CSC-10025 - Module Specification
School of Computing and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module will enable students to actively engage in the e-society with an understanding of the risks that they will encounter and the measures that may be taken to counteract them, as well as help students to acquire a firm understanding of the technologies that underpin today's information society.
The module develops the following Keele Graduate attributes:
1. An open and questioning approach to ideas, demonstrating curiosity, independence of thought and the ability to appreciate a range of perspectives on the natural and social worlds.
2. An appreciation of the development and value of your chosen subjects of study, awareness of their contexts, the links between them, and awareness of the provisional and dynamic nature of knowledge.
4. The ability creatively to solve problems using a range of different approaches and techniques, and to determine which techniques are appropriate for the issue at hand.
5. An appreciation of the social, environmental and global implications of your studies and other activities, including recognition of any ethical implications.
7. The knowledge, skills, self-confidence and self-awareness actively to pursue your future goals.
8. The ability and motivation to participate responsibly and collaboratively as an active citizen in the communities in which you live and work.
10. The flexibility to thrive in rapidly changing and uncertain external environments and to update skills and knowledge as circumstances require."

To enable students to actively engage in the e-society with an understanding of the risks that they will encounter and the measures that may be taken to counteract them.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify the major types of cyber-crime and implement counter-measures to protect against them: 1
describe and discuss the law relating to the major forms of cyber-crime: 1
identify and describe the technologies and processes that underpin today's information infrastructure: 1
use tools related to digital evidence gathering: 1

Study hours

20 hours Lectures
20 hours Practical Classes
108 hours Private Study
2 hour online open book examination

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment