ACIT4055 Security politics, cyberwar, and ethics Emneplan

In this course, you will learn the technical, political, legal and ethical views on cyber warfare. 

States and societies have grown highly dependent on the functioning of IT infrastructures. This has created new vulnerabilities. In cyberspace, only limited resources are often needed to cause significant harm; this poses security threats for States and societies. For instance, harmful cross-border cyber operations, both by State and non-State actors, can jeopardize international stability. Cyber activities have become an integral part of international relations, and cyber security is a very discussed topic in international law today and very pertinent to international security and geopolitical discussions. 

At the same time, attacks against information technology and consequently against people and physical processes connected to them have become a means of war. Information warfare, targeted hacking, weaponization of stolen information and the digitally induced disruption of infrastructure are new methods in conflict. Their use in concealed hybrid warfare poses challenges in both critical infrastructure protection, as well as in law enforcement and international politics. The solution to those challenges are an emerging field in all related disciplines.

Students should be proficient in using literature reference mangers (e.g. Zotero, EndNote, Refworks, Mendeley)  in both literature search and referencing in written work.  OsloMet’s library offers introduction courses to literature search and to reference manag

Eksamen er en individuell skriftlig hjemmeeksamen (3000 ord +/- 10 %) med varighet på 48 timer.

Ny/Utsatt eksamen

Ny/utsatt eksamen gjennomføres som ordinær eksamen. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp til eventuell ny/utsatt eksamen.

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

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.

Assistant Professor Ellen Sethov

Emnet inneholder følgende hovedtemaer:

• Teamledelse og teambasert arbeid
• Demokratiets rolle for en barnehageleder
• Medvirkning, mål og styring
• Ledelse av reflekterte praktikere
• Hvordan lede når det oppstår konflikter og motstand

A-F 

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically. 

Lothar Fritsch, Nuno Marques