
Information Technology Management Control and Audit Certificate
Geneva, Switzerland
DURATION
4 up to 24 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 225 / per month *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Introduction
The Information Technology Management Control and Audit Certificate consist of 4-courses providing a concentrated perspective into the complex field of IT Management and Controls.
It equips you with the skills and knowledge required by an IT professional working as a team leader, supervisor, or higher management level. This certificate is designed for IT professionals who need to understand the core competencies and requirements for managing IT teams in a critical environment.
Program Outcome
These Certificate programs will give students the necessary skills to take on Information Technology Control and Audit positions in our evolving technological world.
Certificate graduates have the confidence to pursue careers in the private sector, in public administration, international organizations, and NGOs.
Curriculum
Graduate Certificate students complete the four main concentration courses of the UBIS MSIT program. Only 4 courses total that can be completed in as short as 4 months or as long as 2 years.
A total of 12 US / 24 ECTS.
- MIT 660 Information Technology Control and Audit
- MGT 608 Management of Technology and Innovation
- MGT 641 Ethics in Information Technology
- MIT 664 The Secure IT Organization
MIT 660 Information Technology Control and Audit
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS
The course centers around the importance of information systems control and auditing. It highlights the increasingly relevant role of the auditing function, as well as the integral part that individuals performing internal controls play within systems development. Topics explore the need for IT governance controls; security of operating, networking, and data systems; monitoring system development and program change; transaction processing and financial reporting; the revenue and expenditure cycles; issues with the implementation of enterprise planning systems; and ethics, fraud, and fraud detection. The course makes use of General Audit Software to illustrate important aspects of the control function.
MGT 608 Management of Technology and Innovation
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS
This course offers an understanding of the management of technology and innovation, not in isolation, but as a dynamic integrated system connected to organizational culture, knowledge management, and value creation. To enhance the understanding of the hypercompetitive industrial markets of the globe, this edition carries two new chapters focusing on how technological innovation can lead to wealth creation.
MGT 641 Ethics in Information Technology
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS
This course provides a strong understanding of the legal, ethical, and societal implications of information technology. This course examines issues associated with the professional code of ethics, cyberattacks and cybersecurity, security risk assessment, privacy, electronic surveillance, freedom of expression, censorship, protection, and infringement of intellectual property, development of high-quality software systems, the impact of IT on society, social networking, and the ethics of IT corporations.
MIT 664 The Secure IT Organization
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS
The subject matter of this course is application software and system security. It is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the complete set of practices for managing the software and system life cycle. It relies on well-established standards for conducting agreements; the formulation of IT project work; portfolio, human resource, and quality management; project management; development; and the technical processes involved in operations and maintenance. The course introduces various alternative models for ensuring software and system security and concludes with a review of regulatory models.
Admissions
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.