Undergraduate Course: Usable Security and Privacy (UG) (INFR11230)
Course Outline
| School | School of Informatics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course follows the delivery and assessment of Usable Security and Privacy (INFR11158) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11158 instead. |
| Course description |
This course follows the delivery and assessment of Usable Security and Privacy (INFR11158) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11158 instead.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Usable Security and Privacy (INFR11158)
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Other requirements | This course follows the delivery and assessment of Usable Security and Privacy (INFR11158) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11158 instead.
For workload reasons, the course has pre-requisites of either a human-computer interaction Course, or a computer security course. A general familiarity with computer science and programming are recommended. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | As above. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
55 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam 80%
Coursework 20% |
| Feedback |
Course feedback will be solicited mid-semester using paper forms. Feedback response will be given in lecture. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Usable Security and Privacy (UG) (INFR11230) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand key topics in Security, Privacy, and Human-Computer Interaction
- identify privacy and security concerns in different contexts
- critically evaluate the literature to develop an academically-informed view of proposed security and privacy solutions from a human factors perspective
- design studies to rigorously evaluate the usability of a security or privacy tool
- apply techniques and design approaches to security and privacy problems to create usable solutions
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Reading List
Required readings will be primarily from open access papers.
The below readings [1] and [2] are textbooks which summarize key research papers in the area and are therefore highly recommended. [3] and [4] are the textbooks for Computer Security and HCI respectfully and are recommended for students who need more background in those subjects:
1. Usable Security: History, Themes, and Challenges by Simson Garfinkel and Heather Richter Lipford
2. Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use by Lorrie Cranor and Simson Garfinkel
3. Introduction to Computer Security Goodrich et al.
4. Human-Computer Interaction by Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Reale |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be able to identify and handle situations involving potential breaches of privacy and ethics
Develop skills reading research papers and critically analyzing their study methodologies
Be able to identify and handle situations involving potential breaches of privacy and ethics
Develop skills reading research papers and critically analyzing their study methodologies |
| Keywords | human-computer interaction,cyber security,privacy,human factors of privacy and security,USec |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Adam Jenkins
Tel:
Email: A.Jenkins@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lindsay Seal
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: lindsay.seal@ed.ac.uk |
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