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CS367 - Introduction to Cyber Security

TIMETABLETEACHING MATERIAL
Credits20
Level3
SemesterTerm 1
Mode of Delivery
  • Online
  • Attendance
Availability

 Only offered as part of the Graduate Apprenticeship: BSc (Hons) IT: Management for Business.

Prerequisites

Years one and two of the Graduate Apprenticeship: BSc (Hons) IT: Management for Business.

Learning Activities Breakdown
  • 100 hours private study
  • 50 hours online activities 
  • 20 hours asynchronous tutorials
  • 20 hours video mini-video-lectures
  • 10 hours lab exercises

 

Items of Assessment2
Assessment

The module is assessed 100% by coursework:

  • 70% written take-home assignment;
  • 30% invigilated class test organised through MyPlace;
ILO Assessment Mapping
  • Coursework: ILOs 1-4
  • Class test: ILOs 1,3
Education for Sustainable Development Competences
  • Systems Thinking
  • Anticipatory (Future) Thinking
  • Strategic planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
Pedagogical Methods Used to Support Competency Development
  • Socratic questioning;
  • problem-based learning;
  • inquiry-based learning;
  • constructivist learning;
  • integrative learning;
  • reflective pedagogy;
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Decent work and economic growth
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Resit

Resits are 100% through coursework.

LecturerJan de Muijnck-Hughes

Aims and Objectives

To develop a security mindset by exploring fundamental elements of cyber security

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the class, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify and assess threats for a given context.
  2. Evaluate existing, or proposed, systems in terms of potential vulnerabilities and argue appropriate mitigation techniques for a given context.
  3. Compare and contrast aspects of managing cyber security such as cyber security frameworks.
  4. Contribute to risk assessment in a cyber security context.

Syllabus

Principal topics to be covered include access control, network security, cryptography, threat modelling and management of cyber security within an enterprise environment.

Recommended Reading

This list is indicative only – the class lecturer may recommend alternative reading material. Please do not purchase any of the reading material listed below until you have confirmed with the class lecturer that it will be used for this class.

Recommended reading will be made available via the Myplace page for the class.


 

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