IA455 Contemporary Issues in Information Assurance
FALL 2020
Online via NUoodle & GoToMeeting
INSTRUCTORS:
Professor M. E. Kabay, PhD
Professor D. M. Zeedick, EdD, CISM, CBCP
A capstone seminar for Computer Security and Information Assurance majors which will vary every term in accordance with the current issues of the time. Students work with the instructor as they explore today's issues and trends in preparation of a thesis or project. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, research and evaluation of current issues. Prerequisites: IS/IA 340 & 342; open to CSIA 2nd-semester juniors or higher, or by instructor permission. |
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COURSE MATERIALS
Course description -- detailed assignments, grading, standards, requirements, policies,
rewards, penalties, and also the Secret of Life, the Universe and Everything.
Syllabus/schedule -- PDF file with week-by-week listing of the course topics and deadlines. Shows student presentation teams.
Weekly Resources -- required and recommended readings and lectures:
HTML XLSX
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Informal discussions of key points from your instructors.
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GUIDANCE FOR TERM PROJECT
Term-Project Guidelines -- how to avoid falling into a swamp of misery
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GUIDANCE FOR MEMO EXAMS
Memo-Exam
Sample written by Gregory Antonellis in 2013 and published in the InfoSec Perception column by Prof Kabay
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GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS
For additional useful tips and tricks, click on the Methods link: see
Frequently
Corrected Errors -- checklist for avoid grammatical and usage errors in your technical writing
On
Writing -- advice on style and methods in preparing term papers including notes on using references
SQ3R -- Survey/Question/Read/Recite/Review -- effective studying
Tips for Using Word -- Using Word effectively, including especially using heading styles, generating table of contents automatically, using the reference database, inserting footnotes and references, and generating list of Works Cited automatically.
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2021-01-24
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