Syllabus

ITSY 1342 0230 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

Introduction

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

The North Central Texas College (NCTC) Course Syllabus provides the following as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB): (1) a brief description of the course including each major course requirement, assignment and examination; (2) the learning objectives for the course; (3) a general description of the subject matter of each lecture or discussion; and (4) any required or recommended readings. Contact information for the instructor is also provided. The Course Syllabus also provides institutional information to indicate how this course supports NCTC’s purpose and mission. Information specific to a particular section of the course will be included in the Class Syllabus and distributed to enrolled students.

Course Title: Info Tech Security
Course Prefix & Number: ITSY1342	Section Number: 320	Term Code: 19/Winter
Semester Credit Hours: 3	Lecture Hours: 32	Lab Hours: 32
Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Instruction in security for network hardware, software, and data, including physical security; backup procedures; relevant tools; encryption; and protection from viruses.
Course Prerequisite(s):
Course Type: o - Academic General Education Course (from Academic Course Guide Manual but not in NCTC Core) o- Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course n - WECM Course

Name of Instructor:	Ervin Frenzel
Campus/Office Location:	Online only
Telephone Number:	806-570-7658
E-mail Address:	efrenzel@nctc.edu

Name of Chair/Coordinator:	Susan Svane
Office Location:	IT Career Connection Center
Telephone Number:	940-498-6438
E-mail Address:	SSvane@nctc.edu

Instructors Statement

My contact information is available and if you are experiencing difficulty with any portion of this course, contact me immediately – I cannot help if I do not know there is a problem. I am available through email but may take longer to respond, if the contact is critical call me. My phone is on from 0700 to 2000 daily, but I may not be available to answer a phone call immediately Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon at 4:30), I will return your call as soon as I can during this timeframe. Typically that is after 4:30 pm (Monday through Thursday), I am available during the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Office Hours (online): Thursday from 16:30 to 18:30

REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED COURSE MATERIALS

Product Code: 9781635671728

CND-E-LAB-ACAD-B

Certified Network Defender (CND) eBook w/ iLabs (Volumes 1 through 4)(eCourseware)

Cost: $305

To order textbooks use this link: http://www.gilmore.ca/eccouncil/Login.aspx?

This does not include your CND exam.

If you desire to take the Certified Network Defender (CND) exam – please ensure that you request a voucher from ace@eccouncil.org before 31 December 2019 (simply email and ask for the special price), this is in addition to the $305 for the courseware, it is $99 for a limited time.
https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/certified-network-defender-cnd/ for more information on this ANSI/DOD 8570.1 certification – this holds the same weight as Security + for your employer if so required.

Recommended: Flash Drive (32 GB or larger). You are required to keep all lab work until the end of the semester.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION METHODS, and GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Weighted Percentage Values
12	Homework (Chapter homework due every week)	30% of grade
12	Labs (based upon each weeks chapter – lowest 2 will be dropped)	20% of grade
14	Discussion (weekly discussions, lowest two grades will be dropped)	20% of grade
2	Exams (Averaged – no grades dropped)	30% of grade

GRADING SCALE

A	>=89.5%	D >=59.5%
B	>=79.5%	F <=59.49%
C	>=69.5%

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

WECM End-of-Course Outcomes: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Guidelines and other best practices; develop backup procedures to provide for data security; use network operating system features to implement network security; identify computer and network threats and vulnerabilities and methods to prevent their effects; use tools to enhance network security; and use encryption techniques to protect network data.

	At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1	Discover and become familiar with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines and other best practices.
2	Develop backup procedures to provide for data security
3	Use network operating system features to implement network security
4	Identify computer and network threats and vulnerabilities and methods to prevent their effects
5	Use tools to enhance network security
6	Use encryption techniques to protect network data

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is based on participation in the class, so you are expected to actively participate in the assignments and the graded discussion forums on a weekly basis. I also expect you to check your email everyday on M-F for any additional content.

Labs will close the week that they are due, but they will be open up until the week they are due. Exams are not allowed to be turned in late (exam integrity). Discussion questions are only allowed opened during the week in which they are due.

Last Day to Withdraw: For the Winter 2019 mini-mester, the last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Jan 2, 2020. If a student decides to officially drop this course, then it is the student’s responsibility to submit the required forms to the registrar. Students who cease attending and who do not complete a drop slip prior Jan 2, 2020 will earn a grade of “F”.

LAB-WORK POLICY

Labs are available from the first day of the semester until the week they are due (they close the Saturday of the week that they are due), you can work ahead, but they will not be accepted after the due date.

CLASSROOM DISCUSSION POLICY

Classroom discussions are available only during the week that they are intended to be available, submissions are only accepted based upon work turned in during that week. A complete listing of all discussion questions is available in the class room “Modules” area. You are allowed to read ahead and prepare your initial responses.

