Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2020
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COMP 541 001 (CRN: 21292)
INTRO TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Department: Computer Science
Instructor: Dautenhahn, Nathan
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: COMP 310
Section Max Enrollment: 70
Section Enrolled: 31
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 70
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 62
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2025 12:36PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
29-APR-2020
9:00AM - 12:00PM W
Description: This elective course covers a wide variety of topics in computer security, including hands-on experience w/breaking software & engineering software to be harder to break. For example, students will perform buffer overflow attacks & exploit web application vulnerabilities, while also learning how to defend against them. Cross-list: COMP 427. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 541 if student has credit for COMP 327/COMP 427.