FIT1019 - Introduction to security

Leader: Maria Indrawan

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This is the primary introductory unit for the IT security major in the BITS. This provides students with grounding in general areas of security to support the major. This is a feeder unit into the selected security units in the major. It combines some of the topics from IMS3110, MMS1002 and BUS2050 but does not replace these units.

Objectives

This unit will provide students with a knowledge of information systems security issues, and their relevance to the management of information systems in contemporary organisations.

Assessment

Assignments: 40%
Formal supervised assessment 50%
Presentations: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours lecture/seminar and 1 hour tutorial.