Undergraduate University Curriculum Committee

Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999

(Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009)

Guidelines for submission may be accessed via the web at:

www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm.

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

ICTN 4040

1. Course Prefix and Number:

February 17, 2010

2. Date:

3. Requested Action (check only one box):

New Course
x / Revision of Active Course
Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from: / # / to / #

4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected future delivery methods within the next three years):

Current or Expected

Proposed Delivery Future Delivery

Method(s): Method(s):

x / On-campus (face to face) / x
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x / Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online) / x

5. Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering:

This course revision is part of a re-alignment of the ICTN curriculum needed to keep current with changes in the Cisco Network Academy and the revisions that Cisco has made to the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification.

6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

ICTN 4040. Enterprise Information Security (3) (S) P: ICTN 2530, 2900. Planning, implementing, and maintaining an information security program in the enterprise.

7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

Place more emphasis on the planning, implementing, and maintaining of an information security program and less emphasis on the technical aspects such as encryption and key exchange that will be covered in the revised ICTN 4250.
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8. Page number from current PDF undergraduate catalog:

9.  If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.

No


Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no)?

If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no)?

10.  If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the Service-Learning Advisory Committee must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.

No

Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no)?

If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no)?

11.  If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Academic Standards Committee (ASC) must approve FC credit prior to consideration by the UCC.

If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the appropriate box (check at most one):

English (EN) / Science (SC)
Humanities (HU) / Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA) / Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL) / Exercise (EX)

12. Course Credit:

Lecture Hours / 3 / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.
Lab / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Studio / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Practicum / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study): / s.h.
Total Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.

13. Anticipated yearly student enrollment: 72

14. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:

Degree(s)/Course(s) / PDF Catalog Page / Change in Degree Hours
BS in Information and Computer Technology / 318 / None
BS in Industrial Technology / 316 / None

15. Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:

x / Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)

16. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher education programs):

x / Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)

17. Instructional Format: please identify the appropriate instructional format(s):

x / Lecture / Technology-mediated
Lab / Seminar
Studio / Clinical
Practicum / Colloquium
Internship / Other (describe below):
Student Teaching

18. Statements of Support:

(Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the budgetary and staff impact of this proposal.)

x / Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs below):
x / Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
x / Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition of required resources below):
x / Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
x / ITCS Resources are not needed
Following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory, or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

19. Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. Do not submit course syllabus as a separate file. You must include (a) the name of the textbook chosen for the course, (b) the course objectives, (c) the course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and grading plan. Do not include instructor- or semester-specific information in the syllabus.

East Carolina University – Department of Technology Systems – Course Syllabus

ICTN 2150, 2151 Network Fundamentals

Required Materials:

Whitman, M. (2007). Principles of Information Security (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, students shall be able to:

·  Understand and apply the concepts of the security systems development life cycle to develop and maintain security policies and procedures

·  Identify and prioritize threats, vulnerabilities, and assets

·  Understand and apply the process of identifying, assessing, and reducing risk

·  Understand and evaluate current and emerging technologies for information assurance

Course Topics:

Topics covered in this course include:

·  Introduction to Information Security

·  The Need for Security

·  Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Information Security

·  Risk Management

·  Planning Security

·  Security Technologies

·  Cryptography

·  Physical Security

·  Implementing Information Security

·  Security and Personnel

·  Information Security Maintenance

·  Review

Grading Policy and Assignments

Students will be evaluated based on the combination of class activities. The final grade will be assessed with the following criteria:

Grading / Assessment
A / 90% or better / Homework / 10%
B / 80% or better / Online Quizzes / 10%
C / 70% or better / Student Presentations / 20%
D / 60% or better / Midterm Exam / 20%
F / Less than 60% / Term Paper / 20%
Final Exam / 20%
Total / 100%

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