Course Title: Case Studies in Cyber Security
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Case Studies in Cyber Security
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
145H Mathematical & Geospatial Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
INTE2606 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Face-to-Face |
Viet1 2023 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
JulDec2021 (All) |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
JanJun2022 (All) |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
JanJun2023 (All) |
INTE1122 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
JulDec2024 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Geetika Verma
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5963
Course Coordinator Email: geetika.verma@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course a wide variety of contemporary industry experts will discuss their experiences in the field of Cybersecurity. Topics may include technical, managerial, social and legal aspects. Career development and building capability around information literacy are also addressed.
This course should enable you to:
- Apply the knowledge and skills obtained to study further concepts in cybersecurity;
- Communicate and interpret ideas related to the principles of cybersecurity in a variety of contexts to a variety of audiences.
- Work in small teams, manage a project to achieve team goal.
This course provides you with the opportunity to choose topics of particular interest for more in-depth examination, thereby complementing the broad coverage of cybersecurity security topics in the course INTE1120 Introduction to Information Security.
This course includes a simulated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a simulated workplace context.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for MC159 Master of Cyber Security:
International Orientation and Strategic Thinking
• Graduates will have a strategic and practical overview of the issues in information security and assurance.
Critical Analysis and Problem Solving
• Evaluate information security risks across diverse service settings including the Internet and WWW based commerce systems, high bandwidth digital communications and funds transfer services,
• Undertake professional careers or postgraduate research in information security or other IT related fields, acquiring the required information needed to identify real world solutions to real world information security problems.
Communication
• Graduates will have the ability to communicate both technical and non-technical material in a range of forms (written, electronic, graphic, oral) and to tailor the style and means of communication to different audiences.
Ethical Values
• Graduates will exhibit an ability to appreciate the ethical considerations that inform judgments and decision making in academic and professional settings.
Self-Management, Teamwork and Leadership
• Graduates will possess the ability to work effectively within and potentially as a leader of an interdisciplinary team.
On completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Define and discuss the cybersecurity related concepts of risks and the challenges encountered in modern information security applications.
- Identify professional careers or postgraduate research opportunities that exist in the field of cybersecurity.
- Apply aspects of project management and team dynamics theory relevant to the interdisciplinary and people-centred nature of cybersecurity.
- Communicate both technical and non-technical material in a range of forms (written, oral, electronic, graphic) to a variety of audiences and recognise the difference between commenting on and copying information.
- Identify and analyse that in cybersecurity, solutions are not always known, and proposed solutions often give rise to new, equally complex problems.
- Discuss and exemplify the language and other dimensions of the field of information security to expand your knowledge, skills, and their application.
Overview of Learning Activities
Weekly workshops will build upon your skills in written communication, oral communication, project management, teamwork, and career planning.
Cybersecurity topics will be explored through a mixture of discussion with industry guests, and in-class discussion of published resources.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Mock Job Application
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2 & 4
Assessment Task 2: Briefing Notes
Weighting 30%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 4, 5 & 6
Assessment Task 3: Discussion paper
Weighting 40%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Assessment Task 4: Presentation and Peer Review
Weighting 20%
This assessment supports CLOs 1, 3 & 4
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.