| CODE | CPS5135 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Research Topics in Cybersecurity | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Computer Science | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit exposes students to current relevant research in cybersecurity. It should provide them with an awareness of the context in which they will eventually produce a dissertation. Regular meetings are held between students and an appointed lecturer to discuss the progress and any problems encountered. Once the students have read sufficiently, they draw up a report that reviews the texts under consideration. Study-unit Aims: This unit aims to expose the students to state of the art research papers in cybersecurity, help them organise their reading and research efforts, and allow them to write a literature review. Students obtain invaluable background in a research topic of their choice while also allowing them to conduct hands-on research under close guidance from the lecturer. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Search for and use relevant literature; - Reference literature correctly; - Write a research proposal; - Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of advanced state-of-the-art topics in cybersecurity; - Outline the research landscape of an area and explain how different aspects of the topic relate to one another; - Choose the most suitable experimentation and presentation of results to evaluate experimental ideas in the field. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss and critically analyze cybersecurity research papers covering current open problems in the field; - Search for literature containing background and related work and distil them into a literature review; - Write a research proposal; - Develop an artefact to demonstrate their understanding of a specific technology; - Present literature review and artefact in an oral presentation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Various research papers as suggested by the lecturer. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Bachelor's degree with a strong ICT component | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study and Project | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christian Colombo (Co-ord.) |
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