COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPUTER FORENSICS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 531	B	99	3	2	0	4	7.5

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This is a graduate level course in Information Security and Computer Forensics. The course covers the theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and practical foundations of information security and assurance, with emphases on fundamentals of information security such as: access control, security architecture and design, physical security, application security, Operations security, Penetration testing, Security and Risk Management, and digital forensics, etc.
Course Objectives:	This is a graduate level course in Information Security and Computer Forensics. The course covers the theoretical, conceptual, methodological, and practical foundations of information security and assurance, with emphases on fundamentals of information security such as: access control, security architecture and design, physical security, application security, Operations security, Penetration testing, Security and Risk Management, and digital forensics, etc.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Overview of Information Security and Risk management
2	Security management
3	Penetration Testing
4	Security Policy
5	Foot Printing and Scanning
6	Security Architecture design
7	Overview of Social Engineering
8	Midterm
9	Overview of Digital Forensics
10	Computer Forensics
11	Network Forensics
12	Mobile Forensics
13	Packet Sniffer and Analyzer
14	Introduction to Packet Analysis (HTTP, Email, IM, FTP)

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	“Information Security handbooks: A guide for Managers” Bowen,P.Hash, J. and Wilson. (BHW) (Oct-2006)
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	Yes
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To understand the basics of Information Security
2	To know the legal, ethical and professional issues in Information Security
3	To know the aspects of risk management and to become aware of various standards in this area
4	To know the technological aspects of Information Security
5	Apply the criminal and civil law to computer criminality
6	Understand how viruses, logic bombs and hacking are used by criminals

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Computer Engineering Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Quiz	2	10
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	5	80
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	5	80
Mid-terms	1	12	12
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	15.5	15.5
Other			0
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5