RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SOMERVILLE, NJ

 

 

Catalog Description:        This course provides the student with an understanding of security issues pertaining to privacy and ethics, as well as instruction and practice of forensics skills. As this is an independent study course, the students will have access to a set of lectures and are expected to work independently to learn that material for the class.

 

Course Instructor:             Michael Sukkarieh www.sukkarieh.net

Office Location:                  Remote

Office Hours:                       Office Hours by appointment

 

Voice Mailbox:                    908/541.9455

E-mail:  All communication is to be done through the Lion’s Den;  My email is msukkari@raritanval.edu or using the following email: michael.sukkarieh@verizon.net 

 

Required Text:                   Digital Evidence and Computer Crimes by Eoghan Casey

 

Suggested Text:                1-  How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life by J.J. Luna

                                                2- The Right to Privacy by Ellen Alderman and Carline Kennedy

                                               

Course Objectives:           The major objective of the course is to provide a broad introduction to Information Security & Privacy, Ethics and Computer Forensics technologies, processes and methods through reading and understanding provided class lectures and remote discussion as well as limited hands-on instruction in the classroom.  The student will be expected to demonstrate basic knowledge of the principles discussed in the lectures. 

 

Methods of Instruction:    This is an Independent Study course

 

                                                  

Student Evaluation:          A final student grade will be based on the a final test that will be given to students at the end of the semester.

 

                                             

 

Grading Policy:  A (100-90%), B+ (89-86), B (85-80%), C+ (79-76%), C (75-70%),

     D (69-60%), F (<60%)

 

Class Policies  -  The student is expected to be familiar with the following policies:

 

 

Cheating Policy:     Please refer to the Student Handbook.  Cheating will not be tolerated and will result in a zero (0) for that particular test or assignment and may result in a grade of “F” for the course.

 

Lab Policy:

1.      No smoking/eating/drinking in computer labs.  This is official school policy and is strictly enforced.  Violations may result in suspension of lab privileges.

2.      Misuse of any nature of any of the lab equipment will not be tolerated and may result in loss of lab privileges.

  

Assignments:          There are no specific assignments except the lectures that are published on the following website: http://sukkarieh.net/shared/RVCC/CISY%20274%20Fall%2005/