Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Ed Moore
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Computer systems and networks, and the applications that they support, are essential to information flows, economic transactions and critical infrastructure in the twenty-first century. While early computer hackers were more interested in exploration, modern cybercrime is increasingly driven by activist or malicious sentiment (hacktivism), espionage and/or the desire for profit. This unit will present an overview of cyber security in practice with reference to both public and private sector organisations. The unit will look at the motives and perpetrators of cybercrime. It will explore how individuals and organisations face specific threats from their use of technology and identifies challenges in maintaining cyber and information security. It further examines the protective security measures required to protect physical and digital access to information through people, infrastructure and computer systems.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Participation | 20% | No | Ongoing |
Quiz 1 | 5% | No | Week 5 |
Powerpoint Presentation | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Quiz 2 | 5% | No | Week 11 |
Major Essay | 50% | No | Week 12 |
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
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Due: Week 5
Weighting: 5%
The questions draw on the readings and lectures for weeks 1 - 4 inclusive.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
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Due: Week 11
Weighting: 5%
The questions draw on the readings and lectures for weeks 5 - 10 inclusive.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 50%
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UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
STAFF AVAILABILITY
Week 1 | Introduction |
Week 2 | Introduction to Cybercrime |
Week 3 | Social Media |
Week 4 | Cyber Piracy |
Week 5 | Online Fraud & Identity Theft |
Week 6 | Hacking |
Week 7 | Cyber Espionage |
Week 8 | Online drug trade & the Dark Net |
Week 9 | Political Hacking |
Week 10 | Illegal, Harmful, Offensive Content Online |
Week 11 | Cyber Warfare |
Week 12 | Prosecuting cybercrime |
Week 13 | The future of cybercrime & unit wrap-up |
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