Admission requirements
Admission only after intake, see website.
Description
Understanding the historical development of science, philosophy of science, and, more specifically, of IT; getting insight in the variety of perspectives and approaches used in social sciences and computer science, and their applicability for cyber security; skills w.r.t. analyzing research methodologies and methods of performed MSc-thesis research; homologation of knowledge on either principles of cyber governance or IT fundamentals
Course objectives
Getting insights how scientific knowledge of all kind developed over time: a historical perspective
Getting insights on the way in which the natural sciences impact the social sciences. How are they related? And how do they differ?
Understanding the different philosophical views on what science entails: verificationism vs falsificationism (and reasoning schemes), paradigms, a.o.
Understanding key differences between (classical) science and design science (especially in terms of goals and methodologies)
Getting insights in the history, goals and methodologies of key social sciences related to cyber security
Getting insights in the history, goals and methodologies of computer science and related IT-security aspects (CIA)
Getting an understanding of the composition of a research paper / MSc-thesis: the why, the what, the how and the results
Getting insights in basic visualization techniques
For students with governance background:Getting basic insights in the working of modern IT including upcoming IT trends
Getting basic insights in technical IT-risk mitigation approaches
For students with IT backgroundGetting basic insights in national and international cyber security governance issues including the role of state actors, public private cooperation, Internet governance, and cyber espionage & cyber warfare
Getting basic insights into the regulatory challenges and dilemmas in and of cyberspace, and the regulatory strategies that are available to meet these challenges.
Timetable
7 days from 9.30 until 17.00:
Thursday 1 June 2017
Friday 2 June 2017
Friday 9 June 2017
Friday 16 June 2017
Friday 23 June 2017
Friday 20 June 2017
Friday 7 July 2017 (afternoon, only exam)
Mode of instruction
Lectures, seminars, exercises, class discussion.
Lecturers: prof.dr. Jan van den Berg, dr. Esther Keymolen, dr. Bibi van den Berg, dr. Jan van der Lubbe, mr. Sergei Boeke, a.o.
Course Load
5 EC.
Assessment method
Weighted average of Final Exam (60%) and Writing a Research Proposal (40%)
No compensation is possible for assignments of 30% or more.
Blackboard
Yes, for posting slides of lectures, relevant literature and assignments.
Reading list
Compulsory literature and literature for further consultation will be announced via Blackboard.
Registration
Register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here. No registration is required for lectures and exams.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
NVT.
Contact
- Drs. Mireille Snels, programme manager: m.m.snels@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
See website