Aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive conceptual knowledge in International Relations (IR) and cybersecurity, while combining it with a necessary technical understanding of the concrete workings of cyberspace and their security implications; also to develop practical knowledge of cybersecurity matters throughout history and up to nowadays, as well as ability to analyze and evaluate different complex cybersecurity issues through the lens of IR.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will able to systemically explicate International
Relations theoretical advances and debates on cybersecurity
from a wide range of approaches.
Students will be able to explain the historical development of
cyber incidents, cybersecurity policies and norms regulating
them, as well as to identify and evaluate their impact on
individuals and societies.
Students will acquire an adequate understanding of the
technical aspects of information security in order to grasp their
political and security implications.
Students will be able to critically analyze the phenomenon of
cybersecurity drawing on existing scholarly research as well as
to provide evidence-based policy recommendations on how to
manage the social, political, legal and ethical consequences of
the developments in this sphere.
Students will be able to assess how realistic different
cyberwarfare scenarios are from both technical and political
perspectives.
Students will be able to analyze the interconnection between
the technical and geopolitical aspects of cybersecurity, to
critically assess legal, social and ethical consequences of the
developments in this sphere.
Students will be able to formulate advise to the policy world in
a down-to-earth and pragmatic way.
Students will professionally communicate orally and in written,
unambiguously and reasonably convey owns well-grounded
ideas, arguments and conclusions based on theoretical and
practical knowledge and will be able to trigger or to contribute
to the discussion with specialists and non-specialists providing
their own insights in an international context.
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Teaching and learning methods
Peer discussion, individual studies (critical analysis of assigned literature), presentation, problem-oriented lectures, technical explanations, analysis of empirical cases, practical exercises
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Assessment methods
High-quality and active participation in seminar discussion, presentation, final examination
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Assessment strategy Weight percentage Assessment period
Participation in seminars 40 During the semester
Student presentation (written or oral) 30 During the semester
Final examination (written on Moodle) 30 At the end of the course
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will able to systemically explicate International
Relations theoretical advances and debates on cybersecurity
from a wide range of approaches.
Students will be able to explain the historical development of
cyber incidents, cybersecurity policies and norms regulating
them, as well as to identify and evaluate their impact on
individuals and societies.
Students will acquire an adequate understanding of the
technical aspects of information security in order to grasp their
political and security implications.
Students will be able to critically analyze the phenomenon of
cybersecurity drawing on existing scholarly research as well as
to provide evidence-based policy recommendations on how to
manage the social, political, legal and ethical consequences of
the developments in this sphere.
Students will be able to assess how realistic different
cyberwarfare scenarios are from both technical and political
perspectives.
Students will be able to analyze the interconnection between
the technical and geopolitical aspects of cybersecurity, to
critically assess legal, social and ethical consequences of the
developments in this sphere.
Students will be able to formulate advise to the policy world in
a down-to-earth and pragmatic way.
Students will professionally communicate orally and in written,
unambiguously and reasonably convey owns well-grounded
ideas, arguments and conclusions based on theoretical and
practical knowledge and will be able to trigger or to contribute
to the discussion with specialists and non-specialists providing
their own insights in an international context.
-----
Teaching and learning methods
Peer discussion, individual studies (critical analysis of assigned literature), presentation, problem-oriented lectures, technical explanations, analysis of empirical cases, practical exercises
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Assessment methods
High-quality and active participation in seminar discussion, presentation, final examination
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Assessment strategy Weight percentage Assessment period
Participation in seminars 40 During the semester
Student presentation (written or oral) 30 During the semester
Final examination (written on Moodle) 30 At the end of the course
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