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About the Course

Thinking of gaining a globally recongized credidental in IS auditing ? Upon completing the course, you will receive a seperate email of taking the ISACA IT Audit Certificate Exam at a special discount! Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) is the professional body in the IS Auditing area for years. ISACA offers certificates like CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), etc. which has helped individuals worldwide to advance their careers in IS auditing. --- Information systems (IS) are important assets to business organizations and are ubiquitous in our daily lives. With the latest IS technologies emerging, such as Big Data, FinTech, Virtual Banks, there are more concerns from the public on how organizations maintain systems’ integrity, such as data privacy, information security, the compliance to the government regulations. Management in organizations also need to be assured that systems work the way they expected. IS auditors play a crucial role in handling these issues. In the course “Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance”, you will explore risks of information systems, and how to mitigate the risks by proper IS Controls. You will also get familiar with the IS Audit procedures and how they are applied during the IS development throughout the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Finally, you will get to observe how we can make the system changes more manageable using formal IS Management practices, such as Change Management Controls and Emergency Changes. The conversations between the course instructor - Prof. Percy Dias, and the IS auditing practitioner will give you a concrete idea on how IS auditors perform their duties, the qualities to become IS auditors and future prospects of IS auditing industry, which is suitable for students and graduates from Information Systems, Information Technology and Computer Science, and IT practitioners who are interested to get into the IS auditing field. The course is awarded The Best Online Courses of the Year (2021 Edition) by Class Central (http://www.classcentral.com)....

Top reviews

YY

Feb 10, 2023

This course really helped me gain knowledge regarding IS audits, controls and assurance. Professors explanation was good and easily understandable. Guest interview made me acquire practical knowledge.

RH

Dec 28, 2020

Superb course, the instructor lecture and material is precise and concise. A worthwhile for any current and future IS auditor. Pity that I can only give 5 stars as the course deserve 10 stars rating!

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By Asma

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Dec 9, 2021

excellent presentation thanks

By Mohammad B

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Jul 21, 2020

course was really informative

By Phoebe A A

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Jul 30, 2025

It was an insightful course.

By Dinesh R V

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Apr 25, 2025

Nice information is provided

By Rafkat S

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Jan 21, 2025

Nice course created in 2019.

By RUBAYAT K S

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Sep 16, 2022

THIS COURSE IS VERY HELPFUL

By Zafar S

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Jul 30, 2022

Very well structured course.

By Manoj P V

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Jul 7, 2021

excellent course on it audit

By Musediq O

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Sep 18, 2020

Very complete and educative.

By Coleman L D

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May 6, 2024

Good course and information

By ITURUSHIMBABAZI T

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Oct 22, 2023

Thank you for your concern.

By TON T D

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Sep 17, 2023

the instructor is very good

By Mfundo T

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May 25, 2023

Full coverage on the topics

By Bola K

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Apr 14, 2023

Excellent course. Thank you

By Ahliman M

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Jan 4, 2023

Great and understandability

By Isabel F

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Apr 27, 2022

excelente curso y muy claro

By Montreal D

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Sep 11, 2021

the examples help out alot

By John K

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May 30, 2021

Good course for IS Auditors

By Babatunde A

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Apr 27, 2023

High;y informative session

By Betül K

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Jan 10, 2023

it was so useful coursera

By Prasad g

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Sep 23, 2021

Excellent Course Prof (5*)

By Beata R G

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Jun 7, 2020

Very effective and helpful

By Ahmed S B

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Mar 26, 2025

The course was insightful

By Armstead B

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Oct 26, 2024

great informative course!

By Mark G P

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Aug 17, 2024

Informative and worthwile