IS3501 Teaching Plan for sem-A ‘2023
Week
Date
Topics
Class Activities
1
Sept 4
Introduction
Project group
formation
2
Sep 11
Basic Data Communication Concepts (I)
Written exercise
#1
3
Sep 18
Basic Data Communication Concepts (II)
MC exercise #1
4
Sep 25
Traditional Attacking Methods
Written exercise
#2
5
Oct 2
Threat Analysis
MC exercise #2
6
Oct 9
Encryption Methods (I)
Written exercise
#3
7
Oct 16
Encryption Methods (II)
MC exercise #3
8
Oct 21 (10am)
Interim Report Presentation
Peer learning
9
Oct 30
Security Technologies: Firewalls
MC exercise #4
10
Nov 6
Security Technologies: Prevention Systems,
Intrusion Detection, and Other Security Tools
Written exercise
#4
11
Nov 13
Security Management
MC exercise #5
12
Nov 20
Group Projects’ Presentation
13
Nov 27
Group Projects’ Presentation
Assessment: 20% class participation (2% for each written exercise #1 to #4; 2% for each
MC exercise #1 to #4; 4% for MC exercise #5); 30% group project; 50%
examination
Textbook: (1) compulsory; (2 & 3) highly recommended especially for non-ICT background
(1) William Stallings, “Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards”, 6th edition,
Pearson, ISBN: 9781292154916
(2) Whitman Michael, “Principles of Information Security”, 6th edition, Course Technology,
ISBN: 9781111138233
(3) William Stallings, “Business Data Communications”, Pearson, ISBN: 9780273775300
Note: All MC exercises are to be completed during the second hour of scheduled class time (no
make-up), open-book, individual, and cover all previous lectures. All written exercises are to
be submitted on or before that Sunday’s midnight.