CSC8411 : Risk and Trust Management
- Offered for Year: 2023/24
- Module Leader(s): Dr John Mace
- Owning School: Computing
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
This module aims to provide students with a systematic understanding of risk assessment and management. It will cover legal, ethical, and professional issues in security and trust management as well as the relevant standards
Outline Of Syllabus
- Risk management
- Trust
- Security engineering
- Security threats and access management
- Risk assessment and control strategies
- Legal, ethical, and professional issues
- Information security maintenance
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Follow-up of lectures and workshops |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Delivery mode: online |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Work on completing coursework |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Preparation for lectures and workshops |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 3 | 2:30 | 7:30 | Delivery mode: PIP |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured non-synchronous discussion | 11 | 0:30 | 5:30 | Non-synchronous discussion board |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 37 | 1:00 | 37:00 | Background reading |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module is taught to Degree Apprenticeship students who follow a hybrid pattern of one day on-campus every 4 teaching weeks with other weeks taught online.
Lectures and workshops will be used to introduce the learning material and for demonstrating the key concepts by example. Workshops will also be used for group activities involving application of learning material to the workplace.
Students will be expected to prepare for lectures and workshops using guided learning materials and follow-up lectures and workshops within a few days by re-reading and annotating lecture notes to aid deep learning.
Non-synchronous discussion board will enable offline questions and discussions on the lecture material, coursework, and wider module in more detail.
Students aiming for Distinction -level marks are expected to widen their knowledge beyond the content of lecture notes through background reading.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 100 | Skills based report on workplace problem (2000 words) |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | Knowledge based quiz - feedback prior to summative assessment |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Written exercise in the form of a quiz provides opportunity to assess learning and knowledge related to security policies, risk management processes and standards, and security management issues. The report exercise enables an assessment of skills via a work-based problem related to identifying security management issues,
evaluating risk control and management measures, and the application of risk management methods.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CSC8411's Timetable