Antwerp management school

Information Technology (IT) has become pervasive in current dynamic and often turbulent business environments. An increasingly educated and assertive set of stakeholders is concerned about the sound assurance and governance of IT, focusing at how business benefits can be realized out of IT-enabled innovation and how IT related business risks are managed.

Both large and small organizations are looking for IT governance and assurance professionals, who understand and can establish and evaluate the leadership, organizational structures and processes that ensure that IT sustains and extends the enterprise's strategies and objectives. These professionals require in-depth knowledge regarding IT governance and assurance and the capacity to integrate IT governance within overall enterprise governance

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

This program will support you in becoming a T-shaped profile with broad general and IT management skills to understand and interact with the business; It will provide you with in-depth knowledge on IT governance and assurance topics to bring the IT and business organisation to a higher level.

The content of this master program proceeds from where the applied research of the Antwerp Management School – IT Alignment & Governance (ITAG) Research Institute, and its international research partners, leaves off, with the goal of offering sustainable, innovative and well founded concepts with proven practical applicability.

After successful completion, you will receive an official and internationally accepted master’s degree and be prepared to successfully obtain professionals certifications such as CISA (Certified Information Security Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) and CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control).

Alumni of this program now hold leading positions in the IT governance and assurance profession.

What can you expect?

Content level: Deepening Expertise

After attending this program

• You will have broadened and deepened your knowledge of general management and IT management
  
• You can identify and communicate the company's IT related business value opportunities and risks
• You are able to prepare and make management decisions in the domains of governance, audit, control and security of IT
• You can execute IT related governance and assurance projects
• You can apply the international IT governance and assurance framework COBIT 5

What's this program about?

The program is organized around a set of specialized modules, focusing on deepening knowledge on enterprise IT governance and assurance, stretching knowledge towards business strategy, leadership, change and risk management, and integrating knowledge across the whole master program:

• Residential opening seminar
• Strategic Alignment and Value Creation
• Business Research Methods & Master Project Preparation
• Governance, control and assurance
• Governance, control and assurance of IT planning, development and operations
• Masterproject: group and faculty feedback sessions
• Information Security Management
• Capita Selecta
• Certification preparation
• Leadership, Change and People Management

For who?

Career level: Middle management

This program is designed for

Professionals who are involved in IT governance and assurance such as: Business process owners, Business consultants, Operational auditors, IT auditors, IT assurance professionals, CIOs, IT managers, IT quality managers, Information security managers, Information managers and Business/IT relationship managers.

Academic Director

Antwerp Management School Faculty

• 

  Jamie
  Anderson

  Strategic Management

• 

  Bart
  Cambré, PhD

  Business Research Methods

• 

  Luc
  Chalmet, PhD

  Operational Excellence

• 

  Steven
  De Haes, PhD

  Information Systems Management

• 

  Michel
  De Samblanx

  Corporate Governance

• 

  Hans
  Mulder, PhD

  Business Process Management

• 

  Wim
  Van Grembergen, PhD

  IT Governance

• 

  Koen
  Vandenbempt, PhD

  Strategic Management

• 

  Jan
  Verelst, PhD

  Information Systems Management

Other Academic Faculty

• Joe Peppard, PhD , Professor of Information Systems, Cranfield School of Management
• Erik Beulen, PhD , Equaterra Global Sourcing Leerstoel, Universiteit van Tilburg

Professional Faculty

• Erik Guldentops , Owner, eg_consult
• Marc Vael , Chairman of Cloud Computing Task Force and Boardmember, ISACA and Head of Internal Audit, Smals
• Jos Aerts , Zaakvoerder, Aerts Audit & Consulting
• Paul Bruyninckx , Antwerp Management School Visiting Lecturer
• Frank Stevens , Partner, BeAligned
• Geert Volders , CEO, Voquals

When? Where? How?

Dates

Start: October 2012
Duration: 2 years, part-time
In-class sessions are organized in blocks of two-days: Thursday (2:00 PM - 10:00 PM) and Friday (9.00 AM - 5:00 PM).

Fees

€ 14400 (VAT exempted)
Included: documentation, books and residential sessions(and accommodation).

The following General Conditions apply to our programs.

Location

Antwerp Management School
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
2000 Antwerpen

Financial Benefits

• Early Bird rate: Applicants fully registered and administered prior to May 31, 2012 benefit from the Early Bird rate at € 13400 (VAT exempted).
• Training vouchers: You can use individual program cheques to pay for this program.

Requirements

Candidates should hold master’s degree (or an equaled by sufficient working experience) and have at least 3 years of working experience.

Degree/Certification

The master degree 'Master of IT Governance and Assurance', is officially recognized by the Flemish Community and will be handed out upon succesfully completing the program.The program is AACSB and NVAO accredited.

Application Process

Fill in the online application form on top of this page. An interview will be scheduled as soon as we receive the required documents. Final approval letters will be sent by the admission committee after positive evaluation.