Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Ilona Ilvonen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 3 : Thursday 10 - 14, TB110 Thursday 10 - 14, FB118

Requirements

Passed examination and exercise.

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to give a basic understanding of information security and the value of information to business. The process of managing information security is covered as well as the role of information security policies in management. The course approach is business-, not technology-driven.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Information security policy and it's role in information security management	Assessing information security
2.	Domains of information security, especially information security management	Legal and ethical aspects to information security.
3.	Information security culture and awareness	Setting up an information security awareness program

Evaluation criteria for the course

To achieve grade 3 the student needs to understand the core topics of the course well. Grading is based on both the exam and the exercise.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Information security FUNDAMENTALS	Peltier, Peltier & Blackley	0-8493-1957-9		Book available as an electrical version from the university network.		Suomi

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	25.02.2010
Modifier	Ilona Ilvonen