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ACIT4290 Practical cybersecurity Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Practical cybersecurity
Study programme
Master's Programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

Where appropriate, individual students will be introduced to specific parts of the course by attendance at selected lectures in master courses in the autumn:

  • Seminars/lectures where students present specific parts of the subject matter.
  • In addition, appropriate exercises (calculation or written) will be given, connected to the student's PhD project subject area

Recommended preliminary courses

ACIT4280 Privacy by Design

ACIT4050 Applied Computer and Network Security

Required preliminary courses

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

  • All planned seminars must be completed.
  • The given exercises must be passed

Learning outcomes

Individual oral examination.

The exam cannot be appealed.

Teaching and learning methods

Closed book examination. No handwritten notes are permitted. A basic electronic calculator may be used.

Course requirements

Pass or fail.

Assessment

Internal examination, with two examiners present. External examiner is used periodically.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Students should be aware that a master's degree in a related engineering discipline (electrical, construction, building services, architectural engineering or renewable energy) and relevant undergraduate courses covering the topics of basic indoor climate, and heat and mass transfer is recommended in order to complete this course.

Grading scale

The course includes the following specific topics:

  • indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and health for human occupants: in-depth study of indoor air quality (IAQ), user control, thermal preferences and adaption. Advanced methods for field studies of IEQ/IAQ.
  • design of building envelopes, including building form, materials and their environmental assessment, and climate-adaption.
  • HVAC and building automation, including demand-control, automated commissioning, and optimisation of operation and facilities management.
  • building-integrated and city-wide renewable energy supply, including solar energy and energy storage.
  • methods for numerical simulation of indoor climate and energy use in buildings
  • theory and application of life-cycle analysis (LCA), and its methodological issues

Examiners

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

Course contact person

Lothar Fritsch