• HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
• THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
• KEY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION
• INTERNAL AUDITING VS. EXTERNAL AUDITING AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
• "OUTSOURCING" OR "CO-SOURCING" THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION
• TYPES OF AUDITS
• INTERNAL AUDIT PLANNING
• FURTHER READING:

Most large companies, major institutions, governmental agencies, and federal, state, and local governments have established internal auditing functions. Job titles other than "internal auditor"—such as internal consultants,...