Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ed Moore
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 1000 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. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Participation | 10% | No | Ongoing |
Weekly Quizzes | 20% | No | Weeks 2-12 |
Powerpoint Presentation | 20% | No | Week 6 |
Research Essay | 50% | No | Week 12 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 13 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Student engagement within tutorial exercises (or weekly forums for external students).
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 2-12
Weighting: 20%
Online weekly quizzes based on the content from the previous week to be completed by all students.
Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
A presentation to be designed and recorded by all students based on topics within the course.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 50%
2,500 word research essay to be completed by all students on one of the given questions based on course content.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
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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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Date | Description |
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03/02/2021 | Updated late penalty statement. |
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook