Data Integrity (ALCOA)

CSA and Data Integrity: Assuring ALCOA+

Now’s your chance to bridge the gap between Data Integrity and Computer Software Assurance (CSA) by moving beyond traditional, documentation-heavy validation to explore a more right-sized approach. By learning to identify critical GxP functions through their impact on ALCOA+ principles, you’ll be able to determine the areas of regulation that most affect your company.  

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the Data Governance Framework (21 CFR Part 11 and Annex 11) and the many compliance frameworks that shape the flexibility of the CSA approach. Through the use of interactive scenarios and comprehensive case studies to demonstrate the value of Quality Risk Management (QRM), you’ll gain a strong appreciation of the efficiency of CSA.  Additionally, you will learn how to apply the Segregation of Duties principle and the various compliance foundations upon which to develop and support their approach to CSA.

Join us as we design and build assurance efforts focused on exactly where they matter most: data integrity, product quality, and patient safety.

CEU Credits: 0.1
Course Code: ELM-154
Duration: 20 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate
Language: English
Final Exam: Yes
Certification: Yes
Version: V2.0
Effective Date: 01/20/2026

Curriculum for this course

No Trail
The Stakes: When Data Integrity Goes Wrong
CSV, CSA and ALCOA+
Two Functions: A Simultaneous Edit
QRM: The Engine of CSA
Criticality Assessment and Right-Sizing
Risk Recap
Understanding ALCOA+ Principles
Establishing the Core CSA Rule for Data Integrity
ALCOA+ Principle Shuffle
The Data Governance Foundation
Essential Enabling Controls
The Importance of Organizational Controls
Control vs. Assurance Throwdown!
The Right-Sizing Challenge
The Compliance Highway
Test your Knowledge!
v2.0 Major Update on 04/16/2026 This course has been redesigned and renamed from 'Data Integrity Awareness - CSV' to 'CSA and Data Integrity: Assuring ALCOA+.' The redesign includes new learning objectives to align with updated content, as well as a new exam for those objectives. The visual design has been updated as well.
v1.2 Minor update on 06/11/2025 to fix typo audit trial to audit trail in all instances. Course template enhanced to provide more specific quiz completion data and a Version History document. Course content has not been changed.
v1.1 Minor update on 12/09/2022 to remove glossary slide, update help/navigation slide and fix font issue.
v1.0 Course released in 2021

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