Course Highlights
  • What you need to be proficient at for the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Part 3 exam.
  • Learn how organizations plan their strategy, measure their performance and are structured to achieve their objectives.
  • Know about the type of data analytics and their role in internal auditing.
  • Learn about controls related to physical and information security and data privacy and protection.
  • Understand emerging cyber and technological risks.
  • Learn about common IT systems and their development.
  • Know about key IT controls and about disaster recovery planning.
  • Understand key concepts in financial and management accounting, such as business cycles, budgeting and transfer pricing.
  • Learn how to analyze financial data. Know about key concepts related to management accounting.
Curriculum

8 Topics
CIA Part 3 Introduction and Exam Strategy
Course Materials
CIA Part 3 Tips & Tricks
Certification Overview
Exam Planning
Awareness and Proficiency of the Course Content
Exam Format and Strategy
CIA Part 3 Syllabus

55 Topics
Strategic Planning
Setting the Strategy and Objectives
Competitive Strategies
Strategic Considerations to Compete in a Market
Key Performance Indicators
Balanced Scorecard
Leading Coincident and Lagging Indicators
KPI Targets
Steps to Developing KPIs
Productivity
Organizational Behavior
Motivation
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
Locke and Latham's Goal-Setting Theory
Skinner's Reinforcement Theory
Question on Skinner's Reinforcement Theory
Definitions of Organizational Structure and Culture
Reinforcing Organizational Culture
Big Five Traits Theory
Myers-Briggs Type Indicators
Job Design
Leadership vs Management Skills
Management Control Techniques
Bases of Power
Leadership Grid
Centralized vs Decentralized
Departmentalization
Business Processes - Sales
Business Processes - Procurement
Project Management Lifecycle
Project Management Lifecycle Pain Curve
Project Management Lifecycle Curve
Project Management Triangle
Gantt Charts and Project Network Analysis
Theory of Constraints
Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) - Critical Path Method (CPM)
Contract Elements
Contract Elements to Verify
Contract Pricing Forms
Question on Contract Pricing Forms
Definition of Data Analytics
Data and Information Security Governance
Challenges of Data Analytics and Big Data
Question on Challenges of Data Analytics and Big Data 1
Question on Challenges of Data Analytics and Big Data 2
Descriptive Data Analytics
Diagnostic Data Analytics
Predictive Data Analytics
Prescriptive Data Analytics
Data Analytics Process
Use of Data Analytics in Internal Audit
Question on Use of Data Analytics in Internal Audit
Question on Use of Data Analytics in Internal Audit

44 Topics
Definition of Information Security
Data Integrity Confidentiality and Data Availability
IT General Controls
Segregation of IT Duties
Question on Segregation of IT Duties
Threats and Controls to Physical Security
Question on Threats and Controls to Physical Security 1
Question on Threats and Controls to Physical Security 2
Identity Access Management
Access and Authorization Controls - Risks
Identity Access Management - Activities
Authentication
IT Departmentalization
Question on IT Departmentalization 1
Question on IT Departmentalization 2
Types of Information Security Controls
Encryption
Firewalls
Data Privacy and Protection
Data Protection Framework
Question on Data Protection Framework
Smart Devices and Their Risks
Question on Smart Devices and Their Risks
Question on Question on Data Protection Framework
Asset-Threat-Vulnerability Triangle
Cybersecurity Risks
Cybersecurity Threats
Question on Cybersecurity Threats 1
Question on Cybersecurity Threats 2
Question on Cybersecurity Threats 3
Question on Cybersecurity Threats 4
IT Management and Governance Controls Against Cybersecurity Threats
Application and Access Controls
Technical IT Infrastructure Controls
External Connections Controls
Verifying 3rd Party Information Security
Illicit Software Use
Insider Threat
Question on Insider Threat
Question on Data Privacy and Protection
Cybersecurity Governance and Policies
Information Security Framework
The Three Lines of Defense Model in Cybersecurity
Question on Cybersecurity Governance and Policies

22 Topics
The Layers Model of IT Management
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Model
Auditing the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Model
Types of Systems Development Methods
Waterfall Method
Spiral Method
Rapid Development
Agile Method
Question on Types of Systems Development Methods
Application Testing Methods
Question on Application Testing Methods
Databases - Terminology
Relational Databases
Software and Application Controls
Common Applications
IT Reporting Structure
IT Control Framework - COBIT
IT Control Framework - COBIT Principles
IT Infrastructure
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (BCP-DRP)
Question on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (BCP-DRP)
Data Backup and Recovery Controls

42 Topics
Aspects of Finance and Accounting
Qualities of Financial Information
Dual-entry Accounting
Exercise on Dual-entry Accounting
Cash-basis and Accrual-basis Accounting
Financial Statements
Financial Statement Assertions
Revenue Recognition - Point of Sale Recognition
Revenue Recognition - Instalment Sales Method
Revenue Recognition - Cost Recovery Method
Revenue Recognition - Completed Contract Method
Revenue Recognition - Percentage of Completion Method
Strait Line Depreciation
Activity Method Depreciation
Accelerated Depreciation
Sum-of-the-year's-digits Depreciation
Lessee Lease Methods
Lessor Lease Methods
Types of Ratio Analyses
Debt and Leverage Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Question on Liquidity Ratios
Net Working Capital
Profitability Ratios
Return on Assets
Price to Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio)
Book Value Per Common Share
Investment Valuation Ratios
Activity Ratios
Capital Structure and Budgeting
Present and Future Value
Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Payback Period
Accounting Rate of Return (IRR)
Responsibility Accounting
Cost Accounting Terminology
Cost Accounting - Types of Costs
Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis
Product Costing Systems
Cost Allocation and Cost Accumulation Systems
Activity Based Costing (ABC)
Question on Cost Allocation and Cost Accumulation Systems

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