BU/CIS/IS 277/307 - Information Security, Management, Policy, and Law

Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3

CIS Majors - Choose from one of these three courses to fulfill your degree requirement: BU 277, CIS 277, or IS 307. They are all equated and you cannot take more than one for additional credit.

This course prepares the student to employ the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings to improve information security behavior and develop skills in a work-related context in private, public, or government enterprises. It is designed to assess decisions and policies to improve information security management. This course covers topics: (i) policy development, (ii) risk analysis and management, (iii) security information dissemination, education, and awareness training, (iv) legal compliance, and (v) ethical and legal conduct. Students will be prepared to reflectively respond to the human factors of information security management.