What
training facilities / assistance are
available for candidates intending to
take up CISA exams?
What books I should read?
Do I need to become member of ISACA to
take the CISA examination?
What is the membership fees as well as
CISA examination fees?
Can I become Jeddah Chapter member
without becoming ISACA member?
How do I apply for membership?
What help can I get from Jeddah Chapter
in preparing for the CISA examination?
What are the activities of Jeddah
Chapter?
What are the prospects after CISA?
Can I get personal guidance from you?
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| Training facilities at ISACA |
The Jeddah Chapter offers a detailed
CISA Review Course to assist candidates
intending to take the CISA Examination.
Enrolling for this review Course is
optional.
The Review Course consists of class room
lectures on Thursday between 9.30 am and
12.30 noon. The lectures are handled by
qualified experienced CISA volunteers
from Jeddah chapter and will cover the
entire syllabus for the examination.
There will also be a few practice tests.
The First day of the Review Course
starts with a Mock Test, to be taken
without any prior preparation by the
participants. This test helps the
candidates to assess their level and
decide about joining the Review Course.
The course will be for a duration of 3
months.
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Books |
Suggested books are:
For Non Members (For Members )
CISA Review Technical Information Manual
US$125 (US$100)
CISA Review Questions, Answers &
Explanations US$115 (US $90)
CISA Review Q & A Supplement US $45 (US
$30)
Candidate's guide to CISA examination US
$15 (US $5)
These books are to be ordered directly
from ISACA. The prices may change. To
check the price, visit web site for
current prices as well as for
downloading the Customer order form.
Shipping charges are extra and are
mentioned on the Customer order form.
Apart from these books, you may also
have to refer to books available locally
like 'Computer Networks' (Third Edition)
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and 'Information
System Audit and Control by Ron Weber'
It is also suggested that you read
computer magazines and publications to
understand the concepts clearly about
latest in the field of Information
Technology. Do not feel embarrassed even
to read the 'Dummies' series of books.
They are good for basic understanding.
Questions on concepts of Internet
security, Java applets, Data
warehousing, Fire walls, Intrusion
detection, Encryption, wireless etc are
asked in this examination. You may not
know these in technical details but you
should know these things conceptually
well to answer any multiple choice
question which tests your concepts and
not theoretical understanding.
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| To
become member of ISACA |
You
do not need to be a member of ISACA to
take the CISA examination. But the
advantages of becoming member of ISACA
are far too many. To begin with, the
first year's membership fees almost
includes the CISA examination fees. Then
all the books from ISACA are offered
with substantial discount to members and
you do need to buy a few books for the
examination. You get the excellent 'IS
Audit and Control Journal' which
publishes excellent articles for I.S.
Audit, Control andSecurity
professionals. You get to participate in
local chapter activities and establish
network of contacts.
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Membership fees |
Association Dues New Member Fee
(Only first year)
ISACA (International) US$ 120
Jeddah Chapter SR 50 |
CISA Exam Fee
For Members (For Non Members) - June
2006 Exam
Before 3rd April US$ US$
Between 13th Feb. and 3rd April 2006 US$
(US$460)
The fees for the December 2006 will be
as announced by ISACA.
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Membership
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ISACA's
constitution does not permit local
chapter membership alone. You have to be
member of the ISACA International to be
eligible to become local chapter member.
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Apply for membership
You can download the membership form
from ISACA's web site. Complete the
form, get a US$ draft made in the name
of ISACA and send the completed
membership form along with the US$ draft
directly to ISACA International on the
address given on the application form.
To become local chapter member, send a
photo copy of the original membership
form and photocopy of US$ draft along
with a cheque for SR 50/- drawn in favor
of 'ISACA, Jeddah Chapter' to the
following address:
ISACA, Jeddah Chapter
Address-1,
Address-2,
Jeddah, KSA
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Email :
membership@isaca-jeddah.org
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Help for CISA Exam
ddah chapter plans to conducts
comprehensive CISA Review Course for the
the June 2006 examination. The classes
will be conducted in the evening. You do
not have to become ISACA m
Jeember to join the Review Course.
Details will be published soon.
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Activities of Jeddah Chapter
Jeddah chapter is a very active chapter
in Saudi Arabia. Apart from conducting
the training sessions for the CISA
aspirants, it conducts monthly meetings
for the members where prominent speakers
are invited to talk on topics of
interest to members. A monthly news
letter ISACA Jeddah Newsletter will be
published from 2006 with articles
contributed by members.
For more information, you may send an
email to
webmaster@isaca-jeddah.org or
send a fax or letter to ISACA Jeddah
Chapter office on the address given
earlier.
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Prospects after CISA
I.S. Audit profession is becoming one of
the hot professions. With increasing
dependence on I.T., every organization
is realizing the necessity of employing
Certified I.S. Auditors. Major employers
of CISAs are of course the large audit
firms. Apart form these, many large
corporations are directly employing
CISA's. Some CISA's are setting up their
own practice. Thus CISA is fast becoming
de facto standard qualification for I.S.
auditors.
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Get
personal guidance
This web
site has been designed to provide online
communication to members and other
visitors. The non members who seek
personal guidance may write to
webmaster@isaca-jeddah.org or
education@isaca-jeddah.org or
examcoordinator@isaca-jeddah.org
For personal interaction, you may have
to attend the member's meetings or join
the study
circle.
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