UE 5 module of the DSCG - Diplôme Supérieur de Comptabilité et de Gestion (Higher Diploma in Accounting and Management)

By the end of the course, the learner will be able to:

• Lead the IT strategy and governance in line with business objectives.
• Manage the full lifecycle of an IS project (design, deployment, evaluation, maintenance).
• Secure and optimise the technical architecture to ensure resilience and compliance.
• Support digital transformation and IT audits.

Thus, the learner

• progresses, thanks to this ‘master’ level, towards a career as a chartered accountant (Chartered Accountancy Qualification, equivalent to 8 years of higher education).
• Gain professional expertise in one or more modules forming part of this qualification (see content below).

The course is organised into several thematic areas, allowing for step-by-step progression. It alternates between theoretical input, practical exercises and assessment sessions in order to promote practical and progressive learning.

Module 5 Information Systems Management

 - Understanding IS strategy, contributing to the coherence and alignment of the IS with the organisation’s strategic objectives, and ensuring the operational governance of networks, applications and data related to information systems

- Support the development, implementation, roll-out, adoption, compliance, maintenance, evaluation and evolution of an IS project throughout its life cycle

- Understand and support the deployment, performance, evaluation, functionality, and levels of outsourcing and integration of enterprise systems

- Support the drafting of service agreements and strategies for optimising costs and timelines, and contribute to updating performance indicators by proposing ways to improve and ensure compliance with applicable standards, laws and regulations

- Contribute to the selection, implementation and evolution of a technical and trust-based architecture aimed at combating internal and external vulnerabilities in the information system and ensuring business continuity

- Contribute to the preparation of documentation and the implementation of an IS audit; support senior management in the design and roll-out of its digital transformation strategy

Throughout the course, learners receive personalised support with regular monitoring by the teaching team and progress reviews to tailor the learning experience to each individual’s needs.

Skills are assessed progressively through role-plays, practical exercises, professional projects and assessments carried out throughout the course.

Our teaching methodology prioritises a practical, job-focused approach: case studies, role-plays, real-life scenarios and collaborative activities enable learning in conditions that closely resemble the professional workplace.

• Certification of prior learning Level 7

Further information on this qualification (RNCP41855, exact title of the qualification, name of the awarding body, date of registration of the certification) by clicking here.

• All audiences

Holders of the DCG or another three-year degree in the field of ‘accounting/management’.

The Higher Diploma in Accounting and Management (DSCG) is assessed through seven examinations. It is awarded to candidates who have achieved an overall average of at least 10 out of 20 across all examinations, with no individual mark below 6 out of 20.

European credits (ranging from 15 to 20 depending on the nature of the examination) are awarded for each examination. These are definitively awarded once the candidate has achieved a mark of at least 10 out of 20 in the relevant examination. Successful completion of the Higher Diploma in Accounting and Management confers all the European credits allocated to the qualification, namely 300 European credits equivalent to a Master II degree.

The examinations for this qualification also include an optional modern language examination.

20 people

• Fully classroom-based training

The training takes place in person at the centre, which provides the ideal setting for fostering group dynamics, encouraging interactive discussions between trainees and making use of professional equipment.

• Equipped technical platforms
• Room equipped with networked computer workstations
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning upstream of entry to training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification arrangements, support from the Académie de Nice CFA disability referent.

Education Nationale certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult education, professional lecturers.

End-of-course assessment with certification of learning outcomes 

As part of the individual assessments: a written examination covering several professional scenarios (case studies or mini-dossiers).

As part of the accreditation of prior learning (APL): submission of a dossier detailing professional experience and skills relating to the competence module, followed by an interview with the candidate. 

Pre-registration with the CFA de l'Académie de Nice: cliquez ici

On application, after interview for holders of the D.C.G or a Master's degree (subject to conditions)

In apprenticeship: The training is accessible up to 3 months after the start of the course, subject to validation of your application, the assignments given in the host structure (diploma compliance) and available places

Prepare yourself, through a multidisciplinary course, for various management roles, enabling you to work in positions such as:
- Chief Accountant,
- Management Controller
- Audit manager
- Administrative and financial manager.

Enter the workforce or continue your studies in this field, for example by preparing for the DEC (Diplôme d’expertise comptable).

Access for people with disabilities

- Learning dynamics built on professional simulations and group mobilisation

- Trainers' experience and expertise in the content and expectations of the diploma

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