CS111

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Personal & Professional Cyber Safety

Subject Code

CS

Number

111

Title

Personal Cyber Safety

Description

An introductory, self-paced, instructor-facilitated, online individual study course recommended for freshmen, or any student wanting to use computers, email, and social media safely. Topics include: information attributes to be protected by information security; reducing identity theft risk; preventing disasters by keeping adequate backups; preventing malware attacks; enabling firewalls; using strong authentication; resisting phishing and advance-fee frauds; rejecting telephone frauds; analyzing and resisting false rumors; using email effectively and professionally; avoiding embarrassment by controlling information-sharing; avoiding violations of anti-hacking and anti-piracy laws; and, avoiding accidental plagiarism. 1 Lecture hour. Offered: Fall, Spring

Course Typically Offered

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1

Maximum Variable Credits

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Repeatable

-

Number of Course Repeats When Repeatable

0

Max Credits Repeatable

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College

College of Professional Schools