2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

COMP2645 Strategy and Security

20 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Dr Kevin McEvoy
Email: K.McEvoy@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand the role of different stakeholders;
- understand the concept of strategy and the relationship between IT strategy and organisational strategy;
- understand how performance against strategy may be monitored and evaluated;
- understand current issues in information security;
- demonstrate awareness of the techniques for developing an information security management system;
- identify potential system vulnerabilities and the impact of a security breach on business continuity;
- understand social, ethical and legal implications of information storage.

Syllabus

- The role of strategy: Purpose; development; challenges; execution.
- Organisational structure: stakeholders.
- Success metrics: impact factors, business improvement, benefits realisation.
- Information Security Management: Incentives; techniques for building an information security management system; information assets; risk assessment; threats and vulnerabilities; controls; implications for business continuity; documentation; standards; cryptography.
- Social, ethical and legal issues: compliance; data preservation; data retention policies; privacy; intellectual property rights; international law.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	2.00	2.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	3.00	3.00
Lecture	36	1.00	36.00
Seminar	8	1.00	8.00
Private study hours			151.00
Total Contact hours			49.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

- Taught session preparation: 36 hours
- Taught session follow-up: 36 hours
- Self-directed study: 34 hours
- Assessment activities: 45 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Attendance and formative assessment.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Problem Sheet	Problem Sheet 1	10.00
Problem Sheet	Problem Sheet 2	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		20.00

This module is re-assessed by exam only.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Open Book exam	2 hr 00 mins	0.00
Open Book exam	3 hr 00 mins	80.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		80.00

This module is re-assessed by exam only.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 05/11/2015

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