Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
UNLV-0005
Version:
1
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
90 hours
Minimum Passing Score:
80
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Internet of Things Technologies
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 5 Cloud Technologies
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to cover topics on Internet of Things for learners who want to focus on specific topics within cybersecurity.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Internet of Things: Understand the fundamental concepts of IoT, including its technologies, sensors, and security challenges to design and manage secure IoT systems
  • Network Foundations: Grasp the fundamental principles of networking, including the OSI model, TCP/IP protocols, wireless networks, and essential networking applications, to design and manage efficient and secure network systems
  • Information Security: Identify and implement fundamental design security principles, utilize the adversarial model to enhance security policies, and manage access controls, malware defenses, and system hardening to protect organizational assets
  • Network Security: Analyze network traffic, understand the structure of TCP/IP packets, implement firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems, and secure wireless communications to safeguard network infrastructures
  • Cloud Foundations: Explain the fundamental concepts of cloud computing, including its evolution, benefits, challenges, and the role of system virtualization, to design and manage cloud-based services and infrastructures
  • Cloud Security: Design and implement security measures for cloud services, assess risks and vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements to protect cloud-based infrastructures

General Topics:

  • Internet of Things
  • Network Foundations
  • Information Security
  • Network Security
  • Cloud Foundations
  • Cloud Security
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction
  • Course content materials are presented in an interactive text format, via Articulate Rise presentations.

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

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