Program Overview

Program Overview

The Human Dimension module is a short course for credit that focuses on the importance and contribution of the human dimension when designing and implementing Cyber Defence and Information Assurance (IA) measures.

Course Details

• Dates: Please enquire for course dates
• Duration: 5 days face-to-face learning (with additional distance learning to be completed during 7 weeks)
• Location: Cranfield University at Shrivenham
• Cost: £2,500 - Short Course for Credit fee
  • Concessions available

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Apply appropriate theory to the identification, description, and analysis of human performance and error in any given CDIA context.
• Identify and examine, from the perspective of the human dimension, socio-technical system weaknesses and their likely impact on system security in any given CDIA context.
• Critically evaluate, from the perspective of the human dimension, security policies and mechanisms such that they fit the task demands, needs, and capabilities of the end user, and the organisation's requirement for secure end-user behaviour, in any given CDIA context.
• Compare and contrast different approaches to behaviour change and their likely outcomes in CDIA contexts.
• Identify, select, and apply tools for engaging with stakeholders when designing security measures in any given CDIA context.

Core Content

Individual Level

• Human performance and error.

Organisational/Systems Level

• Socio-technical context of use,
• System weaknesses and latent errors,
• Circumventing security.

Interventions

• Behaviour change,
• Awareness and training for cyber security,
• Designing security measures for and with the end user.

Upgrade to a Professional Qualification

After successful completion of this Short Course for Credit, 10 credit points can be put towards either the Defence and Security (Technology) MSc, Cyber Defence and Information Assurance MSc, or Cyberspace Operations MSc.

Eligibility

Students must have successfully completed Foundations of Cyber in order to take this as a Short Course for Credit.

Speakers

• Antoinette Caird-Daley

Concessions

A limited number of MOD sponsored places are available.

Related Courses

• Information Capability Management
• Cyber Defence and Information Assurance MSc (Defence)
• Cyberspace Operations MSc

Academic

• Antoinette Caird-Daley, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology