This course addresses the
Homeland Security learning
outcomes marked in bold text.

  1. Define and identify vulnerabilities, threats, and hazards
  2. Assess risk
  3. Plan for emergency action
  4. Formulate prevention and mitigation strategies
  5. Organize responses
  6. Manage recovery options
  7. Evaluate effectiveness

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will:

  1. Understand security services, mechanisms, and identify network security threats and vulnerabilities.
  2. Provide countermeasures to the network vulnerabilities.
  3. Understand the principles of cryptography and their applications in various networks.
  4. Understand network security architecture, network security applications, and various network security protocols being used on the Internet.

Telecommunication and Network Security 

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Survey of security threats and countermeasures as they apply to a telecommunication and networking system. Topics covered include: Network Security threats, security protocol and implementation, firewall design, wireless network security, and network security architecture.

Pre-requisites: None

Restrictions/Suggestions: Course is available for graduate and undergraduate credit. Undergraduates need 90 hours and GPA > 3.0. It is recommended the student have basic knowledge about computer network architecture.

Course Outline

Refer to the table below for specific information pertaining to your school.
If you are
a student at		 Course name and number Contact
Chicago State University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Marian Perkins
Assistant Professor
Office: HWH 325
Phone: (773) 995-2233
Eastern Illinois University TEC 5353, Network Security Sue Harvey
Registrar
gsharvey@eiu.edu
(217) 581-3831
Governors State University Contact your campus coordinator Veronica Williams
Director, Extended University
v-williams@govst.edu
708-534-3143
Illinois State University Contact your campus coordinator Dr. Marilyn Morrow
Chair, Health Sciences
mmorrow@ilstu.edu
309-438-8806
Northern Illinois University CSCI 652, Telecommunication and Network Security Linda Traff
Assistant Director, Credit
ltraff@niu.edu
815-753-8735

Cathy Cradduck
Campus Coordinator
ccradduc@niu.edu
815-753-5008
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville CS 548, Network Security Laura Strom
Registrar
lstrom@siue.edu
618-650-3330
Western Illinois University CS 590 I92, Topics in Computer Science: Telecommunications & Network Security Dr. Nancy Parsons
Professor, Health Sciences
NP-Parsons@wiu.edu
309-298-1746