Objectives and competences
• To raise awareness among students of the omnipresence of information technology in everyday life.
• To acquaint students with operation of computers and contemporary information technology.
• To display processes taking place in the real world among actors using information technology.
• To acquaint students with current threats in the cyberspace.
• To acquaint students with the nature of the use of information technology during the studies of criminal justice and security.
• To develop digital (information and data literacy, digital content creation, and security) and green (embodying sustainability values, and envisioning sustainable futures) competences.
• To present current social engineering techniques and how to respond to them.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Information technology in everyday life
• Computer architecture
• Storing data in computer systems
• Programming languages
• Operating systems
• Virtualization
• Information systems
• Information support for professional and research work
• Use of artificial intelligence for everyday tasks
• Cybersecurity of different generations and intergenerational cooperation
• Training on current social engineering techniques and response
• Sustainable mobility and smart transportation
• e-Waste
Learning and teaching methods
The subject will consist of lectures, tutorials, case studies, discussions on current topics and consultations. Use of student-centered approaches to teaching (spaced learning, teaching with discussion, case study).
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• To raise awareness among students of the omnipresence of information technology in everyday life.
• To acquaint students with operation of computers and contemporary information technology.
• To display processes taking place in the real world among actors using information technology.
• To acquaint students with current threats in the cyberspace.
• To acquaint students with the nature of the use of information technology during the studies of criminal justice and security.
• To present current social engineering techniques and how to respond to them.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students acquire the ability to critically analyse information flows in the cyberspace and to identify opportunities that they offer for investigations. Students also gain the ability to efficiently use information technologies in their studies, which includes browsing, searching, filtering, evaluating and managing data, information and digital content, and developing digital content, copyright and licenses. Ability to adequately respond to attacks with current social engineering techniques.
Readings
• Vrhovec, S. (2018). Informatika v varnostnih vedah: zbrano študijsko gradivo: 1. letnik, Univerzitetni študijski program Varstvoslovje. Fakulteta za varnostne vede.
• Bavec, C., Kovačič, A., Krisper, M., Rajkovič, V. in Vintar, M. (2018). Slovenija na poti digitalne preobrazbe (1. izd.). Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko.
Prerequisits
No prerequisites.
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