ISM 4573 - Compliance and Data Governance

College of Computer & Information Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Summer 2021 (590)

Requisites

Admission to Cybersecurity (Bachelor of Applied Science) (CYSEC-BAS)

Course Description

This course provides a systematic and escalated approach to Information Technology (IT) Risk. Through a progressive method of compliance monitoring and data governance, students will illustrate how to build and monitor a flexible IT Risk program that adapts to businesses requirements. Techniques include frameworks, policies, procedures and guidelines that support people, process, and technologies. This course will equip students with a holistic and realistic approach to IT Risk by employing methods that account for real and traceable risk, which are reliant on specific business cost and risk appetite.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. Students will analyze Risk Transformation in a business environment by:
    1. identifying tangible and intangible assets and establishing handling procedures
    2. identifying and labeling risk to architectural constructs
    3. developing a cost-based risk model
    4. defining and associating risk ranking in various infrastructures
  2. Students will apply Key Performance and Key Risk indicators by:
    1. identifying and risk ranking people, processes and technologies
    2. developing Key Risk and Performance indicators
    3. demonstrating a method of risk trending and establishing acceptable standard deviations
    4. explaining IT Risk Programs and their correlation to compliance
  3. Students will evaluate and apply IT security frameworks and compliance programs by:
    1. developing a Security Requirements Traceability Matrix
    2. developing a Exemption Process
    3. deploying a Corrective Action Program
    4. developing a Plan of Action and Milestone Tracker

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of the above stated objectives through classroom measurements developed by individual course instructors and sponsors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: 02/21/2020, BOT Approval: 03/17/2020, Effective Term: Fall 2020 (580).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2021 (590)

Related Programs

  1. Cybersecurity (CYSEC-BAS) (610) (Active)