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Area/Catalogue
INFS 5115

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
162201

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

To develop a balanced organisational and technical perspective of the principal elements of cybersecurity.

Course content

In this course, students will gain advanced skills and knowledge in the following:

  • Core security principles including confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA).
  • The contemporary cybersecurity threat landscape.
  • End-to-end security implementation for a corporate network.
  • Principles of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.
  • Roles and responsibilities of a cybersecurity professional.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Students in LBCP or LHSG must have completed 36 units prior to enrolling in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar 2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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