Passing the CIA exam. (Certified Internal Auditor)

From: Internal Auditor | Date: June 1, 1997| Author: Peterson, Bonita K.; Reider, Barbara P. | Copyright information

The Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) credential is awarded to professionals who have accomplished the Institute of Internal Auditors' examination, education and experience qualifications. Winners of the CIA Gold Medal Award and Certificates of Excellence provide insights as to how to pass the CIA exam. They say that developing a study plan, doing all the practice questions, studying in advance and avoiding cramming, and concentrating on previous exam questions are quite effective. Practition...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

OPINION: Used Correctly, Internal Auditing Can Expand Horizons to Create Value.
Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) ; ... Thailand. He can be contacted at ContactUs.thailand@pwcglobal.com. To see more of the Bangkok Post, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.bangkokpost.com (c) 2002, Bangkok Post, Thailand. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
How has internal auditing evolved since 1941?
Internal Auditor ; INTERNAL AUDITING HAS come a long way since the establishment of The Institute of Internal Auditors in 1941. Ours is now a full-fledged profession with standards, a code of ethics, and a certification program. Internal auditors are more numerous, have greater prestige, and enjoy much better
The Outsourcing Dilemma: What's Best for Internal Auditing
The Government Accountants Journal ; The Outsourcing Dilemma: What's Best for Internal Auditing The Institute of Internal Auditors Altamonte Springs, FL,1997 $80 members; $95 nonmembers Outsourcing has long been a sensitive issue in the internal auditing arena. So do the benefits outweigh the drawbacks? The answer is not simple. The
Nine who made a difference in internal auditing. (includes related article)
Internal Auditor ; LOOK AT THE U.S. BUSINESS environment of the early 40s underscores the innovation and vision of the founders of The institute of Internal Auditors. Attention was beginning to focus on the need for new types of organization and focus on the need for new types of organization and methods of control.
Changing role of internal auditing
New Straits Times ; ... not, in itself, be an ideal way to gain the label of professionalism desirable by internal auditors per se. Perhaps the good news is that besides gaining the professional status from the accountancy perspective, the Institute of Internal Auditors Inc (IIA ...
Ethiopia - looking to the future. (internal auditing in Ethiopia)(includes related article on IIA Ethiopia Chapter)
Internal Auditor ; Encouraged by recent breakthroughs, internal auditors in Ethiopia are mobilizing to meet new opportunities. Internal Auditing's importance in Ethiopia was formally recognized in the early 1930s by the country's first Constitution. This document referred to the proper collection of state revenue and
Book review: Sawyer's Internal Auditing--The Practice of Modern Internal Auditing, 4th Edition
The CPA Journal ; Published by The Institute of Internal Auditors, 1,499 pages. $85.00 (IIA members), $100.00 (nonmembers). Review by Allan M. Rabinowitz, CPA; Professor of Accounting, Pace University; formerly director of internal auditing, Macmillan, Inc. Over the past half century, internal auditing has emerged
The audit profession: center stage; ten simple strategies can help revitalize the profession's image by increasing awareness of internal auditing and dispelling old stereotypes.
Internal Auditor ; ... Simple gestures such as passing along news articles and regulatory information as ... Op Ed columns to discuss recent business news or trends from an internal audit perspective ... through small steps such as passing pertinent news information along to clients, or larger ...
The fraud disconnect: a shared understanding of where fraud-related responsibilities lie can help internal auditing and management avoid costly short circuits.(Cover story)
Internal Auditor ; ... company encourages managers to consider how they would feel if adverse actions, such as a fraud, made the front-page business news. The critical next step for the organization, he says, will be to further explore and consider implementing enterprise risk management ...
Internal auditing: practice and professionalism.
Internal Auditor ; HALF A CENTURY. Fifty years in the life of a profession. What have been the changes and what new methods, approaches, philosophies, and techniques have altered us over the past 50 years? Most certainly, they have been dramatic. They have raised us from the hewers of wood and drawers of water to