CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SECURITY

INFORMATICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SECURITY STUDIES

General Data

Code: BU45
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 6.00
Engagement hours: 180.00
ISCED-F: Law
Status: Optional
Type: Course
Academic Year: 2º
Term: 2º
Modality: Presential
Languages: English
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

Maja Loknar
erasmus.fcjs@um.si

https://moja.um.si/studijski-programi/Strani/ucnaenota.aspx?jezik=A&fakulteta=F…

Description

• To raise awareness among students of the omnipresence of information technology in everyday life. • To acquaint students with operation of computers and contemporary information technology. • To display processes taking place in the real world among actors using information technology. • To acquaint students with current threats in the cyberspace. • To acquaint students with the nature of the use of information technology during the studies of criminal justice and security. • To develop digital (information and data literacy, digital content creation, and security) and green (embodying sustainability values, and envisioning sustainable futures) competences. • To present current social engineering techniques and how to respond to them.

Requirements

No prerequisites.

Instructors

red. prof. dr. SIMON VRHOVEC

Contents

• Information technology in everyday life • Computer architecture • Storing data in computer systems • Programming languages • Operating systems • Virtualization • Information systems • Information support for professional and research work • Use of artificial intelligence for everyday tasks • Cybersecurity of different generations and intergenerational cooperation • Training on current social engineering techniques and response • Sustainable mobility and smart transportation • e-Waste

Learning Outcomes

• To raise awareness among students of the omnipresence of information technology in everyday life. • To acquaint students with operation of computers and contemporary information technology. • To display processes taking place in the real world among actors using information technology. • To acquaint students with current threats in the cyberspace. • To acquaint students with the nature of the use of information technology during the studies of criminal justice and security. • To present current social engineering techniques and how to respond to them.

Planned Activities

  • Lectures: 40 hours
  • Tutorial: 20 hours
  • Individual work: 120 hours

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • Seminar paper: 70%
  • Midterm exam: 30%