Governance, Strategy and Risk Management / IS Auditing

Topics covered in the GSRM/ISA module will include:

• Corporate Governance – functioning, responsibilities and performance assessment of governing bodies; audit committees.
• Strategy – mission, vision, values and corporate culture; strategic planning process; key stakeholders; external and internal influences.
• Risk management –  approach, categories and specific types of risk; risk identification tools; documentation; risk assessment strategies and implementation.
• IS Auditing – internal control concepts and frameworks; IT planning, monitoring and improvements; IT environment and general controls; IT control guidelines and control objectives for information and related technologies; key controls understanding, testing and compensating; implications of deficiencies.

The classroom sessions will focus on areas that are more complex or that students historically have found more difficult.