Module Descriptors
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SECURITY (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COCS60475
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Siyakha Mthunzi
Email: Siyakha.Mthunzi@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 3 to UG Semester 1
- Occurrence B, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence F, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1
Sites
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Types of threat and types of system. Protection and detection. Operating System protection mechanisms. Database security. Network configuration and security. Data integrity. Access control and authentication protocols. Principles of encryption and decryption. Common encryption standards. Malicious software. Securing e-business. Security models. Human factors in security. Security policies and planning. Legal and ethical issues.
Globalisation of threats and security issues and responses.
Globalisation of threats and security issues and responses.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment 100% (learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Report 3000 words detailing underpinning research, evaluation and design of a component of a security system.
Report 3000 words detailing underpinning research, evaluation and design of a component of a security system.
Module Learning Strategies
Students will have participated in an award induction workshop where they will learn how to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) employed for the study of this module. Subsequently students will work through the module material provided on the VLE at a pace suggested within the VLE for the module. Students will be encouraged to discuss relevant aspects within discussion forums that are part of the VLE. The forums will allow discussion with a student's peer group as well as the module tutor.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Module Resources
PC with Linux & Windows O/S running as virtual machines
VMware Player
VMware Player
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of ICT Technical Fundamentals or equivalent
Module Texts
Pfleeger, C.P., S. L. Pfleeger, Analyzing Computer Security, Prentice Hall, 1st edition, 2011, ISBN: 978-0132789462
Gollman, Dieter, Computer Security, John Wiley, 3rd edition, 2010, ISBN: 978-0470741153
Gollman, Dieter, Computer Security, John Wiley, 3rd edition, 2010, ISBN: 978-0470741153