The Role of the Whistle-Blower (FC05)

Overview

Whistle-blowers play an important role in fraud detection and prevention. This course will review historical financial whistle-blowers and they role they play in organizations, as well as explore whistle-blower myths. It includes a conversation with a whistle-blower and a former FBI agent. This is the last of five 2-hour courses in Surgent’s Fraud Certificate Program. This program includes a combination of lectures, animated videos, and live interviews with white-collar offenders and whistle-blowers. Each course is designed to be engaging and informative and will enhance your understanding of fraud.

Major Topics:

• Understanding whistle-blowing
• When should you blow the whistle?
• Types of whistle-blower channels
• The whistle-blower's dilemma
• Successful whistle-blower letters
• When is whistle-blowing unethical?
• Laws to protect whistle-blowers
• Ten whistle-blowing myths

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the importance of whistle-blowers in fraud detection and prevention
• Understand the challenges and dilemmas faced by whistle-blowers