SIT379 - Ethical Hacking
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Muna Al-Hawawreh |
| Prerequisite: | SIT102, SIT202 and SIT182 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT704 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit introduces ethical hacking and penetration testing techniques to students. Students will be able to solve problems in ethical hacking. That is, students will implement the tools and methods that hackers use to break into a network and systems with certain security vulnerabilities. Students will also explain the key countermeasures to protect these networks and systems. Students will be assessed on the basis of their technical capabilities in ethical hacking, their communication skills in speaking and writing, their teamwork skills and awareness of ethical and legal constraints.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply ethical hacking techniques to exploit security vulnerabilities of systems, applications, and services. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Communicate with peers effectively on ethical hacking practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Synthesize knowledge in effectively and efficiently defending real-world attacks performed by malicious attackers. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Work effectively as a team member to perform penetration-testing tasks. | GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning portfolio | Visual and written documentation | 100% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SIT379 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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