Cyber Security

Course ID

B380016101

Course Title

Cyber Security

Teaching language

English

ECTS value

Responsible study board

Study Board of Political Science, Journalism, Sociology, and European Studies

Date of Approval

13-03-2018

Course Responsible

Name	Email	Department
Jan Lemnitzer	lemnitzer@sam.sdu.dk

Offered in

Odense

Level

Master

Offered in

Autumn

Duration

1 semester

Mandatory prerequisites

None

Recommended prerequisites

Students who follow the course, are expected to:

-have knowledge on International Relations corresponding to the mandatory courses of Bachelor in Political Science (SDU) and Master of International Security and Law (SDU)

Students are expected to:

-Read all required readings for each class before the class takes place

-Contribute actively to classroom discussions

Aim and purpose

Cyberspace does not only bring prosperity. In recent years, Cybersecurity has emerged as a key priority for Western governments and societies. Increasingly, we have to account for the fact that criminals, activists, spies and militaries – anonymously and without much training – use interconnected network technologies to obtain access to classified information or to critical IT infrastructures with the risk of causing disruptions and international instability. The course introduces students to the threats from cyberspace as well as the possible ways to navigate these. Specifically, it engages the debates on the extent to which the emergence of cyber weapons are bringing a fundamental change to international relations, and it assess the political counter measures currently being proposed. Throughout the course, students will be forced to critically reflect on the nature and politics of the current cyber threat landscape as well as on the core concepts in International Relations and Security Studies.

Content

-Cyber warfare and cyber security

-Threat politics

-History of international relations and technology

-Military operations

-Deterrence, escalation, coercion

-Terrorist use of the Internet

-International Governance and norms

-Danish Foreign and Defence Policy

-US-Russia and US-China relations

Learning goals

By the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

-Critically engage the dominant positions in the cyber warfare literature.

-Display knowledge of the central cyber incidents and their role these have played in global politics.

-Discuss possibilities and weaknesses in the most common suggestions on how to bring clarity and security to cyberspace.

-Apply international relations theory and concepts as well as approaches to technology to the study of cyber threats and cyber politics.

Literature

Students will read selections from various sources including:

-Libicki, Martin (2016) Cyberspace in Peace and War (Naval Institute Press)

-Singer, Peter W. and Allan Friedman (2014) Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare – What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press)

-Kello, Lucas (2017) The virtual weapon and International Order (Yale University Press)

-Buchanan, Ben (2017) The Cyber Security Dilemma – Hacking, Trust, and Fear Between Nations (Oxford University Press

-Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, and Jonathan Zittrain (2011) Access contested – Security, Identity, and Resistance in the Asian Cyberspace (MIT Press)

-Valeriano, Brandon and Ryan C. Maness (2015) Cyber War Versus Cyber Realities – Cyber Conflict in the International System (Oxford University Press)

The literature for the course will in total amount to approx. 1200 pages

Teaching Method

The course will be held 3 hours weekly for 10 weeks. Preparation and active participation is expected. Students will be asked to work in study groups. Students have to hand in a mandatory essay. During the three hour lessons there will be interactive activities.

Workload

The course will be held 3 hours weekly for 10 weeks

In addition to the weekly lectures, students are expected to participate in additional activities arranged in connection to the course for a total of 7 hours. A description of these activities will be provided in the course plan by the beginning of the semester.

This course grants 10 ECTS. As per university regulations, a 10 ECTS course entails a workload of 270 hours. The following time distribution is an estimate for the average student:

Face-to-face lectures30

Written Assignment 50

Preparation for lectures 100

Preparation for Exam 70

Exam 20

Total 270

Examination regulations

Exam

Name

Exam

Timing

Ordinary examination in January and re-exam in February.

Rules

-3 is not allowed

Tests

Take home

Name

Take home

Form of examination

Take-home assignment

Censorship

Second examiner: None

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Student Identification Card - Exam number

Language

English

Duration

28 hours

Length

he following limitations are required: The paper must be maximum 7 pages spacing, appendix and notes included, but table of content and bibliography excluded.

Examination aids

All exam aids available

Assignment handover

Via Blackboard

Assignment handin

Via Blackboard

ECTS value

Additional information

Internet access required.

EKA

B380016102

Mandatory assignment

Name

Mandatory assignment

Form of examination

Compulsory assignment

Censorship

Second examiner: None

Grading

Pass/Fail

Identification

Student Identification Card - Exam number

Language

English

Length

The maximum length of the essay is 4 pages of 2400 characters per page (including space between words). Papers exceeding this limit will not be accepted. The total count of characters (including spaces) has to be written on the cover page of the paper. Papers without this information will not be accepted.

ECTS value

Additional information

Students have to hand in a mandatory essay. The essay question will be sent out in the middle of the semester.

Re-exam in February 2019 (at the same time as re-exam for the Take-home exam). A third attempt may be attended the next time the course is offered on the basis of renewed exam registration.

EKA

B380016112

External comment

The student is automatically registered for the first examination attempt when the student is registered for a course or course element with which one or more examinations are associated. Withdrawal of registration is not possible, and students who fail to participate in an examination have used one examination attempt, unless the University has made an exemption due to special circumstances.

If a student does not meet the established university prerequisites for taking the exam, he or she has used one examination attempt, unless the University has made an exemption due to special circumstances.

Courses offered

Offer period	Offer type	Profile	Education
Fall 2018	Optional	Sidefag på kandidatniveau i Samfundsfag, gældende fra og med 2015	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Master in International Security and Law - valid from September 2018	Master of International Security and Law \| Master of Science (MSc) in International Security and Law \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Master in International Security and Law - valid from September 2017	Master of International Security and Law \| Master of Science (MSc) in International Security and Law \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Studieordning for kandidatuddannelsen i statskundskab gældende for studerende optaget efter 1/9-15	Master of Science (MSc) in Political Science \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Sidefag på kandidatniveau i Samfundsfag, gældende fra og med 2018	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Sidefag på kandidatniveau i Samfundsfag, gældende fra og med 2018	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Studieordning for kandidatuddannelsen i samfundsfag, centralfag, 2018, ved et sidefag på 75 ECTS:	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Studieordning for kandidatuddannelsen i samfundsfag, centralfag, 2018, ved et sidefag på 45 ECTS, for studerende der har haft Economic Principles (soc) eller tilsvarende på deres bacheloruddannelse	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Studieordning for kandidatuddannelsen i samfundsfag, centralfag, 2018, ved et sidefag på 75 ECTS, for studerende der har haft Economic Principles (soc) eller tilsvarende på deres bacheloruddannelse	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense
Fall 2018	Optional	Studieordning for kandidatuddannelsen i samfundsfag, centralfag, 2018, ved et sidefag på 45 ECTS	Master of Science (MSc) in Social Sciences \| Odense

Teachers

Name	Email	Department	City
Jan Lemnitzer	lemnitzer@sam.sdu.dk
Jeppe Teglskov Jacobsen	jtja@sam.sdu.dk

URL for Skemaplan

Odense

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