2013 Spring Exam Review Course

Program Objectives

This program is to assist candidates in preparing for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) examination. The exam is given on June 8, 2013. This examination requires intensive study of the subject areas included in the common body of knowledge of information systems auditing. The candidate is expected to demonstrate their proficiency in all areas required for the certificate.

The four Saturday (total 21 hour) sessions are not intended to be basic teaching sessions.  The candidates should have proper educational background in all of the subject areas.  The sessions are designed to review the five domains that comprise information systems auditing and to clarify the more difficult material.

The sessions will include lectures and discussions with time for questions raised by the participants.

NOTE:  This review course is intended to assist participants in their preparation for the exam.  However, there is no guarantee that completion of the course will ensure passage of the examination. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:

Eric Read at [email protected]

International Examination Registration

Applications for the June 8, 2013 exam must be received in the international office by April 5, 2013. For an application to the exam call or write to:

CISA PROGRAM COORDINATOR
LA ISACA CHAPTER

Eric Read,
CISA, CISM, CGEIT
[email protected]

Class Registration

The review course is limited to the first 60 students who complete the enrollment form with a check made out to: ISACA and mail the completed registration and payment to:

ISACA LA
CISMReview Course Registration
12188 Central Ave, Suite #128
Chino, CA 91710

On-line registration is available at the ISACALA.org website with Paypal payment.

Registrations for ISACA members and non-members have priority over student rate registrations. The postmark date will determine the order of acceptance. Paypal payments and personal checks received by the dates below will qualify for the stated rates. With prior arrangements, payments can be made at the first class session. 

Calendar of Topics

May 4 – 8:30 AM
Domain One: (3 1/2 Hours)
The Process of Auditing
Information Systems

May 4 – 12:30 PM
Domain Three: (3 1/2 Hours)
Information Systems Acquisition, Development & Implementation

May 11 – 8:30 AM
Domain Four: (6 Hours)
Information Systems Operations, Maintenance and Support

May 18 – 8:30 AM
Domain Five: (3 1/2 Hours)
Protection of Information Assets

May 18 – 12:30 PM
Domain Two (3 ½ Hours)
Governance and Management of
IT

Meet Our Instructors

REVIEW INSTRUCTORS

Domain 1 – Micah Manquen CISA, an IT Advisory Associate at KPMG, was an ISACA-LA CISA class attendee in 2012 and shares important knowledge of his recent exam experience with class attendees. It addition to his IT audit experience focusing in healthcare with KPMG, Micah also has deep technical experience with programming and system administration. In addition to his work as an instructor, Micah also serves on ISACA LA’s Volunteer Committee, and Academic Relations Committee.

Domain 2-Thomas Phelps IV & Shannon Lin  
Thomas Phelps, CISA, a Director in the Advisory Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a recognized authority in IT security and regulatory risk, having co-authored two books and several white papers. Thomas is a Past President and Director of ISACA LA. Also, Thomas serves on the Membership Board of ISACA International & the IT Governance Institute.

Domain 3 – Shu Chi Liou,  CISA, is the PeopleSoft Environments Lead and Security Administrator at Pepperdine University.  She is an IT professional with over 10 years experience in change management, project management, and working with PeopleSoft products.

Domain 4 – Eric Read, CISA, CISM, CGEIT is an Associate Director of Regulatory Audit and Compliance at UnitedHealth Care, where he has managed regulatory audits and provided compliance oversight since 2005.  In addition to working in audit & compliance, Eric’s IT background includes software development, network architecture and project management.

Domain 5 – Mike O. Villegas, CISA, CISSP, GSEC , CEH, is the Director of Information Security at Newegg, Inc.  He has over 30 years experience in IT Audit, Information Security and IT Risk Management.  He is the current president of the LA ISACA Chapter.  He is also past president of the San Francisco Chapter of ISACA.

Instructors subject to change.

CLASS LOCATION

KPMG –
                355 S Grand Ave, Suite 2000,
                Los Angeles, CA, 90071
                20th Floor

From San Fernando Valley:
From I‐5 South, take exit 137B to merge onto CA‐
110 S/Pasadena Fwy toward Los Angeles.  Take exit 3A for Temple Street.   Merge onto N Hope St.  Turn left onto W 1st St.  Take the 1st right onto S Grand Ave.  The KPMG building will be on the left.

From Orange County:
Take I-5 N toward Los Angeles.  Make a slight left onto US-101 N.  Take exit 3 for CA-110 N/​I-110 S/​Grand Ave at the fork, follow signs for Grand Ave.  Turn right onto N Grand Ave.  The KPMG building will be on the left

From South Bay locations:
From I‐110 N, take exit 23A to merge onto W 6th St. Turn left at S Grand Ave.  The KPMG building will be on the left.

Parking and Class Room access:
Public parking is available in garages and lots in the
surrounding area. Parking fees are not included in
the review course registration fee.

Break refreshments will be provided but everyone is
on their own for lunch. Classrooms will be marked for the review course.

Recommended Study Materials

The 2013 CISA Review Technical Information Manual will not be provided at the review class and must be purchased directly from www.isaca.org Bookstore. Purchase is not mandatory but highly recommended. Class preparation will benefit from reading the domain (chapter) material prior to the class session. Instructors will hand out additional materials if deemed appropriate.