Deploying Secure Engineering Applications Online
42 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study aims to provide you with a deeper understanding of protocol performance in the Internet and a comprehensive overview of common Cybersecurity issues and mechanisms to address these for online Engineering applications in your discipline
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Appraise various Internet protocols for suitability in different Engineering applications (A2, K3, K4, K5, S3)
- Discuss Cybersecurity protocols to manage risk to data transferred over the Internet (A2, K3, S1, S2)
- Design an Internet-based Engineering application (A7, K3, K5, S1, S2, S3)
- Construct a secure system for remote applications (A7, K3, S2, S3, S4)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 10 weeks | 10 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Computer Laboratory | 2.00 | 10 weeks | 20 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 0.25 | 12 weeks | 3 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 8.75 | 12 weeks | 105 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Transport Layer Protocols
- TCP Congestion Control
- Quality of Service and Active Queue Management
- Threats to online applications
- Encryption and Hashing
- Public vs Symmetric Key Encryption
- Certificates and PKI
- Virtual Private Networks
- System Hardening
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.