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Information Security and Privacy (INFO30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Aims
Information is a valuable asset that requires protection from increasingly sophisticated and complex security threats. Given the ease with which information can be collected directly from individuals or secretly through technologies presents new challenges for protecting privacy.
An effective security strategy requires a sophisticated understanding of risk management and how a range of tools and techniques can be applied for protective purposes.
In this subject students will be exposed to a range of issues related to information privacy and security. These issues drive the need for better security tools, technologies and techniques. Students will learn foundational concepts that explain how security strategy is developed. Topics include: the security threat landscape, managing security risk exposure, protective paradigms, models and frameworks, and cryptographic techniques to secure information.
For Bachelor of Science students this is a required subject in the Informatics major and an elective subject in the Science Informatics major and the concurrent Diploma in Informatics. This subject is available as a breadth subject for other Bachelor degrees and is an elective in the Working with Information breadth track.
Indicative Content
- Understanding the three Security Principles: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (C,I,A)
- Understanding how to conduct a Security Risk Assessment
- Developing a Security Strategy using Paradigms, Models and Frameworks
- Identifying security and privacy issues that drive the need for security
- Understanding cryptographic technologies and how they can be applied to security and privacy problems
Intended learning outcomes
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Identify a range of security and privacy issues and threats that drive the need for security
- Understand the three security principles Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (C,I,A) and how they relate to security threats and technologies
- Identify a range of security paradigms and models and understand how they can be deployed in a security strategy to protect information and preserve privacy
- Understand cryptographic technologies and how they can be deployed to protect information and preserve privacy
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- An ability to synthesise information and communicate results effectively
- An ability to work effectively as a member of a project team
- In-depth critical and independent thinking and reflection skills
- An ability to solve problems and communicate solutions both orally and in writing.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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INFO20003 | Database Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ISYS90070 | Information Security Consulting | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
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One 20-minute group seminar presentation of an assigned research paper (10%) requiring approximately 10-13 hours of work (per student) and group management of class discussion on the research paper for 40 minutes (10%).Individual student preparation time for the class discussion is 2-5 hours per student. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 to 4 are addressed in the seminar presentation and group discussion. Individual student presentation and group discussion time is no more than 5-10 minutes each per student
The class will be divided into groups and assigned topics corresponding to particular teaching weeks. Assessment specifications will be released in week 2, group assessments will occur in the workshop timeslot on the assigned week (weeks 3 to 11).
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One 20-minute group seminar presentation of a research paper (10%), plus group management of a class discussion (10%) based on this paper
- Research report is due in week 10. (20%)
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Individual participation in seminar activities throughout the semester (10%), requiring approximately 10-13 hours of work. ILOs 1 to 4 are addressed in the seminar activities. Assessed across the semester. Individual participation (10%)
- One written 2-hour closed book end of semester examination (50%). ILOs 1 to 4 are addressed in the examination. The examination is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.
Hurdle Requirements:
To pass the subject, students must obtain
- at least 50% (25/50) in the examination
- a combined total of at least 50% (25/50) in the other components of assessment
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Atif Ahmad Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour workshop per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Subject notes
Learning and Teaching Methods
The subject will be delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, group presentations and team-based learning where a group of students will analyse the information manage needs or an organization and design an information management system. Outside class students will study theory and cases through reading and continuing their group activities.
Indicative Key Learning Resources
Students will have access to lecture notes and lecture slides. The subject LMS site also contains links to recommended literature and other resources.
Careers/Industry Links
All organizations must manage their information in order to be effective. There is a large range of career opportunities for information managers, analysts and consultants both within and outside the IT industry. There will be one or two lectures from invited practitioners from industry.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Informal specialisation Selective subjects for B-BMED Major Informatics - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 11 April 2024