COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER NETWORKS SECURITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CSE 5054 COMPUTER NETWORKS SECURITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÖKHAN DALKILIÇ

Offered to

Computer Engineering Non-Thesis
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering Non-Thesis
Computer Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students to learn cryptography, security protocols and practical applications that have been implemented to provide network security.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Differentiate the security protocols.
2   Explain the technologies used in network security.
3   Design secure networks.
4   Explain the principles of firewalls.
5   Execute defense plans against the attacks.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Overview of Cryptography, Symmetric Cryptography
3 Asymmetric Cryptography, Key Management and Distribution
4 Authentication Applications
5 Cryptographic Hash Functions
6 DDoS Attacks
7 Transport Layer Security
8 Wireless Network Security
9 Pseudo-random Number Generation
10 IP Security
11 Intruders
12 Malicious Software
13 Firewalls
14 Legal and Ethical Issues

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Stallings, W., Cryptography and Network Security, Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2011, ISBN: 0136097049
References: Stallings, W. and Brown L., Computer Security, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2012, ISBN: 0273764497

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

By using presentation tools the course is taught in class. By giving programming assignments and project, all the students are expected to learn the security systems.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Gökhan DALKILIÇ
Dokuz Eylul University
Department of Computer Engineering
Tinaztepe Campus 35160 BUCA/IZMIR
Tel: +90 (232) 301 74 01
e-mail: dalkilic@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Other (research, paper reading, etc.) 2 20 40
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (reading course materials, etc.) 15 3 45
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 178

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155344
LO.255444
LO.345455554444
LO.4544
LO.55555554444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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