Alignment with ISACA Model Curriculum for Information Systems Major

ISACA Model Curriculum Professional Qualification and HKUST… Professional Accounting –Certified Public Accounts of HKICPA QP & ACCA (CPA) Finance –Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Information Systems –Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

ISACA Model Curriculum Certified Information Systems Auditor… Developed and sponsored by ISACA, its founding organization One of the required professional certification for those IS Audit, Control and Security practitioners Recognized worldwide

ISACA Model Curriculum In the information-based business environment, business professionals who are technically competent in IS, or IS specialists who understand control, commerce and financial operations, are in great demand for IS audit careers. Help to generate employable candidates for the IS audit and control profession. A reasonably comprehensive set of topics for an ideal program for IS audit and control.

ISACA Model Curriculum HKUST BBA(IS) is the FIRST university program in Asia/Asia-Pacific, and the SECOND undergraduate program in the world found to be in alignment with the ISACA Model Curriculum. Provide student better career opportunities and career advancement. One year experience waiver towards the 5-years requirement of CISA qualification.

ISACA Model Curriculum (2 years experience waiver) (3 years experience waiver) 1 Year Relevant Working Experience Other Degree ProgramsBBA(Information Systems) 1 Year Internship 2 Years Relevant Working Experience 2 years faster!

ISACA Model Curriculum Course Requirement… Original 3 Required Courses –ISMT 221 – Information Systems Analysis and Design –ISMT 223 – Business Applications Programming –ISMT 226 – Database Design and Administrator 3 ISACA Model Curriculum Required Courses –ISMT 235 – Telecommunication and Computer Networking Mgt. –ISMT 350 – Information Systems Auditing and Security –ISMT 3XX – Information Systems Control and Assurance

Career Prospect IT Support v. IT Consultancy v. IT Audit Career path: –Software programming/systems analyst –System/networking administration –System development & design –Database management specialists –Project management –Independent Consultants

Career Prospect IT Audit, Control and Security Career path: –Project management –Independent Consultants –IT risk management –Security analyst –IT Auditor IT Audit - Dual professional qualification in CISA and CPA (For IT Auditor Hired by Big4 CPA Firm)