Course Description
The course explores timely and emerging topics that are relevant to cybersecurity. Topics can be gleaned from current issues, such as cloud computing, digital forensics, compliance, software development, IoT, and other contemporary issues in cybersecurity. Both the management and the technical aspect of each cybersecurity issue will be examined and critically analyzed. Students will be given a chance to formulate strategic responses to resolve these issues or improve the situation. The course is research-oriented.
Learning Activities
The methods of instruction for this course will include lectures, seminars, demonstrations, and hands-on assignments/projects.
Means of Assessment
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
|
Research Assignments
|
10% - 15%
|
|
Midterm Exam*
|
25% - 30%
|
|
Project
|
20% - 25%
|
|
Final Exam *
|
30% - 35%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
* Practical hands-on computer exam
In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the successful student will be able to:
- Examine recent cybersecurity issues and be able to critically analyze the gaps that lead to the situation.
- Analyze and evaluate the current and emerging best practices in cybersecurity.
- Evaluate an organization's cybersecurity posture and be able to devise strategies to improve its status.
- Design countermeasures and solutions that would have prevented the cybersecurity issue or recommend strategies that could mitigate the problem's impact.
- Present cybersecurity solutions in a language understood by stakeholders with no technical background.
Textbook Materials
Course Materials to be provided by the instructor and/or approved textbooks from the department