AAB Resource Center

'''AbOUT AAB Resource Center'''

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php AAB RESOURCE CENTER]''', is an online knowledge and information-sharing portal for Bookkeepers, Accountants, External and Internal Auditors, Finance Professionals, Business Managers, Insurers, Bankers and Entrepreneurs as well as for teachers & students of [[ICAP]], [[ICAEW]], [[ICAI]], [[CIMA]], [[ACCA]], [[CIA]] (Certified Internal Auditor), [[CISA]], [[AAT]] and related business and finance fields.

The Resource Center's mission is to facilitate and promote an environment and attitude of freely accessible and uninterrupted knowledge sharing among finance professionals to help them achieve excellence in every facet of their professional duties and responsibilities while at the same time also ensuring that copyright laws and regulations are respected and adhered to.

AAB Resource Center is purely non-commercial and is an ACTIVE promoter of [[Open educational resources|Open Educational Resources]] (OER). OER are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student, or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.

'''About ISKME'''

[http://www.oercommons.org/about OER Commons] is created and produced by [http://www.oercommons.org/about ISKME], the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. It is generously supported by the [http://www.hewlett.org/ William and Flora Hewlett Foundation] and represents dozens of collaborations with OER partners and communities across the globe.

[http://www.oercommons.org/about ISKME] is an independent, non-profit educational think tank whose mission is to understand and improve how schools, colleges, and universities, and the organizations and agencies that support them, build their capacity to systematically collect and share information, apply it to well-defined problems, and create knowledge-driven environments focused on learning and success—whether through the use of assessment data to improve classroom instruction; the use of professional development to catalyze change; the use of evaluative findings to improve programs and policy; the use of research to engage practice; or the use of open education content to advance learning opportunities for all learners.

[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php AAB Resource Center's] membership is open free-of-charge to all bookkeepers, accountants, finance professionals and auditors and they can freely access and share information and knowledge material related to:

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php?c=2 AUDIT AND ASSURANCE RESOURCES]'''
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=3 Statutory Audits] Auditing Standards, Audit Programs, Checklists, Audit Risk Assessment and Control.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=5 Internal Audits and Internal Control Systems Reviews] Audit Work Programs, Internal Control Questionnaires, Checklists, Internal Control Risk Assessment. A goldmine of online resources for Internal Auditors.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=34 Information Systems Control Reviews and IS/IT Audits] Guidelines, Standards, Procedures, Audit Programs, Checklists.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=11 Corporate Investigations and Business Fraud Risk Assessments] Investigative Audits, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk related resources.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=12 Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance] About SOX, Challenges, Issues and related Articles.

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php?c=4 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE RESOURCES]'''
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=13 Bookkeeping, Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting] IAS / IFRS, Finance Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues and related articles.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=14 Cost, Management Accounting and Managerial Finance] Budgeting, Standard Costing, Process Costing, Activity-based Costing, Decision Making, etc.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=15 Accounting Softwares] Articles and Reviews of some of the best local and international accounting software

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php?c=8 CORPORATE LAW AND TAXATION RESOURCES]'''
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=26 Company Law and related matters] Incorporating / setting up a Company, Filing of Returns, Statements, Corporate Issues.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=24 Direct and Indirect Taxes] Income Tax, Sales Tax, Federal Excise Duty, Customs Duty.

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php?c=5 ISLAMIC BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE RESOURCES]''' The new buzz word all across the financial globe
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=16 Islamic Banking and Finance - Introduction, Issues and Challenges] What is Islamic (Riba-free) Banking and Islamic Finance? Issues and Challenges related to Islamic Banking and Finance.
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=18 Takaful - Islamic Insurance] What is this 'Takaful' which is replacing the term 'Insurance' east to west?
* [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=19 Shariah Rulings / Fatwas - by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Darul Uloom Karachi)] On Accounting, Banking, Finance, Insurance and Related Issues

'''[http://www.aabaig.com/resource/index.php?c=11 STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES]''' Resources for Entrepreneurs and Strategic Level Personnel helping them to run their business better. [http://www.aabaig.com/resource/viewforum.php?f=36 Articles, Technical Reports, Research Reports and Discussion Papers] related to a variety to topics covering Strategic Business Management.

==See also==
* [http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.html Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's OER study]
* [http://oergrapevine.org OER Grapevine] - a wiki and email list bringing OER project leaders together to brainstorm on OER development issues and strategies
*[http://flickr.com/photos/leighblackall/sets/72157600223371021/ Open Educational Resources and Practices] - a slide show with audio and article that explores open educational resources and practices in a tertiary educational institution.
* [http://oercommons.org OER Commons] - a teaching and learning network that allows users to add context to OER across collections.
* [http://flosscom.net The FLOSSCom Project] on possible new educational approaches combining OER and FLOSS-like principles
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