INFO333-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

IT Risk and Security Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

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.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

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

Lecturer

Anushia Inthiran

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Participation, preparation, case presentations & discussion 5%
Group projects & case portfolio 30%
Mid-term test 25%
Final exam 40%

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.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $834.00

International fee $4,000.00

* 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 .

All INFO333 Occurrences

  • INFO333-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019