Module Title:Secure Application Development
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In 2 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: As well as traditional lectures learners will undertake various laboratory exercises. Learners will be expected to actively participate in class on the materials covered and work throughout each scheduled lab session to accomplish assigned tasks.
Module Aim: To provide learners with a theoretical knowledge and practical skills of developing secure software applications, with particular emphases on web technologies.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Evaluate and discuss the most prevalent software application security issues.
LO2 Perform security testing to identify and validate the existence of software vulnerabilities.
LO3 Formulate and deploy strategies to fix or mitigate against identified vulnerabilities.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Secure Software Development
Secure software life cycle, secure application design, secure mobile application development, cryptographic Design & implementation.
Data Validation & Access Control
Input validation and sanitisation, output encoding, authentication and password management, session management, access control.
Error Management and Information Disclosure
Error handling and logging, environment configuration, minimising Information Disclosure
Resource Security
Communication security, system configuration, database security, file access management, memory management.
System Penetration Testing & Code Analysis
Vulnerabilities code analysis and mitigations as outlined by leading industry security bodies such as OWASP, ISC2 and SANS.
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Project40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination50.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Examination Examination on content up to week 7 1,3 10.00 Week 7
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Analyse the security flaws in a web application and perform code analysis and edits to mitigate identified vulnerabilities. 2,3 40.00 Week 10
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam The terminal exam will be a 3 hour written test 1,2,3 50.00 End-of-Semester

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00
Laboratory 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00
Independent Learning Time 15 Weeks per Stage 5.13
Total Hours 125.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_KCCYB_B Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Cyber Crime and IT Security 8 Mandatory
CW_KCSOF_B Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development 8 Mandatory