SIT379 - Ethical Hacking

Unit details

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2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Muna Al-Hawawreh
Prerequisite:

SIT102, SIT202 and SIT182

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: SIT704
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour online class per week, 1 x 2 hour workshop per week

Scheduled learning activities - online:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online workshop per week.

Content

This unit introduces ethical hacking and penetration testing techniques to students. Students will be able to solve problems in ethical hacking. That is, students will perform cyber attacks to machines and applications with certain security vulnerabilities. Students will also have opportunity to participate in security challenges and competitions at the national and international levels. Students will be assessed on the basis of their technical capabilities in ethical hacking, their communication skills in speaking and writing, their team-working skills and awareness of ethical and legal constraints.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply ethical hacking techniques to exploit security vulnerabilities of systems, applications, and services.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Communicate with peers effectively on ethical hacking practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Synthesize knowledge in effectively and efficiently defending real-world attacks performed by malicious attackers.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Work effectively as a team member to perform penetration-testing tasks.

GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Learning portfolio Visual and written documentation 80% Week 12
End-of-Unit Assessment  Timed online test 20% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio, and must achieve a mark of at least 50% in the End-of-Unit Assessment.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT379 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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