Network Security: Contents, delivery and assessemnts of an undergraduate subject

DOI: 10.5176/978-981-08-7656-2_ITS20100-14

Authors: Tanveer A Zia

Abstract:

Network Security is one of the core subjects in Bachelor of Information Technology course offered at the Charles Sturt University. The subject covers aspects of information security relating to the wired and wireless networks. The weekly topics provide students detailed knowledge of cryptography, system threats and countermeasures, secure communication, network vulnerabilities and attacks, network defenses, virtual private networks, wireless and sensor networks security, access control and authentication, Internet Protocol (IP) security, vulnerability assessment and security audit, security policy and training. This paper provides the process of subject development, delivery, assessments, teaching critique, and provides results from online subject evaluation survey. The reflection on subject delivery is particularly important to determine if the subject has met its objectives. Results from the subject critique and student evaluation survey are presented and a reflection on how to improve the subject is provided.

Keywords: Network security education, network security subject, network security course, network security teaching and training