Utica College - Economic Crime Investigations

Just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with this program. I am very interested in this subject area and would like to know if anyone knows of any similar program, or have taken courses in this program.
Thank you.

 

You may want to consider earning an industry certification:

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners often adverstises this program on their website and in their newsletter.

I am doing similar work now as an Inspector General. So, I joined the ACFE and earned the CFE designation. The organization offers a wealth of professional information and provides it's own courses. Even as a non-member, you can find a lot of articles and practical information.

Another good place to find economic crime related courses is the The Institute of Internal Auditors . You can earn the Certified Internal Auditor certfication, as well as some IT related auditor designations.

I also noticed that American Military University has some fraud related courses under it's Security Management program.

A final note is that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 called for more requirements from auditors and CEOs (more checks and balances, whistleblower protection, fraud hotlines, etc). This act was in response to the accounting scandals of 2002. The ACFE, IIA, and the Amercian Institute of CPAs are on the cutting edge because they are developing the skills and methods needed by publicly traded companies to meet these new requirements.

I hope this helps.

 

Rick B:

I'm planning on doing the CFE exam. Can you tell me how you studied for this? Was the fraud examiners manual all you needed? Did you bite for their rather expensive self study course? How much study time do you figure is required to do well on this exam?

Any input would be appreciated.

 

Friartuck

I opted for the Prep Course. As a member, you can pay for the course in monthly installments. I took my time and passed the test after about ten months of studying.

My study regimen was to go through 50 questions at a time then 125 questions at a time until I could achieve an 85-90% in each area.

I also printed portions of the Fraud Examiners Manual to read and study.

Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. I felt confident in the Law and Investigations sections, but weak in the Financial and Criminology sections.

I would recommend that you buy the prep course. Very few people enter this program balanced in all four areas of the exam. Most are coming in as accountants, auditors, paralegals or law enforcement. So, their strengths are lopsided in one of the four study areas.

If you want more input, send me a PM or email. I would be happy to assist.

NJHandygirl - sorry to go a little off topic.

 

Thanks for the advice Rick B. I appreciate the input. I'll probably end up going with the prep course because I 'd need to get up to speed in a couple of areas.

Sorry to hijack your thread a bit NJHandygirl.

 

No problem, Rick
Actually the information is helpful because even though I am just beginning in this field of study, I would eventually like to achieve the CFE qualification.

However, it would be nice to know if anyone has heard of this program

Thanks for the input!
Suzanne