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Course Designator |
CIS 310 |
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Course Title: |
Introduction to Information Assurance
This course is not a CIS elective however, it may be used as a
pre-requisite to other information assurance courses. |
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Course Length: |
45 contact hours in fifteen week |
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Course Description: |
CIS
310 Introduction to Information Assurance 3 credits. An introductory
survey of information assurance, security and privacy. Emphasizes
international, policy, political, legal, and ethical components of
information security practices. The course is designed primarily for
non-CIS majors. Not applicable toward CIS major. D |
| Prerequisites |
Junior Standing --
Any law course |
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Course Learning Objective |
Student will be able to Define Information Assurance; Identify Risks
Threats and Vulnerabilities; State Ethical Principles and Behave
accordingly; Responsible Behavior in the Cyber Community; Explain
Critical Infrastructure; Defend personal systems |
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Major Topics: |
This is an awareness
course in information assurance designed for non-majors. It
introduces the following topics
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Introduction to information assurance (extended McCumber model)
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Critical infrastructure and the critical information
infrastructure
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Legal issues in information assurance
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Ethics and ethical
behavior
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Personal responsibility in information assurance
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Hacking and social behavior
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Terrorism in the modern world
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Cyber Terrorism
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United States policy
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International policy --
Australia, Europe and Asia
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Defending infrastructure
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Forensics and investigation
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Economics of protection
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Developing a security posture
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Method of Instruction: |
On line and lecture materials |
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Evaluation Methods: |
The students are evaluated based their understanding of the lecture materials through a term paper and examinations |
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Student Enrollment:
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30 -- 60 per year |
