Course Outline
SEC701 Cyber Laws and the Rules of Evidence
Course Coordinator:Nick Korpela (nkorpela@usc.edu.au) School:School of Science, Technology and Engineering
2024Trimester 2
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
Online |
Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus. |
Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
This online course will introduce students to cyber security law, and explore how it interacts with other areas of law, including international cyber security law, criminal law, privacy law and the law of evidence. Students will also learn about the jurisdictional and enforcement issues involved in cyber security law. The course will be taught through a combination of online lectures, interactive training modules and reading. By working through the learning modules and completing your assessment tasks, you will become familiar with the legal processes involved in investigating cyber security incidents and will learn to identify and apply the legal principles that relate to cyber security investigations.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
| Blended learning | |||
| Learning materials – Asynchronous Learning Material | 2hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – On campus workshop | 2hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Seminar – On campus seminar | 1hr | Week 1 | 2 times |
| Online | |||
| Learning materials – Asynchronous learning material | 2hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Online Workshop | 2hrs | Week 1 | 12 times |
| Seminar – Online seminar | 1hr | Week 1 | 2 times |
Course Topics
Module 1: Cybersecurity and Criminal Law
Module 2: Cybersecurity and Privacy Law
Module 3: Cybersecurity and Evidence Law
What level is this course?
700 Level (Specialised)
What is the unit value of this course?
12 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Identify and apply criminal statutes and case laws relating to the lawful seizure, storage and examination of evidence located in an online environment. | Empowered |
| 2 | Identify and apply national and international jurisdiction and data sovereignty laws in planning an online investigation. | Empowered |
| 3 | Identify and apply privacy laws in a data breach scenario including regulatory compliance with mandatory data breach laws. | Empowered |
| 4 | Professionally and ethically respond to case developments and justify actions when managing digital investigations as part of an incident response team. | Empowered |
| 5 | Recognise and apply the principles of evidence law in a criminal and privacy context. | Engaged |
| 6 | Communicate expert findings to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | Engaged |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
SEC601 or enrolled in SC513
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
Not applicable
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Not applicable
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
Using marking rubrics, students will participate in continuous peer and self-assessment during tutorials
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Quiz/zes | Individual | 20% | 60 minutes |
Week 5 | Online Test (Quiz) |
| All | 2 | Report | Individual | 30% | 2000 words |
Week 10 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 3 | Case Study | Individual | 50% | 4000 words |
Week 13 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Cybercrime Test | |
| Goal: | This online test will consolidate your cyber law knowledge and ensure you have a functional understanding regarding cybercrime and criminal laws. |
| Product: | Quiz/zes |
| Format: | Short answer questions. Timed - one hour (no pauses once started). As this is designed as an online test and it will be open book, you must ensure that you apply strict academic integrity practice while undertaking this assessment. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Privacy and Cybercrime Law applications | |
| Goal: | The goal is to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of relevant privacy and cybercrime laws, and your ability to apply your knowledge to problem scenarios. |
| Product: | Report |
| Format: | You will be given multiple case studies and you will have to succinctly apply privacy and cybercrime laws and legal principles to each case. Your answers will be short and clearly justified with appropriate references to laws and principles. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 3:Criminal and privacy incident case study | |
| Goal: | The goal of the task is to use your knowledge of criminal, privacy and evidence law to manage a response to a cyber security incident from inception through to a court hearing. |
| Product: | Case Study |
| Format: | This task has been designed as a simulated case study and you will be part of an Incident Response Team. The product is to be a 4,000-word report. |
| Criteria: |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Specific requirements
This is an online course therefore access to a computer and the internet for 10-12 hours per week is essential.
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct.
Assessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
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The SafeUniSC Specialist Service is a Student Wellbeing service that provides free and confidential support to students who may have experienced or observed behaviour that could cause fear, offence or trauma. To contact the service call 07 5430 1226 or email studentwellbeing@usc.edu.au.
Study help
For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.
If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.
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Links to relevant University policy and procedures
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- Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
- Review of Assessment and Final Grades
- Supplementary Assessment
- Central Examinations
- Deferred Examinations
- Student Conduct
- Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching
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