MIS761 - Cyber Security Strategies
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Wilson Li |
| Previously: | Enterprise Information Management and Security |
| 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: | 11 x 1 hour class and 11 x 2 hour computer lab (seminar) |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 11 x 1 hour class (recordings provided) + 11 x 2 hour online seminars (Labs) |
Content
Organisations are increasingly relying on business analytics to make strategic decisions using the data they generate during day-to-day operations. Strategic value will only be obtained if the data is reorganised and made widely accessible at the enterprise level. When data is reorganised to meet this need, there is a real risk that the semantics of the data will be compromised, and that data integrity and security can be violated. Hence, students will learn how data can be captured and reorganised effectively to address these issues, and how to secure the data against threats. Specifically, this unit introduces students to a number of topics in data management (e.g. relational database management), big data systems, and information security. At the end of this unit, students will understand broad issues concerning data management at the enterprise level, gain basic skills in information modelling and querying databases, and understand the procedures and controls for achieving information security.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse the various cybersecurity contexts within organisations to formulate appropriate strategic settings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and apply appropriate security methodologies relevant to the different types of data and to inform information security management practises. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Create cybersecurity solutions based on evaluation of business practices and aspirations using relevant security policies and technologies pertinent to the organisation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Review cybersecurity service management of an organisation utilising critical thinking and problem-solving to tailor expedient solutions to ill-defined security issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Multimedia artefact | equivalent to 500 words | 10% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 3) Report (Business) | 3500 words | 40% | Week 10 |
| End-of-Unit Assessment: Written Response Test | 2 hours | 50% | End-of-unit assessment 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: MIS761 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.
Unit Fee Information
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