IS-214 Information Systems Security
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leader:
- Wael Anwar Abdel Aziz Soliman
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in IT and Information Systems
Teaching language
EnglishRecommended prerequisites
IS-100 and IS-200, or equivalent.
Course contents
This course provides an understanding of information systems security, including essential technical terminologies, the history of the discipline, information system security policies and organizational security culture. The course is suitable for those who are interested in helping organizations to protect critical information systems and secure their networks, both by understanding current threats and vulnerabilities, and assessing the needs of secure information systems of the future.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students:
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Will have acquired knowledge of technical, formal, and informal aspects of information systems security in organizations
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Will have acquired knowledge of coordinating and maintaining the integrity of operations within and between the technical, formal, and informal aspects of information systems security in organizations
Examination requirements
Four mandatory assignments must be approved. Assignments from previous courses will not be automatically approved.More information will be given in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
The teaching is given as lectures, seminars and mandatory assignments. Estimated workload is 210 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
No
Offered as Single Standing Module
No
Assessment methods and criteria
4-hour written individual examination. Graded A-F.