lecture is useful to anyone who may be called upon to advise on EDI issues. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 103

	A Primer on Embezzlement Lecture Price: $20. Lecture Number:   CPENet 103 Number of CPEs: 2
Lecture Description	This lecture provides insight into the unique investigative challenges provided by the crime of embezzlement; knowing when and if an embezzlement has taken place is as important to proving criminal intent as knowing the identity of the perpetrator. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 104

	A Primer on Negotiation-How to Win Every Time Lecture Price: $25.00. Lecture Number:   CPENet 104 Number of CPEs: 3
Lecture Description	This is a lecture designed to help the professional cope with the negotiating and bargaining process; a process anyone who is successful must master if s/he is to progress in their career. The lecture provides an in-depth look at the negotiating process and introduces techniques to help the practitioner identify what his or her position should be in any negotiation and how to maximize that position given varying environmental and psychological conditions. The lecture is particularly effective in the techniques it presents to help the practitioner size up and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the negotiating opponent. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 105

	Understanding Pension Plans & Insurance Lecture Price: $25.00. Lecture Number:   CPENet 104 Number of CPEs: 3
Lecture Description	This is an intermediate level lecture on pension plans and insurance for the student who wants a refresher on the various types of plans and types of coverage. The advantages and disadvantages of the various types of insurance coverage and pension plans are covered in a lively and straight forward manner with a minimum of jargon. One of our students says the lecture gave her the foundation she needed to explain these complexities to her less knowledgeable clients in words they could understand. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 106

	Occupational Crime: What is It & How It Works Lecture Price: $25.00. Lecture Number:   CPENet 106 Number of CPEs: 3
Lecture Description	This is an introductory lecture to present the basics of occupational crime. How are certain types of offenses linked to the profession of the perpetrator? From fraudulent medical claims to the looting of client accounts by lawyers and accountants, certain professions are linked to certain types of crimes. This lecture was developed by a Certified Fraud Examiner with over twenty years experience in the investigation and prosecution of occupational crime. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 107

	Tax Planning & Business Startups Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number: CPENet 107 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This is an intermediate lecture on tax planning for business startups. We have all had clients who come to us for analysis of tax issues involved in starting or expanding a business. Topics include guidance in the selection of the right business form, i.e., corporation, S-corporation, single proprietor, partnership, etc., tax implications in methods of financing; the basis of accounting; methods of accounting; tax implications of the employee compensation plans and much more. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 108 

	Password Planning & Implementation Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 108 Number of CPE's: 3
Product Description	Password protection of your client's or employer's network or mini-computer based applications is vital yet somewhat complex so its not surprising how few practitioners feel comfortable advising their clients about the effective use of system passwords. This short lecture lays out the fundamentals of password protection for the practitioner who wants to understand the security issues involved. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 109

	Dealing with Your Troubled Employees Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number: CPENet 109 Number of CPEs: 3
Product Description	Every manager will be faced during the course of her career with the challenge of dealing with the disturbed or troubled employee. Whether the problem is as mild as tardiness or as serious as drug or alcohol addiction, the people skills of today's manager are being called to the fore more and more in an era of downsizing and staff cutbacks. Knowing how to defuse a potentially explosive situation is half the battle; but so is knowing when you can help and when you need outside, professional assistance. This course provides excellent advise on how to steer a safe course through some very difficult waters. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 110

	Successful Interviewing for Investigators Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number: CPENet 110 Number of CPEs: 3
Lecture Description	Any experienced Fraud Examiner will tell you that interviewing skills can make or break a case. Knowing how to approach the investigative target in an interview situation will lay the foundation for all that follows in a successful prosecution. Proven interrogation and interviewing approaches developed by a seasoned Fraud Examiner are what this lecture presents. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer ten questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 111

	Understanding Medicare Cost Reimbursement Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number: CPENet 111 Number of CPE's: 3
Product Description	This lecture is designed as an introduction to the complex area of Medicare cost reimbursement. Financial professionals are being called upon by an increasing number of health care related clients (HMO's, nursing homes, home health agencies) who need sound advise on the ins and outs of Medicare billing and reimbursement. This lecture will help the CPA, CIA or CMA practitioner advise his or her clients knowledgably about a practice area which is one of the fastest growing in the country. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer ten questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 112

	Risk Assessment & the Fraud Examiner Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number: CPENet 112 Number of CPE's: 3
Product Description	This lecture focuses on the concept of risk from the investigator's point of view. The lecture presents risk from the perspective of an examiner speaking directly to data center management and should be of help to any professional who is trying to convey to management the concept of information management/reviewer partnership within the control process. A number of data center managers have commended the author of this lecture for her clear and concise presentation of the issues surrounding data center risk assessment and the audit/review process. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer five questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 113

