Information Technology governance, Risk, & Compliance

Catalog description

This course sits at the intersection of information systems, business management, and accounting. Effective management and monitoring of the information systems control environment is critical to the achievement of business goals because it allows management to anticipate and control for threats to its information systems infrastructure. As such, this course provides auditors and other accounting professionals with essential knowledge of the role of information systems in modern business organizations, specifically with regard to the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) issues surrounding information systems and technologies. This includes an examination of IS and data governance, IT risk and control concepts, and various technology-related compliance issues and standards. The course also provides hands-on exposure to specific software applications representing emerging and increasingly important technologies.