COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC CYBER SECURITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTH 3501 BASIC CYBER SECURITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN DALKILIÇ

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Computer Engineering (English)
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to provide a general introduction to basic concepts in cyber security. Anyone with a good general knowledge of information and communication technology can take this course. The nature, scope and importance of cyber security are explained, and basic concepts are justified and researched within the course. This course covers the types of threats and attacks that cybersecurity must address, as well as technologies and processes that can be deployed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Defines the characteristics of criminals and experts in the cyber security world.
2   2. Explains how the principles of confidentiality, integrity and availability relate to data states and cybersecurity measures.
3   3. Explains the tactics, techniques and procedures used by cybercriminals.
4   4. Explains how technologies, products and procedures are used to protect privacy, ensure integrity and high availability.
5   5. Explains how cybersecurity professionals use technologies, processes, and procedures to defend all components of the network.
6   6. Explains the purpose of cyber security laws.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information About the Course and Introduction
2 Understanding the Danger and Current Cybersecurity Risks
3 Cyber Security Essentials
4 Cybersecurity Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
5 Cryptography and Access Control
6 Human Factor
7 Ethics and Career in Cyber Security
8 Ethical Hacking Fundamentals
9 Password Cracking Techniques and Countermeasures
10 Social Engineering Techniques and Countermeasures
11 Network Level Attacks and Countermeasures
12 Web Application Attacks and Countermeasures
13 Cyber Security Technologies and Properties
14 Student Projects and Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Exams
Practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

In addition to midterm and final exams, the performance of the student in the course is evaluated with project / practice assignments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Participation is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dalkilic@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 4 8 32
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.224
LO.324
LO.44
LO.52
LO.62

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