	White Collar Crime - The Basics Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 113 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This is one of the best introductions to white collar crime we've ever seen. White collar crime is an extremely varied subset of occupational crime and, as anyone who has followed the Enron and WorldCom cases knows, has many unique complexities and pitfalls for the inexperienced examiner. This introduction gets you into the mind and motivation of the the white collar criminal but moves quickly beyond the basics to issues related to investigation and prosecution of the most typical criminal exploits perpetrated by these wayward professionals. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 114

	Concurrent Systems Development Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 114 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This is one of the best introductions to white collar crime we've ever seen. White collar crime is an extremely varied subset of occupational crime and, as anyone who has followed the Enron and WorldCom cases knows, has many unique complexities and pitfalls for the inexperienced examiner. This introduction gets you into the mind and motivation of the the white collar criminal but moves quickly beyond the basics to issues related to investigation and prosecution of the most typical criminal exploits perpetrated by these wayward professionals. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 115

	Security of Electronic Data Interchange Transactions Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 115 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This is a companion lecture to our popular "Electronic Data Interchange - The Non-Repudiation Problem". This entire lecture deals with the most important security issues surrounding EDI and is a good introduction to the International Standard ISO 7498/2 on security in open systems. The various types of threats to be expected in the EDI environment are covered in detail and the author additionally covers the issues of interchange security, system security design goals, threats and security tools. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 116

	Fraud Prevention Programs Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 116 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	In the wake of Enron, WorldCom and a host of others, the issue of corporate governance and fraud prevention have leapt to the fore. Companies who adopt fraud prevention on a formal basis and implement all the associated best practice tools will be in a position to reap the benefits in investor and market confidence. Appropriate fraud prevention is based on the actions of the board, of the audit committee of the board and of the entire corporate management team. This lecture presents an approach to developing the type of best of breed program to make your client or employer stand out. Emphasizes the role of fraud examiners, auditors and board oversight committees. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 117

	Why People Commit Crimes Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 117 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	During the decade of the nineties much pioneering work was done by academics and fraud examination practitioners on the issue of why people commit crimes and why certain categories of people are more prone to certain types of crime than others. This lecture summarizes that pioneering work by providing a readable, easily understood exposition of all the most critical issues in understanding why it is that people commit crimes. The lecture also presents approaches to crime prevention and detection. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 118

	The Financial Side of Local Area Networks Lecture Price: $40.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 118 Number of CPE's: 4
Lecture Description	This lecture introduces the financial side of the major connectivity solutions available to businesses and then presents the integration of network and LAN planning into the general planning model of a business with an emphasis on estimating LAN costs. The course then presents the major financial considerations in planning for a LAN and ends with a model for managing the vendor Request for Proposal (RFP) process as regards networks and LANs. 240 minutes of self study plus 15 minutes to answer 10 objective questions for a total of 255 minutes.
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Lecture 119

	The Security of Local Area Networks Lecture Price: $40.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 119 Number of CPE's: 4
Lecture Description	This lecture treats of LAN and network security, an issue that today's auditors and systems professionals cannot ignore. Clients are installing more and more complex networks and are becoming increasingly dependent upon them. As the trend to connectivity accelerates, your clients will be looking to you as a partner in the audit, control, installation and maintenance of network security. This course will prepare you to discuss network security issues knowledgeably with clients, software vendors and network consultants. 240 minutes of self study plus 15 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 255 minutes.
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Lecture 120

	The Audit & Control of Financial Accounting Systems Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 120 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This lecture covers in detail the evaluation of controls over the automated accounting system and its associated operating environment. The lecture focuses heavily on the systems development process and the role of the Information Systems Auditor in that process. This lecture would be extremely useful to the professional whose client is developing automated financial systems in a mainframe or mini-computer environment and whose client is turning to the professional for guidance not only about applications controls but also for counseling on controlling the whole event-set of modern systems development. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 121

	The Federal Taxation of Corporations Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 121 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	This lecture covers the basic issues in the taxation of the corporation as but one type of business entity. The lecture employs numerous examples to demonstrate the mechanics of corporate taxation and to distinguish those mechanics from issues involved in the taxation of other taxable entities, i.e., sole proprietorships, S corporations, partnerships, etc. This is a clear and concise overview of the main issues in corporate taxation for the practitioner looking for a refresher or for the beginner who wises to understand the main issues confronting her in corporate taxation. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 122

	Bribery & Corruption Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 122 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	Every forensic accountant and fraud examiner must be thoroughly familiar with the mechanics of this near universal crime. Bribery has been called an essential for effective operation in some business cultures and every examiner must be prepared to deal with it as a component of numerous schemes and financial manipulations. This lecture, by a seasoned fraud examiner, provides insights into the identification of situations where bribery is present and how its presence can influence nearly every aspect of an on-going investigation or prosecution. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 123

