Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Angela Irwin
Yves-Heng Lim
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MCRIM or MPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or PGDipIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or PGCertIntSecStud or MCompForens or PGDipCompForens or PGCertCompForens or MInfoTech
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Cybercrime refers to an array of criminal activity including offences against computer data and systems, computer-related offences, content offences, and copyright offences. While early computer hackers were more interested in youthful exploration, modern cybercrime is increasingly about criminal profit and this is reflected in the involvement of transnational organised crime groups. This unit will explore the types of cybercrime, the perpetrators, and investigation techniques.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation/ engagement | 10% | No | Weekly |
Critical Review | 10% | No | Week 3 and Week 8 |
Quizzes | 20% | No | Week 4 and Week 9 |
Problem Based Learning | 20% | No | Week 10 |
Major essay | 40% | No | Week 11 |
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
This will encourage students to engage critically in both classroom and online discussions. A variety of different activities will occur each week and students should be prepared to fully participate in these activities. This will include an online discussion for external students, and weekly seminar participation and attendance only for internal students). Please note that if an internal student is unable to attend a seminar they will be required to participate in the online discussion.
Online discussion format: at least one question will be posted to the discussion forum each week. Responses to each question should be a minimum of 100 words in length. Your postings to the online discussions should reflect your understanding and ability to synthesise course readings and seminar content, and to include related thoughts and analysis.
Your postings should advance the group's discussion of ideas and meanings about the material. Some ways you can further discussions include:
Please keep your posts brief, one or two paragraphs is sufficient. If citing course readings, in text references are sufficient.
For a posting to be counted for a given week, it must be entered by midnight on the Sunday of that week’s activity. If entered later than this, the posting will not be counted.
A mark for the discussions will be awarded on the basis of:
In assessing your contributions the following categories will be used:
Due: Week 3 and Week 8
Weighting: 10%
Preparation of a 600 words critical review in Weeks 3 and 8 of one relevant article in the corresponding week is intended to encourage independent research and demonstrate a capacity to find, synthesise and critically evaluate information relevant to specific topics or issues. The critical review should demonstrate understanding of the key arguments of the article and critical evaluation of the article's merits (strengths/weaknesses).
A detailed marking matrix is available to all enrolled students on the unit ilearn site. Marking criteria in the marking matrix includes evaluation of the critical review.
Due: Week 4 and Week 9
Weighting: 20%
Two quizzes during the course will be in Week 4 and Week 9. The quizzes will be based around the readings, online resources, and course materials from specified weeks. The quizzes are intended to give students an opportunity to explore in details the issues covered in the unit and to develop a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Each quiz will be a total of one hour of T/F, multiple-choice, short answers, etc. Each quiz will be worth 10% of the overall grade available for the unit.
Internal students: In class quiz, the quiz is held in the tutorial time.
External students: The online quizzes, the quizzes, once released will be available 48 hours only and is open book. Students will have unlimited access to the quiz and may save their progress; however there will be only ONE chance for submission.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 20%
Objective
Problem based learning (PBL) Presentation in seminars of 30 minutes duration plus Q&A. The aim of this exercise is for groups to undertake a series of in-depth investigations into contemporary related topics. The presentation will cover the content provided in all the learning outcomes. Students will discuss and present on a specific research problem and incorporate the content provided in lectures and reading. The PBL reinforces critical thinking skills.
Requirements
Internal students: Students are required to form small groups at the beginning of the course. One presentations will be required for each group. Each group is required to (a) develop a written presentation in the form of PowerPoint slides (or equivalent) and (b) to make an oral presentation using these slides.
External students: Students are required to work as individuals. Students are required to submit a PowerPoint Presentation (or equivalent) with presenters’ notes that, if presented orally, would extend to around 30 minutes (approximately 20- 25 slides), and 1000-1500 words per presentation appropriately supported by Oxford style references as footnotes, one presentations will be required for each student. Please note: No oral presentation is required for this assessment task. Each slide should contain logical, clear and easily understood points that demonstrate understanding of the topic. The notes section of the presentation should discuss or argue the relevance of each of the bullet points in the body of the slide. This enables the lecturer/tutor to assess your understanding of the topic. You should also place in the notes section the details of the references that you have used in each slide.
Assessment
Internal students: The content of the slides will comprise 15% of the overall 30% course mark. Each group member receives the same mark. The presentation of the slides will then comprise the remaining 15% of the overall course mark. Each group member will be assessed individually. Assessing presentations are compiled in a standard form. A detailed marking matrix is available to all enrolled students on the unit ilearn site. The marking guide is available to all enrolled students on the unit ilearn site, that will be used to assess the content and presentation. Groups should organize themselves in such a way that work is evenly distributed between members. To this end, each group member must present for approximately equal time per person.
External students: The content of the slides will comprise 30% of the overall course mark. The marking guide is available to all enrolled students on the unit ilearn site, that will be used to assess the content and presentation.
Length
Each presentation should last for 30 minutes including Q&A.
Dates
Internal students: Presentations will take place on Week 10, Week 11, and Week 12.
External students, for a presentation to be counted for a given week, it must be submitted by midnight on the Sunday of Week 10.
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 40%
Students will choose a topic from a list of given topics, if students are not writing an essay from the given topics, you must seek approval from your instructor on your essay question in the first instance. The essay length is 3000 words including bibliography, but not footnotes and footnoted references, or title page. The essay will show student’s knowledge of theories and practice and their ability to critically evaluate the chosen topic.
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
STAFF AVAILABILITY
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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