Thesis Competition 2010
As part of ISACA London Chapter’s ongoing commitment to promoting Academic Research we are offering an annual prize for the best fully accredited thesis/dissertation submitted during the period 1st May 2009 – 31st October 2010. You or your supervisor must be an member of Isaca.
Cash Prize
• A first prize of £1 000 for the best thesis/dissertation
• A further £1 000 will be available for further prizes (for good runners-up at ISACA’s discretion)
Additional opportunities
• Opportunity to present at a London ISACA chapter meeting
• Article to be published and highlighted on the London ISACA website
• Submit to ISACA journal for consideration
Timelines
• 31 October submission deadline each year
• Announcement of winner – January 2011
Assessment criteria
• Clearly map to an ISACA ‘tower’ (i.e. IT Security, Risk, Audit or Governance)
• Usefulness to ISACA membership – some illustrative examples:
o Frameworks, practical implementation/review approaches
o Empirical findings related to the above or a ‘tower’
o New risks/threats/issues related to a ‘tower’
o Control/solution effectiveness/usage
o Maturity/compliance levels
o Risk/incident impact assessment/quantification
Other requirements
• Limited to the best 3 submissions from each university (as identified by them)
• Submission to include a short article for publication
• ISACA member or sponsorship by an ISACA Academic Advocate
Enquiries:
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The winning dissertations of the "2009" thesis competition can be found below:
