IT Due Diligence & Audit

What it is about

You will learn how IT strategies, compliance requirements and economic objectives relate to each other. In the end you will be able to evaluate IT environments, communicate deficiencies and improvements to different stakeholders, and assess measures for the implementation and control of reporting and analysis components.

What you will be able to do

• Understand IT strategies in the tension between economy and compliance
• Evaluate IT environments and identify vulnerabilities
• Communicate results and improvement proposals to different recipients
• Assess the implementation of data analysis components for reporting
• Implement control structures to ensure sustainable use of reporting components

What the module consists of

• LecturesConveying concepts, discussion of research papers, and joint substantive engagement
• ExercisesPresentation and work on problem sets and case studies by students; practical application of the methods

Teaching method

• Lecture with discussionEnables deeper substantive engagement and joint discussion of research papers
• Case studies and problem setsEnable practical application of the methods and insight into different perspectives (e.g., management, external auditors)
• Student presentationsPromote the ability to present results and improvement proposals to different audiences