ACIT4025 Cybersecurity and privacy Course description

This course will be a seminar that focuses on current topics in cybersecurity. Its aims are threefold:

1. In-depth insights into a current topic in cybersecurity
2. Adoption and practice of research skills such as literature search, classification, review and critical judgement
3. Improvement of scientific writing, technical reporting and presentation skills

The course will provide a current topic in cybersecurity including reading lists and background literature. Participants will receive a research task for their own literature work. Course sessions will provide knowledge and skills in group sessions using presentations, feedback, group discussions and peer review.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• Four assignments in groups (1000 - 2000 words per assignment).

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

• in-depth knowledge of a contemporary topic in cybersecurity and/or information privacy

• deepened insight into cybersecurity technology, security vulnerabilities, information privacy and cybersecurity theory and practice and the societal relevance thereof
• cross-disciplinary insights into how information security interfaces with other disciplines and specializations (e.g. security usability, AI-empowered security, quantum security, IoT and cloud security)

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• systematically and independently search for, classify and review scientific literature using publication databases
• plan, write and present a scientific article or technical report following the IMRAD structure
• explain and critically review the topic orally in a presentation

• provide constructive peer review for scientific and technical papers to peer students
• write a review or argumentative article about a cybersecurity topic

General Competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• find and filter scientific literature in advanced topics in cybersecurity and related areas
• critically assess state-of-the-art literatures in cybersecurity and related areas
• present complex topics to a broad audience. Both orally and in writing

• Individual reading assignments
• Individual literature search work
• Individual writing assignments
• Seminar meetings including mini lectures, group discussions, student presentations group feedback sessions
• Written peer review assignments

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• delivery of a written report (3000 words, +/- 10%)
• delivery of two rounds peer reviews
• mid-term presentation of literature search

This course provides a hands-on experience with the application of novel theories and methods into a specific system in robotics and control. The application topic will be tightly connected to on-going research projects and the relevant laboratories at OsloMet. The topic will be announced one semester prior to the start of the course.

The course comprises of a review of the research challenge, lectures on state-of-the-art theories and methods used in the design of the specific application, practical aspects for the development work. The project work will be in real or virtual laboratory environment. Students will get a holistic perspective on research and development work and hands-on experience with the cutting-edge technologies.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing must be complied with.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

• have advanced knowledge of novel theories and methods for a specific robotics and control application
• knowledge in practical aspects for the development work.

Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• can assess suitability of different theories and methods for the specific robotics and control application
• can apply novel theories and methods for the specific robotics and control system
• can design and implement the chosen algorithms, software and hardware for the specific robotics and control application.

General competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• can analyze, present and debate the possible novel solutions for a robotics and control project in light of the theoretical and practical approaches

This course will feature weekly lectures and laboratory work to provide both theoretical and hands-on experience. The course responsible will introduce the project topic at the beginning of the semester. The project work will be carried out in groups of a size suited for the assignment (between 2 and 6 students) and focused around the relevant laboratories at OsloMet. The student will supplement the lectures and laboratory work with their own reading and project work.