Systems Design and Security

I no longer teach this module. The materials below are archived for historic interest and may have been updated in the meantime. Please do not rely on this for up-to-date information.

The teaching and learning method is based around 40 hours lectures and 20 hours team-work. Assessments are in addition to this. You will cover two topics per week, each delivered in a 2-hour lecture split into three main segments, with interactive mini-labs in between. This page is the main source for the lecture slides and other handouts. The content-links have campus-only access (requires sign-in). This page will eventually contain information about the group design project and the individual testing assignment.

• Lectures are provided as powerpoint slides and also as PDF handouts (printed 2-up). Each topic is covered in around 2 hours; but we aim to split the delivery into three main segments with interactive mini-labs in between.
• Mini-labs are interactive polls, followed by 10min pen-and-paper exercises, which you should aim to complete. Please come prepared to attempt each mini-lab; we will start you off in the class, but you will complete this outside and solutions will appear later.
• You will also need to sign up with a preferred pair-partner. Your pair will take part in a role-play excercise (organised between you) in week 3; and will be combined with another pair for your project team. See detailed instructions below.