School of Information Systems and Technology
Faculty of Informatics
ITCS937 – Security, Risk Management & Control in Electronic Commerce
Subject Outline
Autumn Session 2007
Head of School –Associate Professor Peter Hyland, Student Resource Centre, Tel: (02) 4221 3606
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SUBJECT COORDINATOR |
Dr Akemi Chatfield |
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Telephone Number: |
4221 3884 |
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Email: |
akemi@uow.edu.au |
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Location: |
3.104 |
Dr Chatfield’s Consultation Times During Session
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Time |
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Monday |
12:30 – 14:30 |
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Friday |
12:30 – 14:30 |
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LECTURER |
Dr Ping Yu |
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Telephone Number: |
4221 5412 |
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Email: |
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Location: |
39.150C |
Dr Yu’s Consultation Times During Session
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Time |
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Tuesday |
13:30 – 15:30 |
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Thursday |
14:30 – :16:30 |
Subject Organisation
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Session: |
Autumn session, Wollongong Campus |
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Credit Points |
6 credit points |
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Contact hours per week: |
1Lecture, 2Tut |
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Lecture Times & Location: |
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Tutorial Day, Time and Location can be found at: |
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This subject aims to provide students with a deep understanding of the security, risk management and regulatory aspects of e-commerce facing businesses in the on-line business environment. Today most businesses compete in a global business environment; a sound business strategy that addresses these issues is essential. This subject covers key issues in e-commerce, including: security options, trusted authorities, secure payment systems for the Internet, the regulatory environment and Government policy; risk management and control.
A student who successfully completes this subject should be able to:
1. demonstrate a thorough understanding of current security issues in e-commerce applications
2. demonstrate an in depth understanding of the primary legal issues surrounding web-based e-commerce
3. critically assess the relative benefits of self-regulatory practices versus government regulation
4. understand the risk management paradigm
5. differentiate between control weakness and control risk.
Lecture Schedule (Subject to Variation)
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Topic |
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1 2/3 |
Introduction and Overview of the Subject |
No tutorial |
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2 9/3 |
Overview of Electronic Commerce |
Tutorial 1 |
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3 16/3 |
The Regulatory Environment, the Law & Independent Third Parties |
Tutorial 2 |
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4 23/3 |
EDI, Electronic Commerce and the Internet |
Tutorial 3 |
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5 30/3 |
Risks of Insecure Systems |
Group interim report |
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6 |
Recess |
No tutorial |
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7 13/4 |
Risk Management Paradigm |
Group interim report |
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8 20/4 |
Cryptography and Authentication
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Individual report |
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9 27/4 |
Internet Security |
Individual report |
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10 11/5 |
Internet Security |
Group report |
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11 18/5 |
Firewalls & Proxies |
Group report |
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12 25/5 |
Payment Mechanisms & Electronic Transactions |
Group report |
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13 1/6 |
Conclusion and Revision |
No tutorial |
Students should check the subject’s web site regularly as important information, including details of unavoidable changes in assessment requirements will be posted from time to time. Any information posted to the web site is deemed to have been notified to all students.
Attendance Requirements
It is the responsibility of students to attend all lectures/tutorials/labs/seminars/practical work for subjects for which you are enrolled.
Attendance and participation in lectures, tutorials and web-mediated activities is a requirement for the successful completion of this course. Failure to do so may result in a fail grade being recorded. A good indicator of satisfactory attendance is approximately 80% of the allocated contact hours. Attendance per se is not an assessable component of the course.
It should be noted that according to Course Rule 003{Interpretation Point 2 (t)} each credit point for a single session subject has the value of about two hours per week including class attendance. Therefore, the amount of time spent on each 6 credit point subject should be at least 12 hours per week, which includes lectures/tutorials/labs etc
Satisfactory attendance is deemed to be attendance at approximately 80%* of the allocated contact hours. Attendance rolls may be kept for lectures, TUTORIALS and laboratories. If you are present for less than 80%* you need to apply for special consideration, otherwise a fail grade may be recorded.
Students MUST attend their allocated tutorial unless they have the written permission of the subject coordinator.
