Academic Handbook BSc (Hons) Applied Digital and Technology Solutions (online)
Enterprise Security Management Course Descriptor
Last modified on March 8th, 2023 at 2:56 pm
Course Title | Enterprise Security Management | Faculty | EDGE Innovation Unit (London) |
Course code | NCHNAL6144 | Course Leader | Dr Yu-Chun Pan |
Credit points | 15 | Teaching Period | This course will typically be delivered over a 6-week period. |
FHEQ level | 6 | Date approved | September 2022 |
Core/Optional | Core for Cyber Security Specialist Specialism
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Prerequisites |
Course Overview
The effective management of enterprise IT security is dependent upon a range of technological, physical, and human factors, from governance to policy, through to staff expertise and training. Establishing responsibility and decision-making authority for the security service provider paves the way for effective policy and strategy that underpin implementation plans. This course examines a systematic approach to audit, analysis, risk, cost, and timeline planning for the most effective deployment of security service resources. It also considers the wider implementation environment including, organisational constraints and the managerial skills required to ensure the effectiveness of security management.
- To provide learners with detailed insight into the governance and policies that underpin the effective implementation of security services.
- To understand organisational constraints, strategic decision making and security service project management.
- To enable learners to analyse, assess and prioritise security risks and plan the implementation of security services.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
K1c | Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of security governance, policy, strategy and organisational constraints. |
K2c | Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of audit, security risk analysis, security service project management. |
K3c | Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the management and interpersonal skills required to successfully manage IT security. |
Subject Specific Skills
S1c | Inform security strategy and policy decision making and promote a security culture. |
S2c | Be aware of organisational constraints, conduct business security risk analysis and audit, identify, and prioritise areas of risk, vulnerability and weakness. |
S3c | Apply specialist knowledge to develop an IT security road map and risk register with identified priorities, budget, and timeline. |
Transferable and Employability Skills
T1ci | Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to complex business and technological problems. |
T1cii | Display an advanced level of technical proficiency in written English and competence in applying scholarly terminology, so as to be able to apply skills in critical evaluation, analysis and judgement effectively in a diverse range of contexts. |
T2c | Evaluate business needs and maximise the impact of resources. |
T3c | Apply negotiation skills and complete tasks to an identified timeline in accordance with stakeholder requirements. |
Teaching and Learning
This is an e-learning course, taught throughout the year.
Teaching and learning strategies for this course will include:
- Online learning
- Online discussion groups
- Online assessment
Course information and supplementary materials will be available on the College’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Learners are required to attend and participate in all the formal and timetabled sessions for this course. Learners are also expected to manage their self-directed learning and independent study in support of the course.
The course learning and teaching hours will be structured as follows:
- Learning and teaching (6 days x 8 hours) = 48 hours
- Independent study = 102 hours
Indicative total learning hours for this course: 150 hours
Assignments (see below) will be completed as part of independent study..
Assessment
Formative
Learners will be formatively assessed during the course by means of set assignments. These will not count towards the final degree but will provide students with developmental feedback.
Summative
Assessment will be in two forms:
AE | Assessment Type | Weighting | Online submission | Duration | Length |
1 | Set Exercises | 60% | Yes | Requiring on average 20 – 30 hours to complete | – |
2 | Written Assignment (workplace case study) | 40% | Yes | – | 1500 words |
Further information about the assessments can be found in the Course Syllabus.
Feedback
Learners will receive formal feedback in a variety of ways: written (via email or VLE correspondence) and indirectly through online discussion groups. Learners will also attend a formal meeting with their Academic Mentor (and for apprentices, including their Line Manager). These bi or tri-partite reviews will monitor and evaluate the learner’s progress.
Feedback is provided on summative assessed assignments and through generic internal examiners’ reports, both of which are posted on the VLE.
Indicative Reading
Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists for courses are produced annually in the Course Guide or other documentation provided to learners; the indicative reading list provided below is used as part of the approval/modification process only.
Books
- Blum, D. (2020) Rational Cybersecurity for Business: The Security Leaders’ Guide to Business Alignment: Apress.
- Brumfield, C. and Haugli, B. (2021), Cybersecurity Risk Management: Wiley.
- Taylor, A., Alexander, D., French, A., and Sutton, D. (2008) Information Security Management Principles: British Informatics Society Limited.
Journals
Learners are encouraged to read material from relevant journals on Enterprise Security Management as directed by their course leader.
Electronic Resources
Learners are encouraged to consult relevant websites on Enterprise Security Management.
Indicative Topics
- Implementing Security Services
- Security Governance and Policy
- Cyber Risk Assessments and Audit
Title: NCHNAL6144 Enterprise Security Management
Approved by: Academic Board Location: Academic Handbook/Programme specifications and Handbooks/Undergraduate Apprenticeship Programmes/BSc (Hons) Digital & Technology Solutions Programme Specification/Course Descriptors |
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Version number | Date approved | Date published | Owner | Proposed next review date | Modification (As per AQF4) & category number |
1.0 | September 2022 | February 2023 | Dr Yu-Chun Pan | September 2027 |