Critical Thinking for Internal Auditors
14.9.2026 - 14.9.2026
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ÚROVEŇ
Pro všechny úrovně.
URČENO PRO
This workshop is suitable for internal audit, risk and compliance professionals at all levels.
CÍL SEMINÁŘE
The course helps participants appreciate the role of critical thinking in internal audit and other assurance areas. Critical thinking helps internal auditors assess evidence, question assumptions, and test theories, producing more solid, useful information as a result. This course, which is highly interactive, uses case studies and practical exercises to boost participants’ knowledge and confidence in using these skills in all their work.
OBSAH SEMINÁŘE
- Critical thinking: what is it?
- Definitions.
- Traditions.
- Types of reasoning.
- Barriers to reasoning.
- How can we apply critical thinking at all stages of an engagement?
- Planning and scoping.
- Testing, including assessing quantifiable and non-quantifiable evidence.
- Gauging and communicating materiality.
- Critical thinking and corporate culture:
- Corporate and other cultural influences on types of reasoning.
- Identifying and overcoming culture-specific barriers.
- Articulating results of critical thinking:
- Understanding others’ assumptions and approaches.
- Communicating rigorous analysis with empathy.
ROZVRH SEMINÁŘE
09:00 - 12:00
Sara I. James, Ph.D., CIA
Sara I. James, Ph.D., CIA
Owner, Getting Words to Work®
With over 30 years' teaching, writing, publishing and corporate experience in the US and Europe, Sara provides report-writing training worldwide through her business, Getting Words to Work®. She has written numerous articles on language and reporting, and spoken at national and international conferences.
As a member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors’ Technical Content and Research Group, Sara provides resources for members in the UK and abroad. As well as a Certified Internal Auditor, she is a professional writer, copyeditor and translator. Sara was the copyeditor for the IIA’s Global Internal Audit Standards 2024 and Quality Assessment Manual, as well as a member of the working group for the Global Practice Guide on Final Engagement Communications.
Sara is the author of the bestselling Radical Reporting: Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance, and Information Security Reports and was one of Richard Chambers’ 2022 Internal Audit Beacon Award winners. In 2025, the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors awarded her the J. J. Morris Award for Distinguished Service, and Richard Chambers named her one of 25 global internal audit influencers in 2026.
Cena semináře
Cena člen (webinář): 2 900,- Kč bez DPH (3 509,- Kč s DPH)
Cena nečlen (webinář): 3 400,- Kč bez DPH (4 114,- Kč s DPH)