Proposed edits for CSC520X

Syllabus & Important Documents > Syllabus

1. There is a new textbook for this course:

The InfoSec handbook: An Introduction to Information Security

Umesh Hodeghatta Rao and Umesha Nayak
Apress.  ISBN: 9781430263821

2. The course schedule and Assignments need to be changed to reflect the new text

Week1 > Assignments > Read

1. Change chapter 1 to: “Introduction to Security”

Week 2 > Assignments > Read

1. Change chapter 2 to chapter 3: “Key Concepts and Principles”. 

Week 4 > Assignments > Read

2. Delete “Chapter 3. 

Week 5 > Assignments > Read

3. Delete “Chapter 4”. 
4. Add NIST Special Publication 800-37. Retrieved from http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-
37-rev1/sp800-37-rev1-final.pdf

Week 5 > Mid-Term Exam

1. The exam needs to display 1 question at a time, instead of displaying all questions at once.

Week 6 > Assignments > Discussion Forum 6.1

1. Change discussion forum question to: “After viewing the video, identify at least two strategic
mistakes made by the coyote in his attempt to capture the roadrunner.  If you were the coyote,
what would you have done differently?  Explain why.”

Week 11 > Final Exam

1. The exam needs to display 1 question at a time, instead of displaying all questions at once.