INFORMATION RISK, CONTROL, & FORENSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize risks and control practices related to information technology for the successful design and implementation of integrated audits as well as the performance of organizational strategy. Audience: Graduate 2. Explain computerized information system concepts including general and application controls and related data governance frameworks. Audience: Graduate 3. In a variety of contexts, assess information technology risks and risk mitigation strategies to develop internal controls necessary to help mitigate risks. Audience: Graduate 4. Summarize the purpose of and develop skills related to computer assisted auditing tools (CAATs) that help expedite the determination of internal control effectiveness. Audience: Graduate 5. Perform common analytical tools of accounting and identify their strengths and weaknesses when applied to a specific context. Audience: Graduate 6. Interpret the complexities of information technology and related facets (e.g., security, integrity, diffusion, etc.) through interactions with accounting and technology professionals. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize risks and control practices related to information technology for the successful design and implementation of integrated audits as well as the performance of organizational strategy. Audience: Graduate 2. Explain computerized information system concepts including general and application controls and related data governance frameworks. Audience: Graduate 3. In a variety of contexts, assess information technology risks and risk mitigation strategies to develop internal controls necessary to help mitigate risks. Audience: Graduate 4. Summarize the purpose of and develop skills related to computer assisted auditing tools (CAATs) that help expedite the determination of internal control effectiveness. Audience: Graduate 5. Perform common analytical tools of accounting and identify their strengths and weaknesses when applied to a specific context. Audience: Graduate 6. Interpret the complexities of information technology and related facets (e.g., security, integrity, diffusion, etc.) through interactions with accounting and technology professionals. Audience: Graduate