Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.

Audience

Managerial, technical, or auditing staff who draft work papers and write audit reports on programs or business units for internal and external clients or regulatory agencies

Duration

Two days

Description

This interactive program uses individual and collaborative exercises designed to guide participants through the audit report-writing process. Working on a case study, participants will employ a useful, memorable process for creating work papers and drafting and polishing evaluation reports and executive summaries. Participants will receive individual, confidential feedback on their writing strengths and challenges.

Scope

·      Determine factors affecting the validity and reliability of a finding

·      Assess the appropriate level of detail

·      Create a department-specific template to facilitate the writing process

·      Practice tips on writing efficiently

·      Draft work papers based on objective observations

·      Review strategies for proper placement of content

·      Develop a clear, concise, correct  vocabulary for documenting audit reports

Materials

·     Audit Report Writing course manual

·     The Art of On-the-Job Writing by Philip Vassallo

Enrollment

Limited to 12 participants

Consultant

Philip Vassallo, Ed.D.

Assessment

Pre-course customized 4S Writing assessments of participant-submitted samples (add one-half consulting day)