Course

*CS 451 Topics in Computer Science: Cybersecurity, Fall 2021, Willamette University
Syllabus
MWF
Classroom: 11:30–12:30 A.M., Ford 204
No lab section

Instructor

Calvin Deutschbein
ckdeutschbein@willamette.edu
Ford 206

Course Description

Cybersecurity can be understood as a mindset or approach rather than a subfield of computer science, such as secure mobile computing, network and operating system security, secure data bases, and secure cryptography algorithms. This course prepares a general computer science audience familiar with writing and understanding code to incorporate security concepts and ethics into the systems they develop or manage.

Students should complete CS 141/151 and CS 241 before enrolling in this class.

Key Dates

Week of 10/11: Midterm Exam 1 (tentative)
Week of 11/22: Midterm Exam 2 (tentative)
Week of 12/13: Final (set by Registrar)

Grading

20%: Homework
20%: Midterm 1
20%: Midterm 2
20%: Participation
20%: Project