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Inclusive of COBIT Foundation exam.
The COBIT Foundation Exam
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The official ISACA COBIT Foundation Course and COBIT Foundation Exam are equally applicable to IT auditors, IT managers, IT quality professionals, IT leadership, IT developers, process practitioners and managers in IT service providing firms. Anyone interested in learning more about COBIT will find value in the ISACA COBIT Foundation Course and ISACA COBIT Foundation Exam. Passing the COBIT Foundation exam provides recognition and confidence that the candidate understands the principles, elements and recommended application of COBIT. The COBIT Foundation Certificate is a prerequisite for participating in the "Implementing IT Governance using COBIT and Val IT Workshop" and is recommended before participating in the COBIT for Sarbanes Oxley IT Compliance Course.
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Prerequisite knowledge, skills and practical experience
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There are no prerequisites for participating in the ISACA COBIT Foundation exam. The knowledge tested in the exam is equivalent to the curriculum of the ISACA COBIT Foundation Course (classroom or e-learning), as specified in this document.
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Continuous Professional Education
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After completion of the ISACA COBIT Foundation Course and successful passing of the COBIT Foundation Exam ISACA will provide candidates with 8 (e-learning) or 14 (classroom) Continuous Professional Education (CPE) credits.
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Examination Details
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The exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. To pass the exam, an individual must correctly answer 28 or more questions, or attain a score of 70% or higher.
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Examination Rules
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The delivery of the exam is online. The exam must be supervised by a proctor who commits to supervising the exam and maintaining controlled conditions. The proctor should be someone who has no business advantage from the candidates’ exam-result. The proctor can be someone within the candidates’ organization, but it should not be the candidates’ personal manager or direct colleague. Someone within the candidates’ local education group or HR organization would be ideal. Details about registering a proctor will be provided when candidates register for the exam. Referral to materials or notes is not permitted. Candidates are allowed to bring blank notepads and writing material.
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Scope of the examination
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Examination Curriculum
Identify key IT management issues affecting organizations and understand the need for an IT Governance Framework
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- Identify the IT management issues or challenges that affect the organization;
- Identify who is responsible for IT Governance;
- Identify the principles of IT Governance;
- Identify how IT Governance resolves management issues;
- Identify the need for a control framework driven by IT Governance;
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Understand the components of COBIT and the role COBIT fulfils in respect to other IT management frameworks
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- Identify the COBIT components;
- Understand how COBIT satisfies the requirements for a control framework;
- Describe how COBIT aligns with other standards;
- Understand how COBIT meets regulatory requirements;
- Describe how COBIT helps managers and auditors in an organization;
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Describe the COBIT Framework and components
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- Identify the functions of the COBIT Framework;
- Identify the characteristics of the four domains of IT;
- Describe the role of COBIT IT processes;
- Describe the seven information criteria;
- Describe how COBIT defines resources in an IT environment;
- Describe COBIT Control objectives and Indicators;
- Performance Indicators, Outcome Measures, and Maturity Models in the Management Guidelines;
- Describe the generic audit approach in Assurance Guide;
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Understand how the COBIT Framework can be applied for the COBIT processes P010 and DS02
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- Control Objectives and Control practices for P010 and DS02;
- COBIT Goal Indicators relevant to IT problems for P010 and DS02;
- COBIT Performance Indicators relevant to P010 and DS02;
- Application of Maturity Models and RACI charts for P010 and DS02;
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Describe COBIT resources and understand how they benefit business
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- Describe various COBIT resources, such as COBIT Online, Val IT COBIT QuickStart, COBIT Security Baseline, and IT Governance Implementation Guide (v2.0);
- Identify how COBIT benefits business, by linking back to IT Governance objectives
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