ERIC Number: EJ832878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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Requisite Skills and Knowledge for Entry-Level IT Auditors
Merhout, Jeffrey W.; Buchman, Sarah E.
Journal of Information Systems Education, v18 n4 p469-477 2007
Information technology auditing has become a career in high demand in recent years due to factors such as increasing compliance requirements with regards to information technology governance. Nonetheless, many information technology, management information systems, and accounting information systems educators may not have paid significant attention to this phenomenon and can benefit from an overview of the skills and knowledge requirements for a successful career in this lucrative field. Students seeking a career in information systems auditing also need to know more about the skills required for success, and the highest ranked categories may surprise management information systems students who tend to focus on technology skills (and often at the expense of other, "softer" skills). In this research, we analyze online advertisements for information technology audit jobs to compile a list of key career skills and knowledge for which educators, students and currently practicing audit professionals can focus attention to ensure success in this particularly strong employment market. This paper will also discuss specific ways that information systems educators can facilitate their students' development of these key skills. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Information Technology, Professional Occupations, Entry Workers, Job Skills, Information Systems, Education Work Relationship, Employment Qualifications
Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
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Language: English
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