ATS2456 Cybercrime
Faculty of Arts
ATS2456 Cybercrime is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 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 2022 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 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Quiz/QuizzesOther20%
- Essay45%
- Research ProjectResearch assignment25%
- 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
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
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).
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS2456 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2022 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 2022, ATS2456 runs in Semester 1 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.