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CS502A: INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

This course presents the fundamental concepts of Cyber Security, including but not limited to cryptography, network protocols, access control, authentication, security management and web security. This course provides students with the Cyber Security principles for continuing learning and working in the area of Cyber Security. 

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Wanpeng Li

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme
  • Master Of Science In Cybersecurity

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • CS50CA Introduction to Cybersecurity (Passed)
  • CS552A Introduction to Cybersecurity (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

In this course, students will be exposed to fundamental concepts of Cyber security. By completing the course, students should be able to do the following things: 

  • Understand and apply the concepts and applications of modern cryptography 
  • Understand and apply security management policies  
  • Have the skills to apply access control rules 
  • Able to analyse security of network protocols 
  • Understand the attacks and defences in web security 

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
Assessment Weeks 10 Feedback Weeks 12

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the concepts and applications of modern cryptography
ProceduralAnalyseAble to analyse the security of network protocols
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of access control
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the attacks and defences in web security
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of security management

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks 10 Feedback Weeks 12

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the concepts and applications of modern cryptography
ProceduralAnalyseAble to analyse the security of network protocols
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the attacks and defences in web security
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of security management
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of access control

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed elements

Assessment Type Summative Weighting
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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(Continuous Assessment Courses Only) Where a student fails the course overall they will be afforded the opportunity to resit those parts of the course that they failed (pass marks will be carried forward).

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the concepts and applications of modern cryptography
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of security management
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the basic concepts of access control
ProceduralAnalyseAble to analyse the security of network protocols
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the attacks and defences in web security

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