CS2013-final-report

Computer Systems Security (CS-475), Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.A.
Daniel Conte de Leon
dcontedeleon@acm.org
Knowledge Areas that contain topics and learning outcomes covered in the course
Knowledge Area Total Hours of Coverage (38)
Information Assurance and Security (IAS) 28
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) 3
Networking and Communication (NC) 2
Social Issues and Professional Practice (SP) 2
Architecture and Organization (AR) 1
Operating Systems (OS) 1
Programming Languages (PL) 1
Where does the course fit in your curriculum
Context within the Program
This course is usually taken within the last year of an undergraduate degree program in Computer Science. Students
from all four emphasis areas within our Computer Science program are required to take this course. The emphasis
areas are: Computer Science and Mathematics, Information Technology, Information Systems, and Web
Development.
Prerequisites
Students should have finished the introductory CS sequence, a data structures course, a discrete mathematics course
and Calculus, a computer architecture course, and have familiarity with multiple computing languages such as C,
HTML, Python, and SQL. In addition, basic knowledge of computer networks and familiarity with Linux systems
and the shell and command line tools are needed.
What is covered in the course
Short Description
This course covers the fundamental concepts and practical applications of computing systems security with a holistic
view and an applied approach. Topics include: security concepts and services, physical, operational, and
organizational security, the role of people in systems security, introduction to cryptography and public key
infrastructure, computing systems hardening, secure code, and secure applications development.
The course emphasis is on developing, deploying, and maintaining a secure computing infrastructure with a handson
approach.
List of Topics
Topics in this course broadly match topics listed within this CS2013 guidelines and their coverage is detailed in the
Body of Knowledge coverage section below. One additional topic is listed in the Additional topics section.
What is the format of the course
Schedule and Meetings
Lewis-Clark State College is on a semester-based schedule. Semesters are 16 weeks long including a final exams
week. This course meets face-to-face in a computer laboratory twice a week for a combined lecture and laboratory
session. Each session is 2 hours 30 minutes long, including a 15 minute break. The adjusted number of contact hours
is approximately 68. The number of lecture equivalent contact hours is 38.
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