Instructor:         Steve Price

Email:       steve.price@gcccd.edu

Phone(s):   

Office Hours:    By appointment only

Course Web Site:   

 I. Course Objectives

 The main goal of this course is to provide you with a fundamental understanding of network security principles and implementation. You will learn about the technologies used and principles involved in creating a secure computer networking environment. You will learn about the authentication, the types of attacks and malicious code that may be used against your network, the threats and countermeasures for e-mail, Web applications, remote access, and file and print services. A variety of security topologies are discussed as well as technologies and concepts used for providing secure communications channels, secure internetworking devices, and network medium. Further, you will learn about intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and physical security concepts.  In addition, security policies, disaster recovery, and computer forensics are covered.  Aside from learning the technologies involved in security, you will get to understand the daily tasks involved with managing and troubleshooting those technologies. You will have a variety of hands-on and case project assignments that reinforce the concepts you read in each chapter. This course prepares you for CompTIA'a Security + industry certification.

 II. Recommended  Prerequisites:           Cis 120, Cis 190, Cis 201, Cis202

 III. Course Specifics

TEXT, MATERIALS AND ONLINE WEBSITE

Access to the Internet is required.

The 15 week online course follows a syllabus and a schedule.   Instead of attending scheduled classroom lectures, the course is offered via an online course management class (WebCT) where all the class materials, exams and assignments are available as well as announcements, discussions and email.  In addition, all the assignments and due dates are listed in the schedule and it should be reviewed first for each weekly tasks. Click any links in the schedule for instructions, demonstrations, presentations, etc.  Students are responsible for reading the text, and completing all learning activities on their own, but help is available by phone, WebCT discussion, or e-mail.

Labs are to be completed in a online virtual environment (VMWARE) containing a Windows XP workstation and a Windows 2003 server. The virtual lab will be accessed using VMware Console.  Please see online course information. 
 
Required Text is Principles of Computer Security, Security+ and beyond by Conklin et al.  ISBN 0-07-225509-9.  Published by McGraw Hill 

Note to students - To support your efforts to succeed in this class, I refer you to Supervised Tutoring services (CIS 198).  All Supervised Tutoring sections are FREE to you. You need only enroll to receive services—no units or grades are given.  Signing up for supervised tutoring allows you to use labs (Room E108) outside of your class times.  If you choose to use the lab, you will be assigned a removable hard drive to be used for the CIS263 online class. 

They are not to be removed from room E108.

Course Communication – Post general questions to the WebCT online discussion. You may also send email to steve.price@gcccd.edu,  or stop by and see me by appointment only.

IV.Attendance
Partitication
Lack of participation are key factors in determining student success. Students are expected to log on a minimum of two times each week.   It is critical that you read all of the course chapters, complete the assigned labs, post to the discussion group, take the online quizzes, and midterm.  The course is comprehensive, meaning you must complete each chapter weekly.  Your full participation is not only a requirement, it is an essential aspect of this course.    If you have questions regarding Cuyamaca's official attendance policy please refer to the college catalog.

Students are expected to skim/read all discussion items and post a significant question, answer, or comment to the online discussion once per week. Posts will be graded.

Upholding these expectations and the standards upon which they are based is a shared right and responsibility for all faculty, students and staff at Cuyamaca. As a learning and professional community, we seek and deserve no less.

Dropping the Class
It is the STUDENT'S responsibility to complete the necessary forms to withdraw from the class. All students who are enrolled at the end of the semester must be given a grade. Students who drop but don't officially withdraw will receive an F.

V. Assignments
For a comprehensive list of assignments and their due dates, see the class schedule...... 

The assignments for this course will be submitted via WebCT and will not be accepted after the WebCT cutoff date (midnight, Sunday of each week). 

They can be broken down in the following groups:   

Discussion Group -    Students are expected to skim/read all discussion items and post a significant question, answer, or comment to the online discussion once per week. Posts will be graded. 

Reading - Students are responsible for all the terms and concepts in the chapters that we cover. It is strongly suggested that each chapter and any presentation  be read several times. 

Labs - Labs will be performed in the provided virtual environment which contains a Windows 2003 server and a Windows XP client.

WebQuests - A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Webquests require you to read an article and answer a specific question. Points will not be awarded for copying a whole article.   Webquests are due midnight, on the Sunday of each week. 

Quizzes - Chapter quizzes are due midnight, on the Sunday of each week.  The quiz will cover material from the reading, webquests, assignments and labs.

Puzzles - Puzzles are assigned to help learn new security terminology.

Midterm and Final Exam.  Both the midterm and final are cumulative and may be given in a multiple choice, short essay format or hands on exercise in the online virtual environment.  

VI.  This course adheres to the policies outlined in the Cuyamaca College catalogue.  For further information, see Academic Policies stated in the catalogue.

VII. Evaluation & Grading
Evaluation in this course is designed to give students a maximum feedback as to their progress and to work as a tool to reinforce concepts. Quizzes and the midterm will be given only after a topic has been completed. The final will be comprehensive and all students must pass the final to pass the course. All students must take the final regardless of grade. Be sure to check the date and time (in the class schedule) for the final examination.

 Grading Policy: Letter grades will be determined using a standard percentage point evaluation as outlined below:

A     90%-100%
B     80%-89%
C     70%-79%
D     60%-69%
F      Below 60%
The final grade will be computed on the following weights:

   Important Dates

 revised August 16, 2007