Initial responses are expected to be approximately 250 words (may be more or less as long as they have what can be deemed to be substantive content and grounded in relevant concepts). For the mini-mesters only – Initial responses only no peer responses – due to time constraints.

Peer responses for non-mini-mesters (normal semesters are not mini-mesters) are expected to be approximately 250 words (combined) these must have substantive content and grounded in relevant concepts.

**No personal attacks will be tolerated during the classroom discussions, first offense is a notice/warning, second offense depending upon the offense can involve office of student affairs.**

Week	Sunday	Due Date	Closes	Chapter		Topics
1	16-Dec	19-Dec	21-Dec	1	Read	Computer Network and Defense Fundamentals & Network Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Quiz
		19-Dec	21-Dec	2	Read	Network Security Controls, Protocols, and Devices
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Quiz
		19-Dec	21-Dec	3	Read	Network Security Policy Design and Implementation & Physical Security
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		19-Dec	21-Dec		Quiz
2	22-Dec	26-Dec	28-Dec	4	Read	Host Security
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Quiz
		26-Dec	28-Dec	5	Read	Secure firewall Configuration and Management
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Quiz
		26-Dec	28-Dec	6	Read	Secure IDS Configuration and Management
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Lab & DQ’s
		26-Dec	28-Dec		Quiz
3	29-Dec	2-Jan	4-Jan	7	Read	Secure VPN Configuration and Management & Wireless Network Defense
		2-Jan	4-Jan		Lab & DQ’s
		2-Jan	4-Jan		Quiz
		2-Jan	4-Jan	8	Read	Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis & Network Risk and Vulnerability Management
		2-Jan	4-Jan		Lab & DQ’s
		2-Jan	4-Jan		Quiz
4	5-Jan	6-Jan	8-Jan	9	Read	Data Backup and Recovery
		6-Jan	8-Jan		Lab & DQ’s
		6-Jan	8-Jan		Quiz
		6-Jan	8-Jan	10	Read	Network Incident Response and Management
		6-Jan	8-Jan		Lab & DQ’s
		6-Jan	8-Jan		Quiz
		6-Jan	8-Jan		Final exam (2 attempts)

Important Dates for the Fall 2019 Semester
Event	Fall 2019	Fall 2019	Fall 2019	Winter
Event	Fall 2019	1^st 8-Week	2^nd 8-Week	Mini-Mester
Last Day of 100% Refund for Courses Dropped	25-Aug	25-Aug	20-Oct	15-Dec
Classes Begin	26-Aug	26-Aug	21-Oct	16-Dec
Labor Day Holiday College Closed	2-Sep	2-Sep
Official Date of Record	9-Sep	3-Sep	28-Oct	19-Dec
Last day to withdraw from a class with ‘W’	1-Nov	27-Sep	25-Nov	2-Jan
Thanksgiving Holiday College Closed	November 27-30		November 27-30
Final Exams (see final exam schedule)	December 9-14	October 14-18	December 9-14	9-Jan
Commencement Ceremonies	13-Dec
Term Ends	14-Dec	18-Oct	14-Dec	9-Jan
Final Grades, Attendance Rosters & Grade Rolls due at Noon	14-Dec	19-Oct	15-Dec	10-Jan
Important Dates for the Spring 2020 Semester
Event	Spring 2020	Spring 2020	Spring 2020	May
Event	Spring 2020	1^st 8-Week	2^nd 8-Week	Mini-Mester
Last Day of 100% Refund for Courses Dropped	19-Jan	19-Jan	22-Mar	17-May
Martin Luther King Holiday Observed College Closed	20-Jan	20-Jan
Classes Begin	21-Jan	21-Jan	23-Mar	21-May
Official Date of Record	4-Feb	28-Jan	1-Apr	22-May
Spring Break College Closed	March 16-21	March 16-21	March 16-21
Memorial Day Observed College Closed				25-May
Last day to withdraw from a class with ‘W’	3-Apr	21-Feb	24-Apr	1-Jun
Final Exams (see final exam schedule)	May 11-16	March 9-13	May 11-16	5-Jun
Commencement Ceremonies	15-May
Term Ends	16-May	13-Mar	16-May	5-Jun
Final Grades, Attendance Rosters & Grade Rolls due at Noon	16-May	14-Mar	16-May	6-Jun
Important Dates for the Summer I, II, and III Semesters
Event	Summer I 2020	Summer II 2020	Summer III 2020
Event	5½-Week Session	5½-Week Session	10-Week Session
Last Day of 100% Refund for Courses Dropped	7-Jun	14-Jul	7-Jun
Classes Begin	8-Jun	15-Jul	8-Jun
Official Date of Record	17-Jun	27-Jul	23-Jun
Last day to withdraw from a class with ‘W’	30-Jun	6-Aug	16-Jul
Fourth of July Holiday Observed College Closed	4-Jul	4-Jul	4-Jul
Final Exams (see final exam schedule)	14-Jul	20-Aug	13-Aug
Term Ends	14-Jul	20-Aug	13-Aug
Final Grades, Attendance Rosters & Grade Rolls due at Noon	15-Jul	21-Aug	14-Aug

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Disability Services (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration (100) Building or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

Support Services

Counseling and Testing staff offer a variety of services to current and prospective students, such as College 101, placement testing, academic advising and course registration, transfer assistance, and College Success seminars (Time Management, Study Skills, Test Anxiety, Choosing a Major, Learning Style Strategies, Career Exploration), and much more. http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/CounselingTesting.aspx

Student Success offers academic coaching, tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, free 24/7 online tutoring through Grade Results and assist new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students. First generation students can also participate in TRIO which offers specialized support services.

