Information Assurance (IA) curriculum is certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) using Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011 guidelines. These IA courses will develop your skills for positions in systems and network security. Learn to detect, report, and resolve cyber threats. Course content also covers the use of code encryption to securely pass information between systems, building and using secure audio and video communications equipment, developing tamper protection products, and providing trusted information solutions. Students master the skills of assessing, auditing evaluation, testing network and systems security, and conducting forensic investigations. Students also learn how to perform information systems risk analysis and plan for disaster recovery and business continuity.
The following courses map to the CNSS 4011. Follow this link for specific Louisiana Tech 4011 course mapping. To meet the requirements of 4011, students must complete CIS 444 (Network Design and Implementation) and the four courses listed in the following IA Course Sequence. Students must have CIS 444 or an approved equivalent and the consent of the instructor to proceed in the IA Course sequence.
The detailed example course syllabi and course descriptions are provided by following the links within the IA Course Sequence. (Print an Information Assurance Certificate Brochure)
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| CIS 444 Network Design and Implementation* | Description | Detailed Syllabus | NA |
| CIS 521 Introduction to Information Assurance** | Description | Detailed Syllabus | 3 |
| CIS 522: Incident Response and Computer Forensics | Description | Detailed Syllabus | 3 |
| CIS 523: Disaster Recovery and business Continuity | Description | Detailed Syllabus | 3 |
| CIS 524: Information Systems Assurance Risk Analysis | Description | Detailed Syllabus | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
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| *CIS 444 or an approved equivalent and the consent of the instructor is a prerequisite for the other courses in the sequence. | |||
| **CIS 521 is a prerequisite for the other IA courses. There are no other prerequisite requirements for the courses. | |||
MBA Concentration in Information Assurance
The IA courses may also be used as a concentration for the MBA degree. For this option, you must be admitted to the MBA program. This may be done before or after the IA sequence is completed. Visit our web page for information on the MBA with an Information Assurance Concentration.
| Course | Hrs |
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| ACCT 505 Accounting Analysis for Decision Making | 3 |
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| CIS 510 Information Resource Management | 3 |
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| ECON 510 Managerial Economics | 3 |
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| FINC 515 Financial Management | 3 |
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| MGMT 510 Contemporary Management | 3 |
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| MKTG 530 Marketing Management | 3 |
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| QA 525 Quantitative Approaches for Decision-Making | 3 |
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| MGMT 595 Administrative Policy | 3 |
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| Core MBA | 24 |
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| Total | 36 |
For more information, contact:
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
Dr. Douglas Amyx
318.257.4528
Academic Vita (PDF)
damyx@latech.edu
Office Coordinator
Sally Strickland
sstrick@latech.edu