Essentials of Cyber Security

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Understanding Cybersecurity Fundamentals

• Becoming Aware of the Cyber Threat Landscape

• Applying Security Policies and Compliance

• Implementing Security Controls and Technologies

• Managing Incident Response and Disaster Recovery

• Considering Ethical and Legal Aspects

• Exploring Emerging Technologies and Trends

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Virtual Labs	45 points
Quizzes	45 points
Discussions/Participation	10 points

All individual assignments (Virtual Labs, Quizzes, Exercises and bonus questions) must be completed by the individual and not worked on as group assignments. Students may seek the general advice of others (any student or faculty), but at no time should a student seek or accept the answer to an assignment exercise from anyone else. A single failure to follow this policy will result in a grade of 0 on that assignment; subsequent violations of this policy will result in a grade of F for the course. Please ask the instructor if you have questions about this policy, prior to seeking the advice or direction of another person.

Final grades will be assigned based on the total points earned according to the following scale:

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-94	A
93-90	A-
89-87	B+
86-83	B
82-80	B-
79-77	C+
76-73	C
72-70	C-
69-67	D+
66-63	D
62-60	D-
Below 60	F

Attendance/Participation:

For the face-to-face section/s of this course, regular attendance and active participation are expected. Students may miss up to three classes without penalty. Students who miss more than 30% of scheduled classes may face additional penalties at the instructor’s discretion.  Excused absences may be considered with university-approved documentation.

All assignments (Labs and quizzes) must be submitted before the deadline. Missing the deadline will result in 20% penalty. All assignments that are submitted after the deadline will receive 80% of their grades.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

This course is part of our course material delivery program, UNCG First Day Complete. The bookstore will provide each student with a convenient package containing all required physical materials and all digitally delivered materials for this course will be integrated into Canvas.

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