Cyber Ethics
Duration
- 1 Semester
Contact hours
- Equivalent to 36 hours
Aims and objectives
Aims
This unit is designed to introduce the student to the ICT profession and the ethical, legal and professional obligations which must be met by people working in the cybersecurity field. These include recognition of and compliance with ethical standards, laws, governance, software design processes and project management, service management, acquisition and delivery, security management and human factors.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)Objectives (Unit Learning Outcomes)
Students who successfully complete this Unit will be able to:
2. Evaluate the role of standards, codes of conduct and legislative/regulatory obligations on the level of professionalism of the ICT industry.
3. Review the roles and responsibilities of ICT professionals in organisations and society from a range of perspectives such as work-life balance, mentoring and life-long learning.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the processes of software development, acquisition, security and service management.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (24 hrs), Tutorials in Computer Labs (12 hrs)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities: Independent study and assessment tasks (approx.120 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Portfolio (assignments, quizzes and tests) | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4 |
Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
- analysis skills
- ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
- ability to work independently
Content
• Codes of Ethics
• Professional expectations
• Teamwork concepts and issues
• Interpersonal communication
• Societal issues/legal issues/privacy
• Understanding the ICT profession
• IT governance and organisational issues
• IT project management
• Service management
• Systems acquisition
• Human factors
• Systems development
• Professional expectations
• Teamwork concepts and issues
• Interpersonal communication
• Societal issues/legal issues/privacy
• Understanding the ICT profession
• IT governance and organisational issues
• IT project management
• Service management
• Systems acquisition
• Human factors
• Systems development
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Online.