IIA Dallas Chapter :: ACL 201 Data Analysis Techniques

ACL 201 Data Analysis Techniques:
An ACL Workshop

Class size is limited to the first 50 paid registrants!

Date:	October 1 – 2, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
Time:	8:30 am – 4:30 pm; Thursday check in begins at 8:00 am
Location:	Texas Instruments Texins Activity Center 13900 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75234
Cost:	$450 and includes training materials, continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and beverages. Payment is due at time of registration. We recommend that you pay through PayPal to confirm your registration.
CPE Credits:	16 Credits
Prerequisites:	Participants should have a basic understanding of Windows. No advance preparation is required.
Experience Level:	Intermediate – must have working knowledge of ACL
Objectives:	By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Apply ACL in a structured audit analysis process Identify project objectives in business and technical terms Apply the necessary steps to achieve project objectives Examine data elements and table structures Test control totals, bounds, completeness, uniqueness, data relationships, and reliability Evaluate data to reveal exceptions
Register:	CLOSED. Please contact Pamela Krakosky at pkrakosky@verizon.net if you have any questions.
Overview:	This two-day course is designed for experienced ACL™ users. In an interactive, hands on environment you will learn how to integrate ACL commands and expressions to accomplish complex data analysis tasks. You will also practice planning and executing a data analysis project by working through a series of case studies. Through this case-study approach you will learn how to effectively use ACL in real-life situations and discover what it means to think with ACL.
Instructors:	ACL Certified Trainers
What to bring:	You will need to bring a laptop with the following minimum requirements: Windows 98/ME/XP or Windows NT 4.0 SP6 or Windows 2000 SP2; 300 MHz CPU with 128MG RAM; 250MB available hard drive space; At least one print driver installed to be able to demonstrate a print preview. A printer does not need to be attached; Before installing the training software, please ensure that Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) is installed. This is necessary for the installation of a Microsoft data access component.
Deadline:	September 18, 2009 is the last day to register. Payment must be received by this date to confirm your registration. Registration extended to September 24!
Cancellation:	There is a $50 cancellation fee per registrant on cancellations between September 14 and September 18. Refunds will not be granted after September 18, however, substitutions are permitted by notifying Pamela Krakosky.