In this course students practice a variety of business skills that are necessary to be effective as an IT auditor. These skills include managerial communications and public speaking skills, interviewing skills, negotiation and personal selling skills, business writing, industrial psychology and behavioral science skills, project/time management and team building skills. The course is delivered through a series of workshops and simulations and include observations of business practices at host IT companies. The practicum will be scheduled for fall (1.5 credits) and spring (1.5 credits) semester to allow for optimal development of business skills.
Courseworks
MIS 5122 Enterprise Architecture for IT Auditors
MIS 5122 class will provide the general overview and lay the foundation for basic
computer knowledge. This class is to introduce basic IT architecture and career paths in the
MIS field, which gives broader understanding and insight for future career learning and
planning. For the first 6 weeks, we will take a closer look at computer systems and IT
architecture. The first 2 weeks will give students who are lacking professional IT knowledges
a solid foundation of the working processes of a computer, follow by the detailed
explanations of each part’s specific functions and working rationals throughout the next 4
weeks with the intention to view computers from a professional perspective.
- MIS 5122 Enterprise Architecture for IT Auditors
This course surveys the technology concepts and components that are critical for the IT auditor to understand. It uses an enterprise architecture framework to explore issues of business process, business data, applications and the infrastructure that are necessary to run those applications
- MIS 5202 IT Governance
Understanding how IT organizations are structured and managed is essential to effective IT auditing. In this course students will learn how IT organizations are managed and the issues which make IT management so challenging. Students learn how strategic planning is performed within IT organizations. A number of tools, techniques, and frameworks such as COBIT are discussed which will help make the auditor effective in this environment.
- MIS 5205 IT Service Delivery and Support
This course examines the operational aspects of an IT organization and how it delivers on its value proposition while assuring the IT infrastructure provides a reliable and secure platform for applications. Students learn about service center management and how teams are utilized to deliver value to the organization.
- MIS 5206 Protection of Information Asset
Information is an organization’s most precious asset. Inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information can have significant operational and financial impact on the organization. Loss of information or access to it can also have serious adverse impacts on the organization. In this course students learn the importance of managing the information assets of the organization including business continuity, disaster recovery, logical IT security, physical, and environmental security.
- MIS 5287 Business Skills for IT Auditors