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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
COMP.SEC.300

Secure Programming, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
COMP.SEC.300
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Marko Helenius
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Core content
  • design principles of secure programming
  • secure programming skills
  • avoiding and preventing vulnerabilities
  • secure software development lifecycle
Complementary knowledge
  • security architecture, design, mental models and checklists
  • secure usage of data bases
  • experimentation with buffer overflow, XSS and CSRF
  • immersion to a selected focus area 
  • security testing
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Equivalences
Kokonaisuudet, joihin opintojakso kuuluu
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

09.01.2024 20.05.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)

Independent study

07.03.2024 31.05.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)