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COMP490 Internet Security

Updated: 27 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites COMP132 or COMP132A or COMP530 or COMP532 or candidature in GradCertCompSc or GradDipCompSc or MCompSc
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP290 or COMP590
Notes None
Combined Units COMP290 - Internet Security
Coordinator(s) Abudulkadir Sajeev (asajeev@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Security of data becomes paramount as the Internet gets used for commercial applications such as banking and commerce. This unit studies the principles and methods used for secure access and transfer of information in the Internet. A strand of the unit looks at ethical issues in Internet security.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World
ISBN: 9780130460196
Kaufman, C., Perlman, R. and Speciner, M., Prentice Hall 2nd ed. 2003
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Security and Guide to Network Security Fundamentals
ISBN: 9781428340664
Ciampa, M., Thomson Course Technology 3rd ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 15%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Assignment 2 15%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 2, 5, 6, 7
Assignment 3 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explain the main security issues in internet-based systems;
  2. explain a variety of methods of addressing security problems;
  3. explain ethical issues related to security;
  4. prepare reports proposing security strategies and solutions.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of internet security is taught in lectures and assessed through the assignments and exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Practised and assessed in assignments and final examination. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Ethical issues discussed in the unit have a global perspective. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
The unit is part of information technology programs where information literacy skills are taught, practised and assessed. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The research essay in COMP590 assesses in part the skill of doing research and acquiring knowledge beyond what is taught in classrooms. 		True
6 Problem Solving
The unit material and assignments teach problem-solving skills. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Ethical issues related to Internet Security are taught in the unit and assessed in the examination. Also, plagiarism rules of the university require ethical behaviour from students. 		True True True
   

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