Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Bilge AYRANCI

Prof. Hatice GÜNEŞ

Prof. Nuri KARASAKALOĞLU

Lec. Yüksel GİRGİN

Res. Assist. Beril ÇAKAN POLAT

Information Security Literacy

Course Code	: EFS179
Course Type	: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with the skills to recognize information security threats, apply protection methods and develop safe digital behaviors with basic concepts such as information ethics, law and digital citizenship.

Course Content

Information systems, information ethics, history of information crimes, information law, forensic informatics, digital citizenship, secure internet, information security threats, protection of information assets, password security, social engineering, social media and mobile device security

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Fulya TORUN

Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand ethical and legal responsibilities in the world of informatics by defining the concepts of informatics ethics, law and digital citizenship.
2.	Discusses the methods of protecting individual and corporate information assets by analyzing information security threats.
3.	Explain safe behaviors online by gaining awareness on safe internet use, social media and mobile device safety.
4.	To be able to use the knowledge acquired on topics such as password security and social engineering effectively in daily life and professional fields.
5.	Develops a conscious approach to cyber incidents by learning the history of cybercrimes and forensic informatics processes.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Akdoğan, Z. (2024). ISO 27001 ve Kamu Kurumlarında Bilgi Güvenliği. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi.
2.	Okan, G. (2021). Bilgi Güvenliği ve Bilişim Hukuku. İstanbul: Abaküs Kitap.
3.	Erinçmen Kanoğlu, M. (2020). Dijital Vatandaşlık Nedir? İstanbul: Çikolata Yayınevi
4.	Odabaşı, H. F. ve Ozan Leymun, Ş. (2019). Bilişim Etiği ve Güvenliği. Ankara: Nobel Yayın.
5.	Henkoğlu, T. (2015). Bilgi Güvenliği ve Kişisel Verilerin Korunması. Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları.
6.	Yılmaz, H. (2014). TS ISO/IEC 27001 bilgi güvenliği yönetimi standardı kapsamında bilgi güvenliği yönetim sisteminin kurulması ve bilgi güvenliği risk analizi. Denetişim, (15), 45-59.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course introduction: scope, importance and requirements

Week 2 - Theoretical

Informatics and information systems

Week 3 - Theoretical

Informatics ethics

Week 4 - Theoretical

History of cybercrimes

Week 5 - Theoretical

Information law and forensics

Week 6 - Theoretical

Digital citizenship

Week 7 - Theoretical

Safe internet

Week 8 - Theoretical

Information security threats (Midterm exam)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Information security threats and security solutions

Week 10 - Theoretical

Information assets and protection methods

Week 11 - Theoretical

Password security and management

Week 12 - Theoretical

Social engineering and awareness

Week 13 - Theoretical

Social media security

Week 14 - Theoretical

Mobile device security

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Individual Work	5	1	1	10
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				74

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