IT Governance

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to demonstrate a solid foundation of IS Auditing standards, policies and procedures ; evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance structure, IT organizational structure and human resources to ensure adequate board control over the decisions, directions and performance of IT, and support the organization’s strategies and objectives ; evaluate the IT strategy and process for their development, approval, implementation and maintenance to ensure that they support the organization’s strategies and objectives as well as complying with regulatory and legal requirements ; evaluate management, monitoring, and assurance practices to ensure compliance with the organization’s IT strategy, policies, standards and procedures ; evaluate IT resource investment, use and allocation practices, and IT contracting strategies and contract management practices to ensure alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives ; evaluate risk management practices to ensure that the organization’s IT-related risks are properly managed.

Topics

This course covers an introduction of IS Auditing that encompass the entire practice of IS Auditing, including procedures and a thorough methodology which allows an IS auditor to perform an audit on any given IT area in a professional manner, as well as an in-depth study of IT Governance which is the fundamental to the work of IS Auditor. Students will gain an understanding on how to provide assurance that the organization has the structure, policies, accountability mechanism and monitoring practices in place to achieve the requirements of corporate governance of IT.