EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE- "Institute of Graduate Studies & Research"

"Department of Management Information Systems"

SYLLABUS

2022-2023 Spring Semester

Weekly Course
Course Code Course Name Course Type Hours Credits ECTS Weekly Time Schedule
T A L

MIS536 Information Security 3 0 0 3 6

Friday : 14:00 - 17:00
Prerequisite None Prerequisite to None
Course Lecturer Assist Prof. Dr. Erisn ÇAĞLAR Office Hours
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E-mail ecaglar@eul.edu.tr Schedule

Phone Office / Room No AS103

Teaching Assistant(s) - Phone -

E-mail - Office / Room No -

The course provides instruction in security for network hardware, software, and data including using physical security measures, instituting backup procedures, protecting
Course
systems against attacks and intrusions, and gaining protection from malware. And, the course covers applying these concepts to the theme of “Protecting Yourself in the
Objectives Digital Age.”

On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed knowledge and understanding of:
1) Understand how information security can counteract attempts to attack an individual’s “infosphere,” the person’s sensitive information.
2) Understand how people are the weakest components in any security system.
Learning Outcomes 3) Learn the fundamentals of cryptography and how cryptography serves as the central language of information security.
4) Develop and Implement Physical Security
5) Ensure Infrastructure and Network Security
6) Understand the Roles of Computer Forensics and the Law in Information Security.
1 Security+ by Emmett Dulaney, Sybex 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470-37297-5.
Textbooks
2 Computer Forensics by Marie-Helen Maras, Jones & Bartlett 2012, ISBN: 978-1-4496-0072-3
and/or
References Haqaf, H., & Koyuncu, M. (2018). Understanding key skills for information security managers. International Journal of Information Management,
3
43, 165-172.
WEEK Date TOPICS Reference No - Section
Week 1 3/10/2023 Introduction to Information Security 3;1,2
Week 2 3/17/2023 Introduction to Information Security 3;1,2,3
Week 3 3/24/2023 Information & Security 1;2,3
Week 4 3/31/2023 Information & Security 2;2,3,4
Week 5 4/7/2023 Information & Security 2;2,3,4
Week 6 4/14/2023 Operational Security And People’s Role In Information Security 1;3,4,5
Week 7 4/21/2023 Threats 1;5,6
Week 8 4/28/2023 Midterm(s) -
Week 9 5/5/2023 Midterm(s) -
Week 10 5/12/2023 Network Security & Infrastructure 3;3,4,5
Week 11 5/19/2023 Network Security & Infrastructure 3;5,6,7
Week 12 5/26/2023 Cryptography 2;5,6
Week 13 6/2/2023 Cryptography 3;8,9
Week 14 6/9/2023 Intrusion Detection Systems And Security Baselines 2;6,7,8
Week 15 06/16-23/2023 Final Exam -
Weight in Weight in
Evaluation Tool Quantity Date
Total (%) Semester Evaluation (%)
Final Exam 1 06/16-23/2023 50

Semester Evaluation
Midterm(s) 1 28/04/2023 - 05/05/2023 30
Evaluation
Tools Quiz(zes)

Project(s) 1 10

Homework(s) 2 10

Laboratory
Other
*** Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) *** Language of Instruction: English
Evaluation Tool Quantity Student Workload Hours Evaluation Tool Quantity Student Workload Hours
Theoretical lecturing
13 39 Homework 2 10
hours (TLH)
TLH self study 13 78 Project 1 10
Quiz (Q) Presentation
Q preparation self
Seminar
study
Laboratory (L)
L preparation work
Midterm exam (ME) 1 1 Final exam (FE) 1 2
ME preparation self
1 16 FE preparation self study 1 22
study
TOTAL : 178
Recommended ECTS Credit (Total Hours / 30) : 5.93