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On completion of this module, students will be able to:
• Develop a sophisticated analysis of contemporary cybersecurity events
• Situate the cybersecurity industry in past and present economic and industrial contexts
• Understand the functional (instrumental) and strategic inputs that inform cybersecurity procurement decisions
• Debate the norms and designs of the contemporary surveillance state
• Write a scholarly essay
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 30 |
Specified Learning Activities | 56 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 114 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Scholarly essay: You will write a 1500-2000 word scholarly essay on a self-selected topic of relevance to the course. Your topic must be pre-approved. Iterative writing process. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Group Project: Team assignment: You will be assigned to a team that is tasked with analyzing and then reporting on one of the predetermined questions related to cybersecurity. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Assignment: Choose your own adventure: Narrative introduction to challenges and ambiguities of cybersecurity. Online & asynchronous. | Week 5 | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Summative feedback on individual assignments Formative feedback in-class on work-in-progress group assignment. Summative feedback on completed activities.
Name | Role |
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Dr Quinn Dupont | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |