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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SYLLABUS
1. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
2. Course: MISM 4306 - HI01, Information Systems Security
3. Term: Winter 2015/16
4. Instructor: Robert L. Su
5. Office Phone Number and WBU Email Address: 808-587-1778, robert.su@wayland.wbu.edu and
robertlsu@gmail.com (cell: 391-8233)
6. Office Hours, Building, and Location: None (Assistance Hour - Before or after class or by appointment)
7. Class Meeting Time and Location: Wednesday 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM at Hickam AFB
(WBU Computer Lab).
8. Catalog Description: Designed to provide security knowledge mastery of an individual with two years on-thejob networking experience, with emphasis on security. Industry wide topics including communication security,
infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, and operational security.
9. Prerequisites: COSC 2311
10. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
UPDATED
2014
Testout
9781-93508-0442
6/5/14
Security Pro LabSim
Testout
(Access Code)
11. Optional Materials:
12. Course Outcome Competencies:
Understand the basics of hardening servers and hosts
Understand common attack patterns
Evaluate vulnerability of an information system and establish a plan for risk management
Demonstrate how to detect and reduce threats in Web security
Evaluate the authentication and encryption needs of an information system
Explain the Public Key Infrastructure process
Demonstrate how to secure a wireless network
Evaluate a company’s security policies and procedures
13. Attendance Requirements: Regular class attendance is required by the university regulations.
Attendance will be taken at all class sessions. An unexcused absence will not be allowed. Make-up
tests will be considered, with prior arrangements, only for serious reasons. Be sure to inform the
instructor when you foresee that you must miss a class or test, because of serious reasons.
All Wayland students are expected to attend every class meeting; the minimum percentage of class
participation required to avoid receiving a grade of "F" in the class is 75%. Students who miss the first
two class meetings without providing a written explanation to the instructor will be automatically
dropped from the roster as a "no-show." Students who know in advance that they will be absent the first
two class meetings and who wish to remain in the class must inform the instructor in order to discuss
possible arrangements for making up absences.
14. Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: Wayland Baptist University observes a zero
tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as described in the academic
catalog, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported and second offenses will result in suspension
from the university.
15. Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy
of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the
university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and
should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.”
16. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: : Submit One’s Own Work. Each student is expected to
complete his or her own assignments. Copying others’ work is not allowed. There will be a penalty of
copying in tests and project assignments.
Tests - There are two tests (Midterm Exam and Final Exam) scheduled for the term. Test dates are
indicated in the Course Schedule.
Grading - The grade will be based on the following elements of your course responsibilities:
Midterm: 20%
Project and assignment: 40%
Class Participation: 10%
Final Exam: 30%
The following guidelines will be used in determining the final grades.
A: >= 90, B: 80 – 89, C: 70 – 79, D: 60 – 69, F: <60
Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic
evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards,
just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by
using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be
made for advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to
the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any
recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Executive Vice
President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The
Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or
lowered to a more proper evaluation.
17. Tentative Schedule: Winter 2015 (11/09/2015 – 02/13/2016)
11/18/15 --- Introduction
11/25/15 --- Access Control and Identity Management
12/02/15 --- Cryptography
12/09/15 --- Policies, Procedures, and Awareness
12/16/15 --- Midterm
01/06/15 --- Physical Security
01/13/16 --- Perimeter Defenses
01/20/16 --- Network Defenses/ Host Defenses
01/27/16 --- Application Defenses
02/03/16 --- Data Defenses
02/10/16 --- Final Exam
Note: Subject to change if necessary
18. Additional information as desired by the faculty member.