AF2S537 - Financial Crime Investigation 09 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | AF2S537 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Financial Crime Investigation | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Accounting and Finance | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Accounting and Finance | ||
| Module Leader: | Karen Counsell | ||
| Module Team: | Jared Davies | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100105 - accounting | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 09 Mar 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To provide the knowledge of tools and techniques associated with financial crime investigation.
To provide a legal context and process within which such investigations are conducted.
Content Summary
To provide the student with an overall context within which to investigate financial crime. Students will be able to engage with the legal material within a simulated context allowing them to use forensic tools to recover data, to consider the material revealed by such techniques within the context of the financial professional. Students will engage with substantive legal areas such as fraud, piracy, money laundering, terrorism and bribery in order. Students will undertake these areas while also keeping in mind evidentiary legal issues which regulate investigation in this area
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 24 |
| Tutorial | 22 |
| Independent Study | 96 |
| Directed Study | 56 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Apply different solutions to a range of financial crime issues within a computer forensics context. |
| LO2 | Apply relevant legal issues to financial crime investigation |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Assessment (CW) | Practical Coursework 2 | A transactional simulation which recreates a financial based case scenario. | 0 | 3000 | 60 | No | 40 |
| Practical Assessment (CW) | Practical Coursework 1 | A written report based on evidential retrieval | 0 | 2000 | 40 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Practical Coursework 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Practical Coursework 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |