audit project

Audit Project Guidance

Each student will need to submit an audit project paper related to the concepts we have learned in ACCT 433 Audit and Control of Information Technology. The paper is due by the end of Week 6. The audit project paper is worth 100 points (with a weight of 20% towards the course grade). I have attempted to provide guidance below, but if you are uncertain of the requirements, you must contact the professor for clarification.

Audit Project Paper – 10 pages double-spaced (MINIMUM) – Do not exceed 15 pages

The research paper is a comprehensive examination of the topic you have selected as the subject of your term project. Points WILL be deducted for problems with spelling, punctuation and grammar. The professor will approve the topics to ensure their relevance in the field of study. In support of the aggressive deadline, the instructor has provided a list of topics for those students needing assistance in identifying a topic for research. NOTE ON OUTSIDE REFERENCES: It is imperative that you use outside references in your research paper. Be sure that you cite your sources properly and fully. If you do not have at least 5 references for your paper, you did not fully research the topic or you incorrectly cited information and may be plagiarizing. The purpose of the assignment is for you to develop your understanding and opinions on the research, not to regurgitate someone else’s.

RESEARCH TOPICS – SELECT IT AUDIT TOPIC

You are restricted to presenting your ideas within the page limitations (exclusive of any charts, pictures, tables, figures, diagrams, endnotes, and bibliographies). With this limitation in mind, each student must develop their topic to a degree that it is demonstrated that they have mastered the technical as well as practical aspects of the topic. NOTE THAT STUDENTS MUST NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR OF THE SELECTED. THE INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT CHANGE THE SELECTED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR IN ADVANCE.

Example Topics:

- Select an IT Audit and Controls framework model (e.g., COBIT, PCI, etc.) and provide detailed information about the controls framework, how auditors can use the controls framework, and how the controls framework relates to IT Audit and Control.

- Select a professional organization (e.g., ISACA) and describe its impact on the IT auditing profession.

- Select a recent security breach (e.g., Target, Home Depot) and describe how an IT audit could have prevented the breach.

- Describe how the government uses IT auditing to prevent and/or detect the unauthorized disclosure of government secrets.

- Describe how Computer-Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques could help make an IT audit more efficient and effective.

- Any other relevant topic about IT audit as long as it is pre-approved