ECTS - IT Security
IT Security (ISE542) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| IT Security | ISE542 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to explain the threats and vulnerabilities present in the existing information systems. The course also introduces how to design and implement secure systems that will address the threats. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to IT security, security plans, security policies, security models: TCSEC, common criteria, ISE/IEC 27000, CIBIT, ITIL; security risk assessment and management; security solutions; IT services and security; personnel security; ethics in IT security. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to IT security | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Planning for security | Chapter 2, 3 |
| 3 | IT security policy | Chapter 4 |
| 4 | Developing security program | Chapter 5 |
| 5 | Security models and practices | Chapter 6, 7 |
| 6 | Information security management systems | Instructor notes |
| 7 | Information security management systems | Instructor notes |
| 8 | Information security management systems | Instructor notes |
| 9 | Risk management | Chapter 8, 9 |
| 10 | Risk management | Chapter 8, 9 |
| 11 | Security solutions | Chapter 10 |
| 12 | Security solutions | Chapter 10 |
| 13 | Personnel security | Chapter 11 |
| 14 | Ethics in IT security | Chapter 12 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Management of Information Security, M.E.Whitman, H.J.Mattord, Course Technology Cengage Learning, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-8400-3160-0 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Computer forensics and cyber-crime, Britz M., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0132447495, 2008. |
| 3. Introduction to Computer Security, Bishop Matt, Addison-Wesley, Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 0-321-24744-2, 2005. | |
| 4. Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice, W. Stallings, 4/E, Prentice-Hall, 2006. | |
| 5. Security in Computing (3rd edition), Charles P. Pfleeger and Shari L. Pfleeger, Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 0-13-035548-8, 2003. | |
| 6. ISO/IEC 27001 Information Technology – Security Techniques – Information Security Management Systems – Requirements, 2005. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | |||||
| 5 | Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | |||||
| 6 | An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. | X | ||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 9 | An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | X | ||||
| 10 | Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 175 | ||