Semester 2, 2023 Springfield On-campus | |
Units : | 1 |
School or Department : | School of Business |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: CSC8100
Overview
Organisations require leaders who are capable of addressing and responding organisationally to cyber security threats and challenges. This course is aimed at introducing and developing management and executive perspectives and capabilities of the cyber security leaders of today and the future.
This course explores the management and leadership of cyber security teams, organisational strategies and enterprise initiatives. Cyber security function management, effective governance, and executive communication knowledge, skills and practices are developed to enable students to develop, contribute to, and continuously improve the executive and governance cyber security function.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- apply specialised knowledge relating to the organisational roles relating to cyber security management and governance;
- analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise complex issues, information, problems, concepts and theories relating to the implementation of cyber security strategies and continuous improvement in the function and governance;
- examine and then apply specialist knowledge and skills in implementing a cyber security governance function;
- research and review sources of specialist knowledge relating to cyber security governance and management, and how these can be applied towards improving organisational cyber security strategy;
- interpret, articulate and communicate complex issues relating to cyber security governance, management and improvement to achieve targeted outcomes.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Cyber security management | 10.00 |
2. | Governance frameworks | 20.00 |
3. | Leadership practices | 20.00 |
4. | Implementing cyber security strategy | 20.00 |
5. | Communicating effectively to senior management and boards | 10.00 |
6. | Leading cyber security beyond the enterprise | 10.00 |
7. | Future and emergent cyber security threats | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Quiz | No | 10 | 1,2 |
Report | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,5 |