Instructor: Dr. Andrew G. Kotulic
Office: BSA A-408
Telephone: 330.672.1229 (Office)
e-mail: akotulic@kent.edu
Office Hours: Tues 4:45-5:45 PM, Wed& Thur 3:15-4:15 PM & 5:00-6:00 PM
Textbook:
There is no text book for this course. The student will be required to access and retrieve information from different web sources. The specific assignment details will be discussed during the initial class meetings.
Course Objectives
The course is designed to provide an overview of basic security principals that managers are required to deal with in today’s environment. The course will provide an introduction to the threats directed at the vulnerabilities of organizational information resources. The primay objective is to introduce the student to the basic tools available to develop and administer an information security risk management program capable of delivering appropriate countermeasures to deal with identified threats and vulnerabilities. The course will provide an introduction to the hardware, software and firmware that are becoming necessary for managers to understand in order to make more informed decisions about information security program requirements. The classroom activity will include visits to Internet sites, student assignments, i.e., in class case analysis, article/topic discussions and supplemental assignments. This approach will be used in order to enrich the learning environment.
The breath of the course content demands a reading intensive environment. The students will be assigned extensive outside reading assignments.
General Topic Coverage
The topics that may be covered include: General Threats and Vulnerabilities; Malicious Code Attacks; Business Continuity Planning; Network Security; Mobile and Wireless Security; WWW and Web-based internet application security; Privacy and anonymity; Information Systems Security Audit Programs; Information Security Risk Management Programs; Security Awareness Programs; Information Forensics; Legal Issues in Information Security.
Based on the class demographics, selected areas from the general topic list will be covered in more depth. This will be discussed during the initial class meetings.
Learning Activities
Lectures
Visits to Web sites
selected article readings and analysis
selected white paper readings and analysis
class discussion
Grading Policy: The final grade for this course will be based on the following;
| FACTOR | |||
| Project 01 | 25% | 90-100 | A |
| Project 02 | 25% | 80-90 | B |
| Project 03 | 40% | 70-80 | C |
| Class Participation | 10% | 60-70 | D |
| NA | NA | <60 | F |
| Total | 100% | NA | NA |
Class Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes. If you are not in class you cannot contribute to the overall class experience. In case of borderline grades, attendance (or lack of) will be used in the determination of the final grade. Additionally, if you are not in class you cannot earn class participation points.
Assignments: The articles and/or white papers that are assigned should be read before coming to class. The student should be ready to contribute to the class by being ready to respond if called upon to lead a discussion based on the specific topic under review. Additional details will be explained in class.
TENTATIVE PROJECT TYPES:
INTERNET BASED. The number and details (individual, team) will be furnished at a later date. This is necessary due to the impact of class size on the type and number that will be assigned.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Each individual is to write a research report on some topic from the field of information security and present it in class. The topic you select should be relevant to the course and add new information beyond the material that I cover. The details will be furnished at a later date.
Writing Standards: Students enrolled in this course are expected to use literate and effective English in their speech and writing. All papers submitted must be neat and well-written; grades on written work will be based on expression as well as content.
QUIZZES
There will be no quizzes.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES
Prerequisites: Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisites risk being deregistered from the class.
Course registration: Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class schedule during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Friday, September 13, 2002 to correct it with your advising office. If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.
Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. In addition, it is considered cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such misrepresentation. The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense. It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course. Repeat offenses result in dismissal from the University.
Course withdrawal: For Fall 2002, the course withdrawal deadline is 11/02 Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.
Students with disabilities: In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (672-3391).
E-mail Accounts: Effective Fall '02 Student Kent State University e-mail accounts are the university's official means of communication with students. Students should check their e-mail accounts on a periodic basis (at least twice a week) for university related items.
I will only send e-mail to a student e-mail account. If you want e-mail sent to a different account you must set up your Kent State account to forward your e-mail. There will be no exceptions to this policy.