WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Summer 2011
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PUAD 5315/5316 CYBER TERRORISM
Instructor: Denton Lankford, J.D.
Class Time and Location: Virtual Campus
Office Hours: On-line daily by e-mail
Contact Information: lankfordp@wbu.edu
Phone:
806-291-1173
VC Interchange: Discussion of weekly assignments will take place on WBU’s
“Discussion Board” via Virtual Campus. All tests will be posted on-line
under “Assignments” and answers should be posted there and backed up with an
e-mail attachment to lankfordp@wbu.edu
Catalog Description: A study of the impact that cyber terrorists have on
national security and information warfare.
Prerequisites:
This is a graduate-level course
Textbook: “Cyberpower and National Security,” by Franklin D. Kramer, and
Stuart H. Starr, and Larry K. Wentz, publisher National Defense University.
ISBN # 978-1-59797-423-3.
Course Outline:
WEEK:
One
Chapter 1 & 2
TWO
Chapter 3 & 4
THREE
Chapter 5 & 6
FOUR
Chapter 7 & 8
FIVE
Chapter 9, 10, 11
SIX
MIDTERM EXAM
SEVEN
RESEARCH PAPER DUE and Chapter 12, 13, & 14
EIGHT
Chapter 15 & 16
NINE
Chapters 17 & 18
TEN
Chapters 19, 20 & 21
ELEVEN
FINAL EXAM
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: Each Monday I will post 4 discussion type questions.
You are to answer them on Discussion Board by the following Monday. Each of
the 10 weekly assignments is worth 10 points for a total of 100 points.
MIDTERM EXAM will cover Chapters 1-11 in “Conquest In Cyberspace”
RESEARCH PAPERS must conform to APA Style Book, and turned in on time. Late
papers will be docked 1 letter grade for each day late. Students will be
expected to explore one of the chapter topics from the text book in depth.
Papers must be a minimum of 12 pages in length with 10 references (interviews
with law enforcement agents count as a single reference). Research topics
must be approved in writing by Dr. Lankford by the end of the second week of
the course.
FINAL EXAM will cover Chapters 12-21 in “Conquest In Cyberspace.”
Course requirements: Students will be given a midterm exam and a final exam
on presented text material. Additionally, students must complete a research
paper on a specific terrorist organization. Each exam will be worth 100
points. The research paper will be valued at 100 points. Additionally, you
will have 10 weekly assignments consisting of 4 discussion questions to be
answered that week. Each week’s questions are worth 10 points for a total of
100 points. Total points for course is 400.
Course outcome competencies: Upon successful completion of this course, each
student will understand and be able to describe:

an understanding of how cyber terrorism affects national security

a knowledge of Information warfare, and

a knowledge of how the DOD protects its global information systems.
Method of determining course grade: Midterm Exam=100 points, Final Exam=100
points, and the research paper=100 points, and 10 weekly assignments=100
points. Total points for the semester is 400.
The University has a standard grade scale:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP
= withdrew passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may
be given within the last two weeks of a long term or within the last two days
of a microterm to a student who is passing, but has not completed a term
paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the student’s
control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed
prior to the last day of the next term, unless the instructor designates an
earlier date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate
date, the I is converted to an F.
Attendance: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses
should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be
explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work
may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by
the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and
file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus dean. Any student who
misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may
receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each
course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a
part of the University’s attendance policy.
Additional attendance policies: Students are required to comply with all
attendance policies of the Virtual Campus.
Taking a vacation, a honeymoon or class reunion during the semester are not
considered valid excuses for missing assignments, exams, or research paper
deadlines.
Instructor's policy on Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism will not be tolerated;
students will receive an F for presenting another’s work as their own.
Cheating on an exam will result in a zero on the exam.
Service for the Disabled: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified
disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in
the University. Students should inform the instructor of existing
disabilities at the first class meeting.