INFO333-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

IT Risk and Security Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

This course examines how organisations manage risk and eSecurity associated with their information systems. Topics include management, analysis and application of secure e-Business systems including security policy and network management.

This course examines how organisations manage risk and eSecurity associated with their information systems. Topics include management, analysis and application of secure e-Business systems including security policy and network management.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course the student should be able to:
*  Have an understanding of the role and impact of IS risk and security management in modern firms.
*  Design and apply key security and data management concepts, components, technologies and selection criteria associated with the use of IS in the modern firm.
*  Develop an information security and disaster recovery policy.
*  Discuss key issues associated with managing IS in the modern firm, including the security and ethical problems they pose.

Prerequisites

(1) 15 points from INFO233, INFO253, INFO263, COSC231, COSC264; and (2) An additional 15 points at 200 level from the Commerce Schedule or SENG

Restrictions

ACIS333

Course Coordinator

Stephen Wingreen

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 45%
Mid-term test 25%
Group Projects and Case Portfolio 25%
Pariciipation, preparation, case presentations and discussion 5%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Whitman, Michael E.,1964- , Mattord, Herbert J; Principles of information security ; 5th ed; Delmar, 2016.

Recommended Reading

Whitman, Michael E.,1964- , Mattord, Herbert J; Readings and cases in information security : law and ethics ; Course Technology, Cengage Learning, 2011.

Course links

Course Outline
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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $802.00

International fee $3,525.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

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