Enter the world of fraud and economic crime investigation. This hybrid certificate program is comprised of 5 modules that can be completed in under one year. The program is designed in partnership with the International Association of Interviewers (IAI) and the Georgia Office of Inspector General (GAOIG). The program is intended for college students as well as post graduate working professionals, who are interested in or presently working in the field of criminal/civil investigations, and/or fraud examination between the government and private sectors.
Applicable occupational career fields of interest include but are not limited to Law Enforcement (Detectives, Federal Agents, and Criminal Investigators), Regulatory Examiners, Corporate Security Investigators, Loss Prevention Professionals, Forensic Accountants, Cyber-Crime Professionals, Auditors, Compliance Professionals, Financial Examiners, and Private Investigators.
The field of economic crime investigations as well as forensic interview and interrogation has and continues to grow exponentially within the government and private sectors.
PROGRAM MODULES
- Introduction to Fraud Examination and Investigation
- Criminal Procedure and the Legal Justice System in Fraud and Forensic Interview Investigations
- Non-Traditional Organized Crime Threats in Economic Crime and Following the Money Laundering Trail
- Ethics, Corruption, and Economic Crime Psychology
- Forensic Interviewing and Interrogation
Included with your tuition is the forensic Interview/Interrogation Exam Prep Course that will make you eligible and qualified to sit for the Associate Certified Forensic Interviewer (ACFI) exam. The exam is administered by KSU at the end of the course. For experienced industry professionals, this course can also prep you for the Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) exam administered by the IAI. Also included in your tuition is a one- year membership to the IAI.
Additionally, upon completion of the program you will receive a second certificate entitled as Office of Inspector General – Anti-Corruption Investigations Certificate issued by the Georgia State Office of Inspector General.
This program will help prepare you for and/or enhance your career at becoming a more adept investigator in the field of fraud investigations and interview/interrogation techniques. It will also afford you professional recognition between private sector and governmental organizations that are always in need of qualified fraud fighters, who possess excellent interviewing abilities. . The program is taught by two instructors. Please see the instructor Tab for more information. Instruction will also be afforded by investigative personnel from the GAOIG, as well as industry professionals who will serve as guest lecturers
Current members of the Georgia Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners (www.gacfe.org/) receive a 10% discount off the cost of this class, as do current and active Georgia sworn law enforcement officers (local, county, state). Please email rmattox1@kennesaw.edu for more information and verification.
Prerequisites: High School Diploma or equivalency. Working knowledge of computers and access to a computer and the Internet are required. Experience with Microsoft Excel is preferred but not necessary.
An interest or experience in criminal/civil/fraud investigations is strongly recommended.
Experience with college-level difficulty classes also recommend although a college degree is not required. Requirements: Access to computer and Internet outside of class are required. You may be asked to bring a laptop to class for certain activities. Textbooks are recommended for each of the 5 modules. Access to Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint is required.
This hybrid program is engaging, as there are interactive team work assignments and guest lecturers who will be in present in the classroom. This program is open to in-state and out-of-state students. For out-of-state or online only students, live in-person classes will be video streamed.
TESTIMONIALS
The Anti- Fraud and Forensic Interview Specialist Program, under the Instruction of Bruno Pavlicek, PhD, CFE, CFI, will actively engage you in the world of fraud and economic crime by exploring the complexities of fraud in organizations, learning the distinctions between the public and private sector fraud investigations, and understanding the impact of fraud on society from global organized crime. Bruno has structured this class in such a way that the class meets you where you are professionally and personally while delivering vast amounts of information, instruction, and constructive, timely feedback. But that is not all. Bruno has inserted into this course a variety of accomplished, professional speakers with impressive credentials and real-world, topic appropriate experiences.- Kimberly B.
As a student enrolled in the Anti-Fraud and Forensic Interview Specialist certificate program, I gained both the skills and confidence to thoughtfully use a variety of investigative techniques in my future career path. This program has been great so far! Our instructor is very knowledgeable and is always readily available to answer any questions. The guest speakers in this course were awesome. I would highly recommend this program to anyone wanting to become a Fraud Investigator.-Jocelyn D.
I found the overall program extremely useful for students and new career comers. The program does make you think critically like an investigator. The class assignments created a foundation of investigative methods that continuously developed with the introduction of more complex case examples. The in-class speakers provided a great mix of general and specific real-world experience of what a career revolving around investigation looks like in our day and age. I found many useful resources for the class as a student through our discussion posts of fraud to resources I was given as a senior looking for job opportunities. The level of engagement was more interactive than the average college class and provided an ideal setting between in person students and on-line students. I think the program was put together very well and overall serves as a great addition to the KSU curriculum. – John Nguyen
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
CEUs – KSU awards continuing education units (CEUs), which are based on the hours of the program (live teaching or assignment hours). This program contains 126 hours, between live teaching and assignment hours which equates to 12.6 CEUs.
CPEs – Continuing Professional Education (CPEs) credits are awarded by private Sector Industry Associations, such as the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Georgia State Board of Accountants, etc. A total of 63 CPEs (12 CPEs per class) will be awarded upon conclusion of the program for ACFE or GSPA.
Georgia Law Enforcement – this program is Ga. Post Certified and a total of 126 Hours will be awarded to students upon conclusion of the program.
Bruno Pavlicek
Bruno Pavlicek is an investigative and corporate security services professional with over 25 years of law enforcement and private sector experience, comprised of criminal and civil investigations, risk management, compliance, as well as academic instructor experience.
Bruno has previously served as President of the Georgia Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and as a member of the National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Higher Education Initiative Committee.
Currently, Bruno is assigned as a Senior Investigator to the national investigations team of a major telecommunication company’s Corporate Security Department. Prior to his current role, he served as a Police Officer and County District Attorney’s Detective from New Jersey. Bruno’s assignments during that time varied between working with the Grand Jury Unit, the DEA Drug Task Force, and Specialized Crimes Squad, where he was assigned as a Detective Supervisor over the financial crimes and cyber teams.
Bruno currently serves as Regional Co-Chair- for the South East Region’s Organized Retail Crime Investigator’s Network. Additionally, he teaches for Southern New Hampshire University’s Criminal Justice Department, as well as Kennesaw State University, where he designed a professional certificate program in anti-fraud and forensic interviewing investigations.
Bruno holds a PhD in Psychology, and a Master’s degree in Economic Crime Management. Bruno is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Forensic Interviewer. For more information about the program, please click here for an interview conducted with Bruno.
Jenna Weise
Ms. Wiese is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) highly adept at fraud investigations, forensic auditing, and project management. As Deputy IG, she leads and conducts investigations involving fraud, waste, abuse and corruption within the executive branch of state government. In addition to her investigative duties, Ms. Wiese serves as OIG’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wiese has received advanced training in criminal and administrative investigations, fraud examinations, interviews and interrogations, contract and grant fraud examinations, public corruption, and a variety of other topics related to the anti-fraud profession.
Prior to accepting her position with the Office of Inspector General, she worked in the City of Atlanta’s City Auditor’s Office as the Investigations Manager where she built the investigative unit from the ground up, leading and conducting white collar crime investigations into alleged wrongdoing by City employees and vendors. Before this, Ms. Wiese worked seven years in public accounting with two notable Atlanta based firms in positions of ever-increasing responsibility ranging from Systems Associate to Senior Auditor to Associate Vice President for Financial Reporting and Analysis.
Ms. Wiese is a Georgia Southern University graduate who holds a Master of Accountancy with a concentration in Forensic Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting with a Fraud Examination minor.
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