Program Description Information Security Management (ISM1)
This one-year Graduate Certificate program is designed to provide students with a holistic approach to information systems security as it applies to business. The program will provide a broad understanding of security concepts and concentrate on industry best practices for information security. Students will gain the knowledge required to manage both the strategic and operational aspects of information security. The focus will be on addressing the following questions:
What business assets need protection? What are the vulnerabilities and threats to the business and the assets? What safeguards need to be implemented to protect the business? Did the protection measures or safeguards work? The students will develop the skills to identify vulnerabilities to business and implement effective safeguards to minimize risks to acceptable levels. They will learn detailed practical aspects of security such as risk analysis, vulnerability testing, writing security policies, implementing access controls and performing security audits. An emphasis will be placed on interpersonal, organizational, technical, communication and problem solving skills applied to enhance the effective implementation of security in a business environment.
Upon successful completion of the Information Security Management, the student would begin the Software and Information Systems Testing graduate program.
Software and Information Systems Testing (SST3)
This program is aimed at providing the student a better understanding of the testing paradigms and methodologies associated with Information Technology and Software development. Information Systems Testing involves a balanced understanding of Software and Hardware, Quality Assurance methodologies, Project Management approaches and Business Analysis techniques. As a comprehensive program, this graduate certificate will be broad in nature but ready students for the in-demand field of quality assurance and Quality Control. This one-year program has one co-op work term, giving student valuable hands on experience practicing their newly acquired skills with our local industry partners.