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices.aspx

Financial Aid offers financial resources for students that qualify, visit the financial aid offices for more information. http://www.nctc.edu/FInancialAidHome.aspx

EEOC Statement
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Early Alert and NCTC Cares

The NCTC Early Alert program has been established to assist students who are at risk of failing or withdrawing from a course. Your instructor may refer you to this program if you are missing assignments, failing tests, excessively absent, or have personal circumstances impacting your academic performance. If submitted as an Early Alert you will be notified via your NCTC e-mail address and then contacted by a Counseling and Testing advisor or counselor to discuss possible strategies for completing your course successfully.

The NCTC CARES (Campus Assessment Response Evaluation Services) Team addresses behavior which may be disruptive, harmful or pose a threat to the health and safety of the NCTC community-such as stalking, harassment, physical or emotional abuse, violent or threatening behavior, or self-harm. As a student, you have the ability to report concerning behavior which could impact your own safety or the safety of another NCTC student. Just click the NCTC CARES Team logo posted on MyNCTC, or send an e-mail to CARESTeam@nctc.edu. As always, if you feel there is an immediate threat to your own safety or welfare (or to another student), please call 911 immediately.

Student Success Center

The Student Success Center is designed to help all students at NCTC develop tools to achieve their academic goals. The center links students to FREE tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, and free online tutoring in the evening. The program helps students acclimate to college by providing students free interactive workshops. For more information, please visit your nearest Student Success Center.

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco on campus property.

Unit Competencies

Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Understand fundamental networking concepts, analyze networking protocols and implement established standards to design a robust networking infrastructure

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final/then Course Final
2. Assess potential vulnerabilities and threats to network infrastructure, predict the implication of network security breaches and analyze the available countermeasures

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Examine different network security mechanisms, analyze available security controls and develop strategies to implement and configure these controls

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Understand the role of network security policies, and develop comprehensive policies that help in protecting network infrastructure

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Understand the working of various networking devices, and develop strategies for secure configuration of these devices

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Identify security issues with operating systems and network-based applications, analyze the common vulnerabilities and implement best practices to harden networks

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Analyze cryptography algorithms and encryption techniques, and design implementation strategies for privacy and security of information

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Compare and contrast various network security tools, and make decisions to deploy proper security tools based on evidence, information, and research

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Evaluate physical security mechanisms, examine the issues and recommend the countermeasures to safeguard the network infrastructure

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final
2. Examine the impact of an incident in the network and develop policies, processes and guidelines for incident handling and disaster recovery

Assessment:

1. - Lab/Homework Project evaluations
  - Chapter Discussion Questions
  - Multiple Choice quiz for each Chapter/then Course Final

Workforce Education Program Elements (SCANS Skills)

The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) conducted extensive research and interviews and determined that “workplace know-how” consists of two elements: foundations skills and workplace competencies. Upon successful completion of the courses in this program, students will have demonstrated the following competencies:

Foundation Skills

Basic Skills: A worker must (i) read, (ii) write, (iii) perform arithmetic and mathematical operations, (iv) listen, and (v) speak effectively.

Thinking Skills: A worker must (i) think creatively, (ii) make decisions, (iii) solve problems, (iv) visualize, (v) know how to learn, and (vi) reason effectively.

Personal Qualities: A worker must display (i) responsibility, (ii) self-esteem, (iii) sociability, (iv) self-management, (v) integrity, and (vi) honesty.

Workplace Competencies

Resources: A worker must identify, organize, plan, and allocate resources effectively. This includes (i) time, (ii) money, (iii) material and facilities, and (iv) human resources.

Interpersonal Skills: A worker must work with others effectively to (i) participate as a member of a team, (ii) teach others new skills, (iii) serve clients/customers, (iv) exercise leadership, (v) negotiate, and (vi) work with diversity.

Information: A worker must be able to (i) acquire and use information, (ii) organize and maintain information, (iii) interpret and communicate information and (iv) use computers to process information.

Systems: A worker must understand complex interrelationships as in (i) understanding systems, (ii) monitor and correct performance, and (iii) improve and design systems.

Technology: A worker must be able to work with a variety of technologies, e.g. (i) select technology, (ii) apply technology, and (iii) maintain and troubleshoot equipment.

ITSY 1342 0230 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

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