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2015/2016  KAN-CCMVI2035U  Information Security Management

English Title
Information Security Management

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration Summer
Start time of the course Summer
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 100
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Course instructor - Dr. Michelle Antero Assistant Professor, Michelle.Antero@zu.ac.ae
    Sven Bislev - Department of Intercultural Communication and Management (ICM)
In case of any academic questions related to the course, please contact the course instructor or the academic director, Sven Bislev at sb.ikl@cbs.dk
Main academic disciplines
  • Corporate governance
  • Information technology
  • Organization
Last updated on 12-05-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • IT Management: Manage and lead the planning and implementation of complex IT projects.
  • IT Professional Practice: Critically analyze the global, ethical, legal, security and socio- technical issues pertaining to Information Systems and propose solutions to address them.
  • IT Systems Theory and Practice: Analyze, adapt and apply information technology knowledge to new situations.
Course prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Examination
Information Security Management:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer, Ordinary exam: 1-5 August 2016
Retake exam: Within two months from the ordinary exam.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Home project assignment with a new exam question.
Course content and structure

This course presents the concepts of information security to provide managers with tools and understanding needed to allocate scarce security resources effectively. The course covers an introduction to security attributes and policies, threats, vulnerabilities, and risk management concepts. A case study of the architecture of an enterprise security system is developed to include a needs analysis, levels of protection, detection strategies and correction/ recovery with crisis management, risk analysis, and business continuity plans.

 

Class 1: Introduction to the Management of Information Security

Class 2: Planning for Security

Class 3: Information Security Policies

Class 4: Security management models

Class 5: Risk Management

Class 6: Developing a IS program

feedback activity: Case based analysis

Class 7: Security Management Practices

Class 8: Protection Mechanism

Class 9: Personnel and Security

Class 10:Law and Ethics

Class 11: Wrap-up
Teaching methods
Class teaching.
Student workload
Preliminary assignment 10 hours
Classroom attendance 33 hours
Preparation 144 hours
Feedback activity 7 hours
Examination 12 hours
Further Information

Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings or video clips to be read or viewed before the start of classes with a related task scheduled for class 1 in order to 'jump-start' the learning process.'

 

Feedback Activity: A feedback activitity defined by the course instructor will take place app. half-way through the course.
The timetable is available on http://www.cbs.dk/files/cbs.dk/isup_timetable_2016_updated.pdf
Expected literature

Whitman & Mattord
Management of Information Security
ISBN-10: 1285062299 •  ISBN-13: 978-1285062297 

Publisher Course Technology,   Edition/year    2013
Last updated on 12-05-2016