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SIT763 - Cyber Security Management

Year:	2020 unit information
Important Update:	Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester. _{Last updated: 5 October 2020}
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Assumed Knowledge:	Basic operating system concepts and computer networks
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Jemal Abawajy Trimester 3: Damien Hutchinson
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	Nil
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus:	1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour face-to-face workshop per week.
Scheduled learning activities - cloud:	1 x 1 hour online seminar per fortnight.

Content

The key focus of SIT763 is on introducing students to IT security policy development and human security management. Students will learn how security assessment is methodologically and procedurally conducted within business operational constraints. The unit enables students to develop contingency planning, risk assessment, risk management and compliance standards for various businesses. Students will also explore legal and ethical issues in the context of security management and audit.

	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit At the completion of this Unit successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Work as a team and apply organisational planning and project management principles to IT security planning.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork
ULO2	Assess security risks, threats and vulnerabilities to the organisation and implement appropriate information security protection mechanisms by analysing requirements plans and IT security policies.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Identify personnel security, training and security education needs, and associated legal and ethical awareness and propose strategies for corporations taking into account cost benefit ratios.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Problem solving task 1	Solution sheet	10%	Week 4
Problem solving task 2	Written solution and support material	10%	Week 6
Group case investigation report	Written collaborative report, approximately 3,000 words	20%	Week 10
Examination	2-hour written examination	60%	Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT763 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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