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DATA DOWNLOADING Introduction and Course Content

This course provides an introduction to data downloading techniques, covering issues, tools, and methods used in IT audits. Trainees will learn about data representation, storage, transfer, verification, reconciliation, manipulation, and conversion. The course also includes practical examples of downloading Oracle data and using ACL 7 for data definition.

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DATA DOWNLOADING Introduction and Course Content

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  1. DATA DOWNLOADING Introduction and Course Content Session 1

  2. Session Objectives • Outline the objectives of the Data Downloading module • Outline the sessions in this module • Introduce the lecturer and the trainees • Inform the trainees of administrative arrangements

  3. Course Administration • Course administrator • Messages • Ladies/Gents washrooms • Lunch, tea and coffee • Smoking • Delegate/trainee introductions

  4. Module Objectives • Introduction to data downloading techniques • Issues relevant to data downloading • Tools available and when to use • Not tool-specific; to be supplemented by • Full-fledged training modules; and/or • Case studies • Targeted at Level 2/3 skills of IT Audit Curriculum

  5. What will the trainee understand during the course ? • Different methods of computer data and character representation; • Different methods of structured data storage; • Phased approach to data downloading; • Integration between CAATs and data downloading; • Different methods of data transfer; • Objectives of, and approaches to data verification and reconciliation;

  6. What will the trainee understand ? (Contd.) • Need for data manipulation and conversion, and available tools; • Data download request to auditee; • Testing, documentation and organisation of data download function; and • As examples • Downloading Oracle data • Data definition using ACL 7

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