Course Title: Review and update disaster recovery and contingency plans

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: INTE5048C

Course Title: Review and update disaster recovery and contingency plans

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption. 

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209. 

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 


Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4408 - Certificate IV in Cyber Security

Course Contact: Luke Eberbach

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4381

Course Contact Email: luke.eberbach@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Ayesha Falki

Email:ayesha.falki@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

NIL

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse the impact of the system on the organisation and carry out risk analysis, disaster recovery and contingency planning.

It applies to individuals who apply a wide range of higher level technical skills and systematic problem solving approaches in information and communications technology (ICT) related areas.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTSAS505 Review and update disaster recovery and contingency plans

Element:

1. Evaluate impact of system on business continuity

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify business critical functions and the security environment from documentation and from discussion with business area and project team

1.2 Identify critical data and software from documentation

1.3 Assess potential impact of business risk and threats on ICT systems

1.4 Identify and evaluate statutory requirements, commercial requirements and contingency possibilities according to specifications and cost constraints

Element:

2. Evaluate threats to system

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify threats to the system, considering security analysis and internal and external business environment

2.2 Evaluate risk minimisation alternatives against specifications and cost constraints

Element:

3. Formulate prevention and recovery strategy

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Evaluate prevention and recovery options to support critical business functions against business specifications and cost constraints

3.2 Review current operational procedures to ensure adequate risk safeguards and contingency plans are in place

3.3 Submit disaster recovery and prevention strategy to appropriate person for approval

Element:

4. Develop disaster recovery plan to support strategy

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Identify and document resources required for disaster recovery according to specifications and cost constraints

4.2 Identify and document processes required for disaster strategy according to project standards

4.3 Identify cut-over criteria before initiating disaster plan

4.4 Document disaster recovery plan and submit to appropriate person for review and sign-off

Learning Outcomes


Refer to Elements


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse the impact of the system on the organisation and carry out risk analysis, disaster recovery and contingency planning.

 

It applies to individuals who apply a wide range of higher level technical skills and systematic problem solving approaches in information and communications technology (ICT) related areas.

 

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Teaching Schedule

Teaching Schedule

Week number

Topic

1

Introduction to Disaster Recovery:

-Overview of course,assessments and canvas shell

-Understanding importance of Disaster recovery and its planning.

 

2

-Catch up on week 1 topics and activities

-Evaluate impact of systems on business continuity.

 

Assessment 1: 

In week 3,students are introduced to:

Assessment 1 Task.

3

Catchup on week 2 topics and activities

-Backup Methodology

4

Catchup on week 3 topics and activities

 -Discussion on the topic: Backup Methodologies

5

-Catchup on week 4 topics and activities

-Discussion on Backups continued.

 

6

-Catchup on week 5 topics and activities

-Discussion on Cyber Security topics.

 

 

 

7

 

-Revision

 
Assessment 2:Handed Over: Written case study handed over in week 7.

8

-Catchup on week 7 topics and activities

-Knowledge Test in class assessment.

-Assessment 1 Due in class.

9

-Catchup on week 8 topics and activities

-Discussion on health & safety requirements on DR plans..

 

10

-Catchup on week 9 topics and activities

-DIscussion on Business vocabulary

 

 

11

-Catchup on week 10 topics and activities

-Discussion on documenting case study requirement.

-Feedback on assessment 1 submission.

 

Feedback on Assessment 1

Feedback will be provided based on the assessment 1 submission

12

-Catchup on week 11 topics and activities

 

-Discussion on making presentation

-Assessment 3 is explained and handed over.

Assessment 3 Handed Over

Individual Presentation on Assessment Task 2 .

13

-Catchup on week 12 topics and activities

-Discussion on preparing and presenting assessment 3. 

-Reminder of assessment 2 due next week 

-Groups information is collected if required.

14

-Catchup on week 13 topics and activities

-Class activities:

 

Assessment 2 

Written Presentation of Research Findings is due in week 15

15

Revision Lecture

16

Student  Presentations

Assessment 3

Student Presentation on Disaster recovery and contingency plan .

17

Student  Presentations contd. 

 

Catchup on all assessments

18

 Feedback session/Catchup

 

Assessment Grading

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Evidence

Assessment Task 2: Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plan

Assessment Task 3: Meeting,Presentation & Negotiation Demonstration

 

 




 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment 1: Knowledge Assessment
Assessment 2: Disaster Recovery Contingency Plan
Assessment 3: Presentation

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

1.1


X


1.2 


X


1.3 


X


1.4


X


2.1 


X


2.2 


X


3.1 


X


3.2 


X


3.3 



X

4.1


X


4.2


X


4.3


X


4.4



X


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Knowledge Assessment.
Assessment 2: Disaster Recovery Contingency Plan.
Assessment 3: Presentation.


Assessment Matrix

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

1.1

 

X

 

1.2 

 

X

 

1.3 

 

X

 

1.4

 

X

 

2.1 

 

X

 

2.2 

 

X

 

3.1 

 

X

 

3.2 

 

X

 

3.3 

 

 

X

4.1

 

X

 

4.2

 

X

 

4.3

 

X

 

4.4

 

 

X

 

Other Information

Competency requirements and Grading:

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

You will be advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of You performing work is used to confirm competency.

 

Grading available are:

Grade level Competency Level

CA Competency Achieved -The learner will be able to apply facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve a predictable task or solve a problem.

NYC Not Yet Competent

-Although the learner exhibits access to a limited range of facts and rules, the learner has difficulty applying these facts and rules to a familiar task.

DNS: Did not submit assessment.

Assessment Submission:

All submissions are to be made on canvas online.

Late submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and submit https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/my-course/assessment-results/special-consideration-extensions/extensions this form.

Lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.

The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.

Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.

 

Refer to RMIT University Policies and Procedures, verify for most recent version.

 Special consideration:

Please refer https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/my-course/assessment-results/special-consideration-extensions/special-consideration to find more information about special consideration.

 Plagiarism:

Plagiarism may occur in oral or written presentations. Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work, idea or creation as one’s own; without appropriate referencing. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct, which may result in cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism

Other Information:

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

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