	The Performance Evaluation of Professional Employees Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 123 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	Performance evaluations are something we all have to do, although most of us would admit that they are not something we very much enjoy. The problem becomes even more complicated when the person we are evaluating is a peer, a fellow professional we have to somehow evaluate. We developed this lecture in response to a request from a member of our editorial board who was recently promoted into a position where she has to evaluate fellow CPA's; she reports the course was a real help. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 124

	Accounts Payable Fraud & the Financial Statements Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 123 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	It has been said that a thorough understanding of how fraud reveals itself through the financial statements is absolutely critical to the Fraud Examiners work. This two credit lecture explains how to identify the signs of fraud in the financial statements and then makes those tools come alive through their application to accounts payable fraud. This lecture is good training for any financial practitioner who might be confronted with either general ledger or payables fraud in the course of his/her career. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 5 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 125

	The Fraud Examiners Role in Network Security Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 125 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	All of your client companies operating networks should have a complete, up-to-date security policy to protect themselves and their users from intruders and from other perpetrators of irregularities. The Fraud Examiner is in a unique position to consult with client companies on how best to address security threats which may have a criminal component. This lecture will prepare you to effectively consult with your client on the criminal aspects of shaping a network security policy. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 126

	The Fraud Examiner & Systems Development Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 126 Number of CPE's: 3
Lecture Description	To be effective in today's fast paced environment and to build the kind of consultancy practice that makes the fraud examiner function truly value added for management, the examiner must play a role in the organization's systems development effort. The difficulty is that many examiners are uncomfortable with contributing to the systems development effort because they feel it compromises their independence. This lecture addresses the principal components of the systems development process from the examiner's point of view and provides guidance as to how the examiner can make a value added contribution without in any way compromising independence. 180 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 190 minutes.
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Lecture 127

	Developing an Effective E-Mail Security Policy Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 127 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	Corporate e-mail systems are so pervasive that there is a temptation to take them for granted; and yet the security and privacy issues surrounding such systems are surprisingly complex. An uncontrolled system can lead to costly lawsuits by employees and by those they send unwanted content. Corporations have collectively spent millions to settle sexual harassment and other types of actions as a result of improper use of e-mail by employees. An equal amount of financial damage is caused by mailings that bring down whole servers, effectively making host LAN unavailable for hours and sometimes days. This lecture presents everything you need to look like a hero to your boss by proposing and implementing a security policy to control your company's ever growing volume of e-mail. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 128

	Understanding Elder Fraud Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 128 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	Frauds targeting the elderly constitute the majority of frauds committed by telemarketers and home improvement scammers. Such frauds have become so common and the amounts of money stolen so great that a number of fraud examiners have devoted their entire practices to coping with it. This lecture was written by one such examiner who presents a full outline of the problem while providing valuable advice to other examiners whose practices will be touched by this saddest of all type of frauds. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 129

	Controlling Stock Fraud Lecture Price: $25.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 129 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	Every year tens of thousands of Americans are defrauded by stock related swindles that don't need to happen. Your clients need to know how to protect themselves and this lecture will help you give them the advice to do just that. The lecture examines several of the most common scams targeting individual investors and provides guidance on how not be victimized. As the lecture makes plain, some of the worst offenders are brokers working for otherwise reputable brokerage houses. Changes are every practicing fraud examiner will eventually be involved in such a case. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 130

	Telemarketing & Internet Fraud Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 130 Number of CPE's: 2
Lecture Description	Who hasn't just set down to dinner only to be interrupted by a telemarketer. Everyone's e-mail in box is crammed daily with dozens of unsolicited offers from people and organizations you've never heard off pushing products you probably don't want. This deluge of marketing communication has proven a useful tool to fraudsters of every kind. The good news is their scams are usually just old wine in new bottles...all the scams that once were peddled to victims on a one-on-one basis are now broadcast to thousands in a few seconds. But internet and telephone fraud is different in a number of important particulars and its those differences on which this lecture focuses. Written by a seasoned law enforcement officer, this lecture lays the groundwork for a solid understanding of the use of both of these technologies by fraudsters. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 131

	Identity Theft - The Growing Menace Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 131 Number of CPE's: 4
Lecture Description	Think it can't happen to you...guess again. As this lecture demonstrates, identity theft is one of the fastest growing frauds around. And its not just the elderly who are targets. Any one who loses her wallet or is careless with the way she handles credit card and bill receipts can quickly become a victim. The fraudsters who perpetrate this scam can use your identity not only to steal money but to have you take the wrap for a whole host of other type crimes they have the imagination and audacity to commit. Protect yourself and learn what you need to know to deal with this rapidly expanding growing problem. 120 minutes of self study plus 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a total of 130 minutes.
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Lecture 132

	Red Flags of Business Failure Lecture Price: $20.00 Lecture Number:   CPENet 132 Number of CPE's: 3