CS552F: Information Governance, Data Security and Privacy

CS552F: INFORMATION GOVERNANCE, DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY (2022-2023)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2023 13:21

Course Overview

The course will discuss the higher-level context for cybersecurity in an organization, specifically through its relation to information governance. Requirements, policies, procedures, processes, and controls for data security will be a central topic. Individual privacy, and data protection of sensitive private data within organizations, will be covered in detail.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Matthew Collinson Dr Robert Duncan

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Master Of Science In Cybersecurity
Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

CS502F Information Governance, Data Security and Privacy (Studied)
CS55CF Information Governance, Data Security and Privacy (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	30
Assessment Weeks	28	Feedback Weeks	31	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	In writing

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations.
Procedural	Analyse	Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies.

Report: Individual

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	70
Assessment Weeks	29	Feedback Weeks	32	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	In writing

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations.
Procedural	Analyse	Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resit of Failed Elements

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	(Continuous Assessment Courses Only) Where a student fails the course overall they will be afforded the opportunity to resit those parts of the course that they failed (pass marks will be carried forward).

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Create	Understanding of protection of data about private individuals held and processed by organizations, and how to achieve this through the application of controls.
Conceptual	Understand	Understanding of organizations, and the nature and role of information governance in larger organizations.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of data security, and ability to create architectural and operational solutions.
Procedural	Create	Understanding of issues in data privacy, and ability to design privacy preserving systems using privacy-enhancing technologies.
Procedural	Analyse	Ability to apply concepts of information governance to analyse cybersecurity scenarios.

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