ATS2456 Cybercrime
Faculty of Arts
ATS2456 Cybercrime is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2456
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2456
No unit lists ATS2456 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The unit provides a theoretical and empirical introduction to cybercrime. It begins by exploring how new technologies such as the internet facilitated old crimes and created new types of crime. This unit uses criminological and regulatory theories to explain how new crimes are created and old crimes are facilitated by new technologies. It also considers how cybercrime challenges existing laws and criminal procedures, and discusses issues related to the governance and prevention of crime in cyberspace. Topics include: the history of the internet; forms of cybercrime such as hacking, online fraud, identity theft, child pornography and cyber-bullying; Internet laws and regulations; policing and governance of cybercrime; and prevention measures.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- QuizAssignment20%
- Research EssayEssay40%
- Group ProjectProject30%
- Participation10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and explain the nature and types of cybercrime
- 2
Utilise criminological theories to explain cybercrime
- 3
Evaluate the effectiveness of existing counter-measures against cybercrime
- 4
Use innovative ways to analyse different types of cybercrime and to develop possible preventative measures.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Where it fits
ATS2456 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lennon Chang
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lennon Chang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2456?
ATS2456 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2456 offered?
In 2021, ATS2456 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2456?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2456 have an exam?
No. ATS2456 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2456?
ATS2456 is part of Criminology.