The Minnesota ISACA Chapter is proud to sponsor the Fall 2008 CISA Review Course. The course provides a comprehensive review of the roles and responsibilities of an Information Technology Auditor. It not only prepares students for passing the CISA examination, but also offers valuable training experience for newer Information Technology Auditors. The instructors are practicing professionals representing prominent companies in the Twin Cities business community. These individuals will present the examination content needed to succeed, balanced with their real life experiences. The CISA Review Manual (may be purchased from ISACA as noted below) will be used as a text for the course, and each session will cover a section from the manual.

Dates & Schedule

Content Area	Date/Time	Location
One IS Audit Process	Monday, October 20th 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers
Two IT Governance	Monday, October 27th 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers
Three System and Development Lifecycle	Monday, November 3rd 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers
Three System and Development Lifecycle	Monday, November 10th 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers
Four IT Service Delivery and Support	Monday, November 17th 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers
Five Protection of Information Assets	Monday, December 1st 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM	Travelers
Six Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery	Monday, December 8th 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM	Travelers

Course Outline

Content Area One - IS Audit Process (10% of Exam)
Provide IS audit services in accordance with IS audit standards, guidelines, and best practices to assist the organization in ensuring that its information technology and business systems are protected and controlled.
Content Area Two – IT Governance (15% of Exam)
Provide assurance that the organization has the structure, policies, accountability, mechanisms, and monitoring practices in place to achieve the requirements of corporate governance of IT.
Content Area Three – Systems and Infrastructure Lifecycle (16% of Exam) Provide assurance that the management practices for the development/acquisition, testing, implementation, maintenance, and disposal of systems and infrastructure will meet the organization’s objectives.
Content Area Four –IT Service Delivery and Support (14% of Exam)
Provide assurance that the IT service management practices will ensure the delivery of the level of services required to meet the organization’s objectives.
Content Area Five – Protection of Information Assets (31% of Exam)Provide assurance that the security architecture (policies, standards, procedures and controls) ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.
Content Area Six – Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Provide assurance that in the event of a disruption the business continuity and disaster recovery processes will ensure the timely resumption of IT services while minimizing the business impact.

Costs:

• $300 – ISACA member	• $350 – Non-Member
• $125 – Full Time Student	• $125 – Professor
• $100 – Course Repeat Fee

Course Registration:

	Registration Form:
	Please complete and submit the registration form.

Chapter Contacts:

Dennis Archambault
DARCHAMB@travelers.com

Exam & Registration:

To learn more about the exam and to register, please visit ISACA International's website at www.isaca.org
ISACA Exam Final Registration Deadline: September 24th, 2008
Exam Date: December 13th, 2008

Suggested
Review Materials

The following material’s can be purchased at ISACA International’s website at www.isaca.org:

2008 CISA Review Manual – This will be used as the class manual
2008 Review Questions, Answers & Explanations
2008 Review Questions, Answers & Explanations Supplement
CISA Practice Question Database V7 CD-ROM (contains the same material as the 2007 Review Questions & Supplement publications plus additional self-testing features and ISACA Control Journal articles).