CP3302 - Information Security
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
This subject is designed to provide a general introduction to the concepts associated with securing critical computing infrastructure and data communications. It addresses the need for security for both enterprise and personal computing. Legal, ethical and professional issues in information security will also be treated. This subject may include topics such as risk management, physical security, network access controls and cryptography.
Learning Outcomes
- gain a broad understanding of the concepts in information security;
- understand the physical design of security technologies, cryptographic mechanisms and physical security;
- understand the implications for implementation, maintenance and change in security policies and technologies;
- investigate, identify and analyse security threats/requirements;
- plan for security in both small organisations and large scale enterprises.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
- The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
- The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP5603 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi |
| Lecturer: | Dr Kim Ku. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 18-Nov-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
| Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 68 | |
| Census Date 25-Feb-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
| Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 69 | |
| Census Date 07-Oct-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Hossein Ghodosi |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40% - 60%); other exams (10% - 20%); assignments (20% - 50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.