This module aims to promote an original investigation to gain knowledge and understanding related to cyber or information security in disciplines, such as secure systems, secure development, information assurance, vulnerability assessment, secure operations management and service delivery, incident management, risk management, security testing, digital forensics, or business continuity planning. Such investigation may include the invention or generation of ideas and/or artefacts leading to new or improved insights, devices, products, tools or processes.
The (individual) project may be self-proposed or may be selected from a list of project proposals or research questions. However, it needs to be grounded in research, i.e., in literature review identifying a gap, or a refinement of an initial research question.
A small number of introductory lectures are given at the start of the project.
Total contact hours: 26
Private study hours: 274
Total study hours: 300
100% Project
Dawson, C. W. "Projects in Computing and Information Systems: A Student's Guide", 2015, 3rd edition. Pearson.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 demonstrate an in depth understanding of particular topic related to cyber security beyond that obtainable from the rest of the programme;
2 apply practical and analytical skills present in the programme as a whole (e.g., software development skills, testing and assessment skills, experimental skills, data gathering and processing skills) to undertake a project that demonstrates creativity and a systematic approach to problem solving;
3 apply an appropriate methodological process to a substantial piece of work.
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