CISA by stmartinsedu

CONTENTS

3 Certified Information Systems Auditor 4 A Successfur Career 9 Fees Get Qualified Incentive Scheme Restrictions Further Information 10 CISA Exam 11 Job Practice Domains

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Certified Information Systems Auditor In today’s fast-paced and ever-more complex business environment, information has become the most valuable currency for enterprises around the globe. Information systems professionals play vital roles in leveraging the value, and assuring the security and integrity of the massive volumes of information that drive business. For those professionals and the enterprises they serve the world over, the CISA® - Certified Information Systems Auditor® - is recognized as proof of competency and experience in providing assurance that critical business assets are secured and available. The CISA® designation is a globally recognized certification for IS audit control, assurance and security professionals. Being CISA® certified showcases your audit experience, skills and knowledge, and demonstrates you are capable to assess vulnerabilities, report on compliance and institute controls within the enterprise.

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A Successfur Career Organizations all around the world are recruiting employees who can take a comprehensive view of information systems and their relationship to organizational and business success. For some business and governmental agencies, CISA® is even a prerequisite for information systems and information technology roles. CISA® has become world-renowned as the standard of achievement for over 100,000 certified individuals who assess an organization’s information technology and business systems and provide assurance on their availability and sustainability. • Having a CISA® certification on your resume/CV makes you quickly identifiable to employers as a highly qualified, experienced professional which requires real-world, hands-on work experience in addition to the achievement of passing a comprehensive exam. • CISA® demonstrates that you have gained and maintained the level of knowledge required to meet the dynamic challenges of a modern enterprise. • CISA® is proof not only of competency in IT controls, but also your understanding of how IT relates to business. • CISA® holders are consistently recognized among the most-qualified professionals in the fields of IS auditing, control and security.

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Academic Reputation

Quality Education

Financial Support

Employment Opportunities

Established in 1985 and an Affiliate Institution of the world renowned University of London and licensed by the National Commission for Further & Higher Education with a track record of excellent results attained by graduates every year.

FlexipayTM will allow you to pay for your tuition fees after you have successfully completed your studies. Full time students earn stipends and grants, and all qualifications benefit from a 70% tax credit reimbursement when in employment.

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Students enjoy close interaction with all academics and staff members at all levels and see themselves as peers in the learning process. The Institute prides itself on its personal and individualised students approach.

The Institute believes it bridges compulsory education and a rewarding career. This belief forms part of an overall culture of strongly encouraging students to enter the workplace providing support to secure interships and subsequent employment.

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I believe that out of all the eleven quality standards in which a higher education institution should aim to excel in, it would surely be in student centred learning. I am humbled to lead academics who focus on students’ needs. Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education is judged to exceed expectations in this standard by the NCFHE External Quality Assurance Report of 2017.

Charles Theuma Founder & Principal CISA Prospectus | 7

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Fees

Membership Fees: $215.00 (payable to SMI before the start of the programme and euro equivalent depends on the exchange rate when payment is effected) Tuition Fees:

€1350.00 (payable to SMI in full before the start of the programme)

Examination Fees:

$575.00 (payable by the student)

Get Qualified Incentive Scheme

Upon successful completion, students will benefit from a 70% tax credit amounting to €1495 thus recovering a substantial part of all the costs incurred. Further details visit: https://www.maltaenterprise.com/support/get-qualified-2014-2020

Restrictions

Saint Martin’s Institute of Higher Education reserves the right to cancel the course if a minimum number of students do not register for the course.

Further Information

For further information regarding this programme, please contact us on telephone number: 21235451 or e-mail infodesk@stmartins.edu.

CISA Prospectus

CISA Exam CISA exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions, given during a four-hour session, that cover the five job practice domains created from the most recent CISA job practice analysis. The practice domains and percentages below indicate the emphasis of questions that will appear on the exam. The job practice analysis was developed and validated using prominent industry leaders, subject matter experts and industry practitioners.

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Job Practice Domains 1. The Process of Auditing Information Systems (21%) Provide audit services in accordance with IT audit standards to assist the organization with protecting and controlling information systems. 2. Governance and Management of IT (16%) Provide assurance that the necessary leadership and organizational structures and processes are in place to achieve objectives and to support the organization’s strategy. 3. Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation (18%) Provide assurance that the practices for the acquisition, development, testing, and implementation of information systems meet the organization’s strategies and objectives. 4. Information Systems Operations, Maintenance and Service Management (20%) Provide assurance that the processes for information systems operations, maintenance and support meet the organization’s strategies and objectives. 5. Protection of Information Assets (25%) Provide assurance that the organization’s security policies, standards, procedures and controls ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.

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