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Unit Synopsis
This unit critically examines the governance and managerial aspects of cybersecurity in a business organisation. Building on existing knowledge of information and communication technologies, you will critically explore governance and management issues relevant to cybersecurity in organisational contexts. Through the analysis of real-world case studies, you will develop cybersecurity risk management strategies to support business objectives while considering legal and ethical obligations. As a result, you will gain the knowledge and professional capabilities to contribute effectively to cybersecurity governance and management in accordance with standards set by governments, professional bodies, and industry.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: COIT20261 Network Services and Automation. Co-requisite: COIT20262 Advanced Network Security. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Unit coordinator's reflection
The current content does not clearly emphasise awareness, culture, and human factors in information security.
Incorporate a dedicated lecture topic that focuses on fostering a strong security culture and promoting human-centred approaches to security.
A new Week 12 topic, “Fostering a Strong Security Culture,” was introduced to strengthen awareness of security culture and human-centred approaches to information security.
Source: Teaching team's reflection
Expand the lecture content and tutorials to cover emerging technologies such as privacy-enhancing technologies and threat intelligence practices.
While advanced concepts, such as the Zero Trust model, are included, there remains scope to integrate more emerging topics and case studies.
Emerging security topics and relevant case studies were incorporated into the lecture, including privacy-enhancing technologies, threat intelligence, and Zero Trust concepts.
Source: Teaching Staff
In-class tests were useful, with scope to include more challenging practical questions based on tutorial activities.
Include more practical and challenging questions aligned with the tutorial activities in future in-class tests.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator’s Reflection
The Collaborative Reflective Circle (CRC) is currently included in Assessment 3, but not in the other two assessment tasks: the in-class test and the presentation.
Consider integrating CRC activities into additional assessments (such as group-based presentations) to further support collaboration and reflective learning.
In Progress
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