CA IPCC Information Technology Revised Syllabus from Nov 2014

Paper 7 of CA IPCC containing total 100 marks.Part A containing 50 marks of Information Technology and

another Part B containing 50 marks of Strategic Management. Due to constant change in new technology update in knowledge is also become necessary.

However following here below is updated syllabus applicable for Paper 7A- Information Technology.

Chapter 1 Business Process Management & IT : 

• Introduction to various Business processes Accounting, Finances, Sale, Purchase etc. 
• Business Process Automation – Benefits & Risks,
• Approach to mapping systems: Entity Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, Systems Flow diagrams, Decision Trees or Tables,
• Accounting systems vs. Value chain automation. Information as a business asset,
• Impact of IT on business processes Business Risks of failure of IT,
• Business Process Re-engineering.

2. Information Systems and IT Fundamentals :

• Understand importance of IT in business and relevance to Audit with case studies.
• Understand working of computers and networks in business process automation from business information perspective.
• Concepts of Computing (Definition provided by ACM/IEEE and overview of related terminologies).
• Overview of IS Layers Applications, DBMS, systems software, hardware, networks & links and people.
• Overview of Information Systems life cycle and key phases.
• Computing Technologies & Hardware Servers, end points, popular computing architectures, emerging computing architectures & delivery models example: SaaS, Cloud Computing, Mobile computing, etc.,
• Example: Overview of latest devices/technologies like i5, Bluetooth, Tablet, Wi-Fi, Android, Touchpad, iPad, iPod, Laptop, Notebook, Smartphone, Ultra- Mobile PC etc.

3. Telecommunication and Networks : 

• Fundamentals of telecommunication,
• Components and functions of Telecommunication Systems.
• Data networks types of architecture, LAN, WAN, Wireless, private and Public networks etc.,
• Overview of computing architectures centralized, de-centralized, mainframe, client-server, thin-thick client etc.
• Network Fundamentals Components, Standards and protocols, Network risks & controls VPN, Encryption, Secure protocols.
• Network administration and management concepts and issues.
• How information systems are facilitated through telecommunications.
• How Internet works, Internet architecture, key concepts, risks and controls,
• e-Commerce and M-commerce technologies.

4. Business Information Systems :

• Information Systems and their role in businesses,
• IT as a business enabler & driver – ERP, Core Banking System, CRM, SCM, HRMS, Payment Mechanisms.
• The relationship between organizations, information systems and business processes,
• Accounting Information Systems and linkages to Operational systems,
• Business Reporting, MIS & IT.
• Organization Roles & responsibilities and table or authorities, importance of access controls, privilege controls.
• Specialized systems - MIS, DSS, Business Intelligence, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Management systems etc.

5. Business process automation through Application software :

• Business Applications overview and types,
• Business Process Automation, relevant controls and information systems.
• Information Processing & Delivery channels and their role in Information Systems.
• Key types of Application Controls and their need.
• Emerging concepts – Virtualization, Grid Computing, Cloud delivery model.

Revised Study material of above syllabus can be downloaded from here