BSA 520 ENTIRE COURSE

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BSA 520 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
 
BSA 520 Week 1 Individual Assignment  IT Governance Paper
 
Scenario: Prior to completing your full evaluation, you will meet with a new Director of IT at your customer site. The project sponsor has asked you to spend time with their new Director and educate him on the importance of IT Governance.

Write a 2- to 3-page informational paper that provides:   

•  The definition IT Governance and why it is important in the IT industry  

  •  Key aspects of IT Governance  

  •  Description of IT steering committee and the role each member plays

Note. If you are not currently working with an organization, draw upon previous experience or interview someone on this topic. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Individual Assignment Instructions: IT Governance Paper.
 
 
 WEEK 2 

BSA 520 Week 2 Learning Team Auditing IT Operations Report

 
Based on the scenario presented in the Learning Team Instructions, write a 1- to 2-page report on your IT Audit and Control Analysis Plan. Draft answers to the following:   

•  Why conduct periodic reviews of information systems to determine whether they continue to meet the organization's objectives?  

  •  What questions would you ask to understand the design and operation of the organization's policies and practices?   

•  What are some of the general controls related to fraud and SOX compliance that are put in place?

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Learning Team Instructions: IT Audit and Control Analysis Plan
 
 
BSA 520 Week 2 Individual Assignment Objectives and Audit Techniques
 
Scenario: Your customer has asked you to gather details to meet IT audit requirements. You need to send them a report on IT audit objectives, risk assessment, and what help you may need from them to complete this task.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that discusses:   

•  What are some of the strategic and operational objectives for planning for the audit?   

•  What are different risk assessments you need to consider during an audit process?

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Individual Assignment Instructions: IT Governance Paper
 

WEEK 3
 
BSA 520 Week 3 Learning Team Audit IT Plan
 
Continue working on your team's IT Audit and Control Analysis Plan. Write a 1- to 1.5-page paper that discusses the following: 

   •  Evaluate the current audit planning issues you need to consider within the organization  

  •  Evaluate data administration practices to determine the integrity and optimization of databases Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Learning Team Auditing IT Operations Report 
 
BSA 520 Week 3 Individual Assignment Database/Network Risks
 
Scenario: Your manager has asked you to investigate the exposure to external users doing transactions over the internet. Prepare a 3- to 4-page report for the top management explaining:   

•  Risk and exposures associated with conducting transactions over the Internet    •  Threats related to operating systems and networks   

•  Risk related to different database deployment models in a distributed environment

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Individual Assignment Instructions: IT Governance Paper
 
WEEK 4
 
BSA 520 Week 4 Individual Assignment Problem Management
 
Scenario: Your customer has asked you to explain how incidents will be handled to support their services.

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the problem with management structure, and explaining the process of handling the incident. Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. SupportingMaterial:Individual Assignment Instructions: IT Governance Paper
 
  
 

WEEK 5
 
BSA 520 Week 5 Individual Assignment Service Level Management Practices
 
Continue working on your team's IT Audit and Control Analysis Plan.

Write a 1- to 1.5- page paper evaluating service level management practices to determine whether the level of service from internal and external service providers is defined and managed.

Be sure to include suggestions for improvement.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. Supporting Material:Learning Team: Audit IT Plan

 BSA 520 Week 5 Individual Assignment Service Level Agreement
 
Scenario: Your customer has asked you to define the Service Level Agreement (SLA). Write a 2- to 3-page paper that defines the components required in the SLA.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab. S

supporting Material:Individual Assignment Instructions: IT Governance Paper
 

WEEK 6
 
BSA 520 Week 6 Learning Team Configuration and Release Management Practices

Continue working on your team's IT Audit and Control Analysis Plan. Compile your past week's Learning Team assignments into one comprehensive report. Write a 1-page executive summary that includes the following:  

  •  Evaluate change, configuration, and release management practices to determine whether scheduled and non-scheduled changes made to the organization's production environment are adequately controlled and documented.  

  •  Be sure to also include personnel involved in each process and any hardware or software tools to be used and why.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab.

Supporting Material:Learning Team: Service Level Management Practices

BSA 520 Week 6 Individual Assignment  Vendor Support Systems and Audit Concerns

Compile Weeks One through Five papers into a cohesive case proposal.

The final proposal should include:   

•  IT governance benefits (Week One)   

•  Auditing objectives (Week Two)   

•  Risk assessments (Week Three)  

  •  Incident-management planning (Week Four)  

  •  Service Level Agreements (Week Five)  

  •  Security policies and procedures (Week Six)   

•  Recommendations (Week Six) Be sure to educate the client with industry standards and best practices, and ensure the current and future systems meet the compliance standard.

In addition to compiling the previous weeks papers, write 3 pages to include recommendations to address the following:   

•  What are some of the organization's policies and the infrastructure used to protect intellectual assets? And, does it meet industry standards and practices?   

•  Identify missing security elements in their current security practices and infrastructure, and suggest possible plans and solutions to fix them in the current and future system. Format your paper according to APA guidelines.