| TCYS306 Capstone – Professional Practice Project | |
| Campus: | South Eveleigh, NSW 2015 |
| Units of Credit: | 12 |
| Prerequisite or Corequisite: | TCYS305 Advanced Cybersecurity Project |
| EFTSL*: | 0.125 |
| Indicative Contact Hours per Week: | 8 |
| Tuition Fee | See Tuition Fee Schedule |
| Application Date: | See Key Dates |
| Unit Overview: | |
| The unit covers the application of source code analysis, forming an integral component of penetration testing (ethical hacking). Emphasis is placed on secure programming and software analysis. Concurrently, students gain skills to articulate their findings and solutions effectively, thus honing their communication abilities in both speaking and writing and linking the cybersecurity issues with data assurance.Moreover, this unit opens opportunities for students to engage in national and international security challenges and competitions. These experiences aim to reinforce students’ understanding of societal, legal, and privacy issues in cybersecurity. They are encouraged to apply high-level, advanced problem-solving skills such as modelling, abstraction, and design, utilising both hardware and software fundamentals and advanced routing and switching techniques.This unit integrates the technical aspects of C/C++ programming, ICT management, including IT Governance and advanced cybersecurity concepts, to help students excel in their future professional pursuits in the areas of accounting and data assurance. | |
*EFTSL = Equivalent full-time study load