Participation at 80% of tutorials is a requirement to pass this subject. Late submission of assessment items will attract a 15% penalty per day
Subject Materials
A list of readings that cover lecture topics will be posted to UOW e-Learning. Students are reminded that the content of the readings is examinable. Readings should be read in conjunction with the lecture notes where provided.
Additional readings will be provided on UOW e-Learning throughout the semester. Additional readings/references are recommended only and are not intended to be an exhaustive list. Students are encouraged to use the library catalogue and databases to locate additional readings.
This subject has the following assessment components.
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Assessment Items & Format |
Percentage of Final Mark |
Due Date |
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Individual report |
15% |
Hard copy to be submitted at Week 9 tutorial session. Electronic copy to be submitted to UOW e-Learning before 3:00 pm on 27th April. |
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Tutorial topic discussion |
7% |
Weeks 3 – 12 on a weekly basis. The first 3 tutorials are individual discussions and the others will be group. |
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Individual presentation |
3% |
Week 8 or Week 9 |
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Group research report |
35% |
Hard copy to be submitted at Week 12 tutorial session. Electronic copy to be submitted to UOW e-Learning before 3:00 pm on 25th May. |
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Group seminar presentation |
10% |
Weeks 10 – 12 |
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Final examination |
30% |
University examination period |
All students are required to complete and submit work for all assessable components of the course and meet attendance requirements in order to pass the subject. Penalties may apply to all late work, except in the case of protracted (and certified) illness. One mark will be deducted from work for each week day it is overdue.
Requirements for each assessment component will be available on UOW e-Learning, it will also be announced in lectures.
All assignments need to be submitted BOTH as printed material and in digital format. The printed version must include a School Assignment Cover Sheet and submitted to the tutor in the relevant tutorial session defined in the table above. The electronic version must be submitted to UOW e-Learning before 3:00 pm on the due date. Assignments will be returned during tutorials.
Details regarding the format of the final exam will be advised in the revision lecture in week 13.
Scaling
Final results in this subject may be scaled. The scaling method that will be used in this subject is as follows.
If E is the student exam mark, and A is the student assignment mark, the student final mark will be determined as follows:
if E >= 40% of the maximum exam mark: then student final mark is E + A;
if 35% <= E < 40% of the maximum exam mark: then student final mark is /min/{E+A, 47};
Students must refer to the Faculty Handbook or online references which contains a range of policies on educational issues and student matters.
Please note that if this is your last session and you are granted a supplementary exam, be aware that your results will not be processed in time to meet the graduation deadline.
Plagiarism
When you submit an assessment task, you are declaring the following
1. It is your own work and you did not collaborate with or copy from others.
2. You have read and understand your responsibilities under the University of Wollongong's policy on plagiarism.
3. You have not plagiarised from published work (including the internet). Where you have used the work from others, you have referenced it in the text and provided a reference list at the end ot the assignment.
4. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
5. Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or cheating, abiding by the University’s policies on Plagiarism as set out in the Calendar under University Policies, and in Faculty handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism has led to the expulsion from the University.
This outline should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
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Code of Practice - Teaching and Assessment http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/teaching_code.html |
Key Dates |
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Code of Practice - Students http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_students.html |
Information Literacies Introduction Program |
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Acknowledgement Practice Plagiarism will not be tolerated |
Student Academic Grievance Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_supervision.html#8 |
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Special Consideration Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/specialconsideration.html |
Code of Practice-Honours |
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Non-Discriminatory Language Practice and Presentation |
Intellectual Property Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/1998IP.html |
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Occupational Health and Safety http://staff.uow.edu.au/ohs/commitment/OHS039-ohspolicy.pdf |
SISAT Internet Access & Student Resource Centre http://www.sitacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/internet_access_and_resource.shtml |
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SISAT Computer Usage Rules http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/support/labs/rules.shtml |
SISAT Style Guide for Footnotes, Documentation, Essay and Report Writing |
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SISAT Student Guide |
Informatics Faculty Librarian, Ms Annette Meldrum, phone: 4221 4637,ameldrum@uow.edu.au |
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SISAT Subject Outlines |
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