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

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

CSC-10025 - Cybercrime
Coordinator: Uchenna Ani Room: CR123 Tel: +44 (0) 1782 731403
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

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.

Aims
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: 1,2
describe and discuss the law relating to the major forms of cyber-crime: 1,2
identify and describe the technologies and processes that underpin today's information infrastructure: 1,2
use tools related to digital evidence gathering: 2

Study hours

20-hours Lectures
20-hours Practical Classes
107-hours Private Study
1-hour online class test
2-hour online open book examination

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Class Test weighted 40%
Online Class Test
Online Class Test to be conducted KLE to include 20 Multiple Choice Answer questions. The duration of the online test is 1 hour (60 Minutes) to be automatically timed, and to be conducted after in Week 7 practical session. This assessment is taken halfway into the module lecture and practical delivery.

2: Open Book Examination weighted 60%
Online Open Book Exam with 28-hour window
The paper will be released on KLE at 9:00 am on the morning of the exam. Students will have a 28-hour assessment window to complete and submit their work online via Turnitin or a Submission Dropbox on KLE. Students will be required to answer 2 questions from 3. Although students have been given significant time to complete this exam script, we expect most students to spend no more than 2 hrs. Answers should be as accurate and concise as possible. All questions will focus on problem-solving skills and/or essay-based questions which are better suited to online open-book exams. For essay-based questions, typical answers would be in the range of 300-400 words per question. It is recommended that students do not exceed 400 words per essay-based question as it is the quality of the answer, not the quantity that will be assessed.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024