Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	ECE514	NETWORK SECURITY	3+0+0	3	7,5	14.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Students will grasp a conceptual understanding of network security issues, challenges, and mechanisms Students will describe common network vulnerabilities and attacks, defense mechanisms against network attacks, and cryptographic protection mechanisms. Students will develop basic skills of secure network architecture and explain the theory behind the security of different cryptographic algorithms Students will learn to develop secure communication protocols
Course Content	In a modern world, almost all of us has some type of electronic (and most of the time, smart) devices to connect to the Internet for accessing social media platforms, reading news, using instant messaging applications, and so on. Unfortunately, some malicious people target security of any online services that we communicate with. Here, in this course, students learn internals of these attacks and countermeasures that they need to take to protect security of those services and their users.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Associate Prof.Dr. Zafer Aydın
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. ...
Assistants	Research Assist. ...
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

Computer security : principles and practice William Stallings

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 30
Proje/Çizim	1	% 30
Final examination	1	% 40
Total	3	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	2	70	140
F2F Dersi	14	3	42
Grup Projesi	1	40	40
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 222

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	List basic principles and practices in computer and network security
2	Explain the major types of threats to information security and the associated attacks
3	Analyze communication protocols in terms of security
4	Create secure communication protocols

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Symmetric /Asymmetric Cryptography and Hash Functions
2	Symmetric /Asymmetric Cryptography and Hash Functions
3	Key Management and User Authentication
4	Key Management and User Authentication
5	Attacks, Web/IP Security, Wireless Network Security
6	Attacks, Web/IP Security, Wireless Network Security
7	Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, VPNs and Firewall
8	Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems, VPNs and Firewall
9	Network Access Control and Cloud Security
10	Network Access Control and Cloud Security
11	Electronic Mail Security Malicious Software
12	Midterm
13	Project Presentation
14	Project PResentation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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