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BSA 505 Wk 1 Discussion – Aspects of an IT Audit

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Imagine your organization is undergoing an IT audit. As the IT manager, your employees work directly with the auditors performing the audit. The auditors routinely emphasize legal and regulatory requirements, and you want to be certain that your employees understand those aspects covered in an IT audit.

Discuss one aspect of an IT system that is subject to audit. Describe the legal and regulatory requirements related to the process of auditing that aspect of the system.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSA 505 Wk 2 Discussion – Three Classifications of Controls

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Discuss the importance of the three classifications of controls: preventive, detective, and corrective. How does each type of control safeguard assets? Share an example of an IT asset and a control of each type designed to safeguard that asset.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSA 505 Wk 3 Discussion – Fraud

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Review Ch. 13, “Management Issues,” and Ch. 14, “Support Tools and Frameworks,” of Auditor’s Guide to IT Auditing for information about fraud in IT, and laws and regulations around it.

• Discuss fraud and major laws and regulations that pertain to IT functions related to fraud. What might exempt an organization from a law or regulation? Why is understanding fraud and related laws and regulations relevant for the purposes of a control self-assessment?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSA 505 Wk 4 Discussion – Levels of Management

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Imagine you are an IT specialist, assisting the IT manager with an external audit. During the audit, the auditors examine a list of network accounts and ask about an employee that has an active account. However, you know that employee is no longer with the organization.

Discuss whether you would notify the auditor that this is an adverse finding or remedy the oversight without notifying the auditor. Would you consider notifying others of the situation? If so, why?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSA 505 Wk 5 Discussion – Exit Interviews

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Imagine you will be meeting with an external audit team for an exit interview in preparation for them to issue the initial audit report.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Discuss what you can expect to occur in the exit interview. How would you refute a finding you disagree with? How would you handle guidance you do not necessarily plan to implement? How would you expect to work with the audit team to ensure that the guidance the audit provides is implemented?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSA 505 Wk 6 Discussion – Performance Maturity 

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Research Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Discuss the IT auditing processes related to achieving maturity level 3 in a department. Can a continuous audit, similar to a formal IT audit, accomplish the self-assessment goals of ISO 9004:2000?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.