CPD-III Syllabus Revised

 

CPD-III Syllabus C5- General Studies & Current Economic Developments (Duration: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 100)

 

 

This paper seeks to test the candidate's awareness of current national issues and topics of socio- economic relevance in current environment such as the following:

 

 

 

THE INDIAN ECONOMY	The Indian economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION	Issues arising from the social and economic exclusion of large sections from the benefits of development issues relating to good governance and accountability to the citizens.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES	Environmental issues, ecological preservation, conservation of natural resources.
INDIA'S ECONOMIC INTERACTION WITH THE WORLD SUCH AS FOREIGN TRADE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT:	Issues relating to India's Economic Interaction with the World such as foreign trade, foreign Investment: economic and diplomacy issues relating to oil, gas and energy flows: the role and functions of IMF, World Bank, W.T.O., WIPO, etc., which influence India's economic interaction with other countries and international institutions.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	5. Current developments in the field of science and technology, information technology, space, nanotechnology, biotechnology and related issues regarding intellectual property rights.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	6. Sustainable Development Goals and their implementation in India

 

 

Suggested Reading:

The suggested reading/sources are as follows: http://www.niti.gov.in/content/overview-sustainable-development-goals# National e-Governance Programme (NeGP) http://meity.gov.in/divisions/national-e-governance-plan Digital India http://digitalindia.gov.in/

 

 

C6 Information Systems Audit (Duration: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 100)

 

PART I: INTRODUCTION	Ø  Overview of Information Systems Auditing Ø  Conducting an Information Systems and Audit
PART II: THE MANAGEMENT CONTROL FRAMEWORK	Ø  Top management Controls Ø  Systems Development Management Controls Ø  Programming Management Controls Ø  Data Resource Management Controls Ø  Security Management Controls Ø  Operations Management Controls Ø  Quality Assurance Management Controls
PART III: THE APPLICATION CONTROL FRAMEWORK	Ø  Boundary Controls Ø  Input Controls Ø  Communication Controls Ø  Processing Controls Ø  Database Controls Ø  Output Controls
PART IV: EVIDENCE COLLECTION	Ø  Audit Software Ø  Code Review, Test Data and Code Comparison Ø  Concurrent Auditing Techniques Ø  Interviews, Questionnaires and Control Flowcharts Ø  Performance Measurement Tools
PART V: EVIDENCE EVALUATION	Ø  Evaluating Asset Safeguarding and Data Integrity Ø  Evaluating System Effectiveness Ø  Evaluating System Efficiency Ø
PART VI: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDIT MANAGEMENT	Ø  Managing the Information Systems Audit Function

 

Suggested Reading:

The suggested reading/sources are as follows: Information Systems Control and Audit by Ron Weber (published by Pearson)