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SUPPORTING LECTURESIT Audit and Assurance (and associated textbook chapters)Setting Audit Scope for IT AssuranceTesting Controls for IT AssuranceCommunicating and ReportingThe discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.For this assignment make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.To support your work use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question providing a statement of clarification providing a point of view with a rationale challenging an aspect of the discussion or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.Discuss the following topics:What are the planning and control areas when establishing security management?Define systems maintenance. What does it involve and encompass?What are operational controls? What purpose do they serve?What are some of the control concerns in backup and recovery of data warehousing?PART II IT Audit and Assurance (and associated textbook chapters) Setting Audit Scope for IT Assurance Testing Controls for IT Assurance Communicating and Reporting What are the planning and control areas when establishing security management? Define systems maintenance. What does it involve and encompass? What are operational controls? What purpose do they serve? What are some of the control concerns in backup and recovery of data warehousing? Final ProjectSUPPORTING LECTURESDetermining the Scope of the Assurance InitiativeUnderstanding the Subject Matter and Performing the Assessment StepsCommunicating and ReportingIT ASSURANCE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis week you will complete your final project. You will narrow down your IT audit to a targeted scope. You will use the three-phase model of IT assurance to synthesize your IT audit for your selected case study. This week to conclude your final project use the three-phase model of the IT assurance initiative provided in the online lectures and build an IT assurance initiative by performing the following tasks:Identify potential IT-related issues based on documented assumptions and your evaluation of your case study in Week 1 through Week 4.Scope the IT assurance initiative based on the subset of the organizational system that should be targeted.State relevant enablers and suitable assessment criteria to perform the assessment of pertinent domains processes and controls.Integrate the totality of your work from Week 1 through Week 4 and report the results of your assessment including your findings and recommendations.SUBMISSION DETAILS:Create your report in approximately 10–15 pages in a Microsoft Word document and save it as Determining the Scope of the Assurance Initiative Understanding the Subject Matter and Performing the Assessment Steps Communicating and Reporting Identify potential IT-related issues based on documented assumptions and your evaluation of your case study in Week 1 through Week 4. Scope the IT assurance initiative based on the subset of the organizational system that should be targeted. State relevant enablers and suitable assessment criteria to perform the assessment of pertinent domains processes and controls. Integrate the totality of your work from Week 1 through Week 4 and report the results of your assessment including your findings and recommendations.