<p> </p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Pages</p><p>Title page</p><p>Declaration</p><p>Certification</p><p>Dedication</p><p>Acknowledgment</p><p>Table of content</p><p>List of tables</p><p>Abstract</p><p>

Chapter ONE

: INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.1Back ground of the study</p><p>1.2 &nbsp; Statement of the problem</p><p>1.3 &nbsp; Objective of the study</p><p>1.4 &nbsp; Research question</p><p>1.5 &nbsp; Significance of the study</p><p>1.6 &nbsp; Scope and limitation of the study</p><p>1.7 &nbsp; Definition of terms</p><p>1.8 &nbsp; Organization of the study</p><p>1.9 &nbsp; Historical background of the</p><p>Firms under study</p><p>

Chapter TWO

: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE</p><p>2.0 &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>2.1 &nbsp; History of Auditing</p><p>2.2 &nbsp; Broad definition of Auditing</p><p>2.3 &nbsp; The need for an Audit practice</p><p>2.4 &nbsp; Organization of the Audit profession</p><p>2.5 &nbsp; The role of an independent Auditor</p><p>2.6 &nbsp; &nbsp; Types of Audit</p><p>2.7 &nbsp; &nbsp; The independence of external Auditors</p><p>2.8 &nbsp; &nbsp; Types of Independence</p><p>2.9 &nbsp; &nbsp; Professional ethics relevant to professional independence</p><ol><li>10 Auditing standards for control in Audit work</li></ol><p>2.11 Threat to independence</p><p>2.12 Restriction to independence</p><p>2.13 Safeguarding independence</p><p>2.14 &nbsp; Quality control of Audit</p><p>2.15 &nbsp; quality control procedures that enhance</p><p>independence in Audit firms practice</p><p>2.16 Theoretical and empirical frame work</p><p>

Chapter THREE

: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY</p><p>3.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>3.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Research design</p><p>3.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Sources and methods of data collection</p><p>3.4 &nbsp; &nbsp; Questionnaire design</p><p>3.5 &nbsp; &nbsp; Population distribution and sample size determination</p><p>3.6 &nbsp; &nbsp; Instrument and design and administration</p><p>3.7 &nbsp; &nbsp; Methods of data analysis</p><p>C HAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION</p><p>4.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>4.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Questionnaire administration</p><p>4.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Data analysis</p><p>4.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Validation of research question</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMMENDATION</p><p>5.1 &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>5.2 &nbsp; &nbsp; Summary of the study</p><p>5.3 &nbsp; &nbsp; Conclusion</p><p>5.4 &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendation</p><p>References</p><p>Appendix 1: Transmittal letter</p><p>Appendix 2: Questionnaire</p> <br><p></p>