Format: On-demand
This five-part series explores the irreplaceable value internal auditors bring to an AI-enhanced environment. Each 10-minute module highlights a key human capability—from critical thinking and emotional intelligence to ethical oversight and strategic insight—that AI cannot replicate. Through real-world examples and auditor perspectives, participants will learn how to guide AI tools with professional judgment, build trust through communication, and lead with integrity. Equip yourself and your team to elevate audit impact by combining the power of AI with the strengths only humans possess.
Who Will Benefit from This Course?
This course is ideal for internal auditors and audit leaders seeking to enhance their effectiveness in an AI-driven world.
Course Topics
- Module 1: Critical Thinking and Judgment
- Module 2: Relationship Building and Stakeholder Communication
- Module 3: Understanding Business Context and Strategy
- Module 4: Ethical Oversight and Integrity
- Module 5: Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution
Learning Objective(s)
Module 1: Critical Thinking and Judgment
- Explore how internal auditors apply critical thinking to guide and validate AI-generated data.
- Recognize when and why human judgment is essential for interpreting context, navigating complexity, and making informed audit decisions.
Module 2: Relationship Building and Stakeholder Communication
- Identify how relationship building and stakeholder communication enhance the effectiveness of AI-generated insights.
- Examine how internal auditors can lead AI innovation through collaborative engagement and trusted advisory practices that AI alone cannot replicate.
Module 3: Understanding Business Context and Strategy
- Recognize how a human understanding of business context and strategy helps internal auditors guide AI tools and align outputs with organizational goals.
- Differentiate between how AI systems process data and how internal auditors apply judgment and contextual awareness to add value to the audit function.
Module 4: Ethical Oversight and Integrity
- Discuss the ethical responsibilities of internal auditors when using and auditing artificial intelligence.
- Recognize how bias can emerge in AI systems and describe strategies internal auditors can use to detect, mitigate, and provide oversight.
Module 5: Emotional Intelligence
- Identify how emotional intelligence enhances internal audit effectiveness in areas where AI may fall short.
- Examine how key emotional intelligence skills, such as empathy and communication, strengthen audit relationships and outcomes.