Readings:

Montasari, R., & Hill, R. (2019). Next-Generation Digital Forensics: Challenges and Future Paradigms. 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference on Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (ICGS3), Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (ICGS3), 205.

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGS3.2019.8688020

Sahinoglu, M., Stockton, S., Barclay, R. M., & Morton, S. (2016). Metrics Based Risk Assessment and Management of Digital Forensics.  Defense Acquisition Research Journal: A Publication of the Defense Acquisition University, 23(2), 152–177.

https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.16-748.23.02

Nnoli, H. Lindskog, D, Zavarsky, P., Aghili, S., & Ruhl, R. (2012). The Governance of Corporate Forensics Using COBIT, NIST and Increased Automated Forensic Approaches,  2012 International Conference on Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust and 2012 International Conference on Social Computing, Amsterdam, 734-741.

Q1. 275 words

The readings this week expand on investigation and of digital forensic analysis and investigations. Organizations, especially those in the public, health and educational areas are bound by legal and statutory requirements to protect data and private information, therefore digital forensics analysis will be very beneficial when security breaches do occur. Using this weeks readings and your own research, discuss digital forensics and how it could be used in a risk management program. 

Q2. Research Paper:   —  SEPARATE Document —- 5 full pages  

 After reading the above articles, please write a research paper that answers the following questions: 

• What are mobile forensics and do you believe that they are different from computer forensics?
• What is the percentage of attacks on networks that come from mobile devices?
• What are challenges to mobile forensics?
• What are some mobile forensic tools?
• Should the analysis be different on iOS vs Android?

 Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately 5 full pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Q3. Practical Connection Assignment   —  SEPARATE Document —- 2 full pages  

Textbook: 

Fraser, J., Simkins, B., & Narvaez, K. (2014). Implementing enterprise risk management: Case studies and best practices. John Wiley & Sons

Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 full pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. Requirements:

• Provide a 500 word (or 2 full pages double spaced) minimum reflection.
• Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.
• Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
• Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 
• Any use of outside sources, including your own prior work, will result in a zero on the activity and a report being filed with Academic Affairs regarding plagiarism (even if self-plagiarism).

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School of Computer & Information Sciences
COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Name: ITS835 – Enterprise Risk Management
Section – ITS-835 Online

Professor: Dr. George Mikulski

Contact Information: Office Hours: By appointment
E-mail: George.Mikulski@ucumberlands.edu

Online Support (IT)
and I-Learn Policy:

All members of the University of the Cumberlands’ community who use the University’s computing,
information or communication resources must act responsibly.
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Course Website: Access to the course website is required via the iLearn portal on the University of the Cumberlands website:
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Course Description: This course goes beyond looking at risk management from the confines of quantitative topics to cover the
full spectrum of risks that may emerge in enterprises. It covers a more holistic approach that includes the
decisions and actions of employees in an active enterprise. It uses case studies to demonstrate the issues
and challenges in total risk management. Finally, the course explores techniques for balancing enterprise risk
and reward to enable performance optimization.

Course
Objectives/Learner
Outcomes:

Course Objectives/Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will:

• Design and implement an appropriate ERM framework and risk governance structure customized to any
type of organization.

• Conduct qualitative risk assessments to identify/prioritize key risks from among all risk sources.

• Quantify all types of risks, including strategic, operational, financial, and insurance.

• Develop a clear definition of risk appetite (the aggregate enterprise-level risk limit).

• Enhance strategic planning, increasing the likelihood of achieving strategic plan goals.

• Provide a rigorous business case for both business and mitigation risk-reward decision-making.

• Assure the board of directors that key risks are well understood and managed.

• Understand and satisfy ERM requirements from rating agencies, regulators, and shareholders.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Books and
Resources:

Required Text
Fraser, J., Simkins, B., & Narvaez, K. (2014). Implementing enterprise risk management: Case studies and best
practices. John Wiley & Sons

Other articles and readings may be assigned by course professor.

Course Expectations

Course Activities and
Experiences:

Students are expected to:
• Review any assigned reading material, complementary materials, and weekly lectures and prepare
responses to homework assigned.
• Actively participate in activities, assignments, and discussions.
• Evaluate and react to each other’s work in a supportive, constructive manner.
• Complete specific assignments and exams when specified and in a professional manner.
• Utilize learned technologies for class assignments.
• Connect content knowledge from core courses to practical training placement and activities.

Academic Integrity: At a Christian liberal arts university committed to the pursuit of truth and understanding, any act of academic
dishonesty is especially distressing and cannot be tolerated. In general, academic dishonesty involves the

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abuse and misuse of information or people to gain an undeserved academic advantage or evaluation. The
common forms of academic dishonesty include:

• Cheating – using deception in the taking of tests or the preparation of written work, using unauthorized
materials, copying another person’s work with or without consent, or assisting another in such activities.

• Lying – falsifying, fabricating, or forging information in either written, spoken, or video presentations.

• Plagiarism—using the published writings, data, interpretations, or ideas of another without proper
documentation

Plagiarism includes copying and pasting material from the internet into assignments without properly
citing the source of the material.

Episodes of academic dishonesty are reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The potential
penalty for academic dishonesty includes a failing grade on a particular assignment, a failing grade for the
entire course, or charges against the student with the appropriate disciplinary body.

Attendance Policy: When any student has exceeded 20% of the time prescribed for any class, that student will be automatically
dropped from that particular class with the grade of “F.” This grade is placed on the official transcript of the
student and is treated as a failing grade in calculating the grade point average. The definition of a class
absence is a student’s failure to attend class for any reason. Instructors may count three times tardy or
leaving early to be equal to one class absence. There are no excused absences, regardless of the reason for
the class having been missed. However, faculty will make reasonable provisions to allow students to make up
work if the absence is due to a university-sponsored function or a medical or family emergency that is
documented in a timely manner. Allowance for students to make up work for other reasons is at each
instructor’s discretion. A class absence does not excuse the student from being responsible for course work
missed; the student is responsible for contacting the faculty member in order to make up class assignments.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the authorized agent to consider any exceptions to the above
regulations. (Undergraduate Catalog)

Residency Attendance: Each student must be in attendance for the entire duration of the required residency
weekend. Late arrivals and/or early departures are not permitted. Punctuality is important as each student
is required to have the documented in-seat time per USCIS regulations. If a student is not in attendance for
the full session, he/she will be counted absent for the entire session, and receive an automatic “F” and will
be required to pay the $300.00 make-up fee and attend a residency make-up session.

Disability
Accommodations:

University of the Cumberlands accepts students with certified disabilities and provides reasonable
accommodations for their certified needs in the classroom, in housing, in food service or in other areas. For
accommodations to be awarded, a student must submit a completed Accommodations Application form and
provide documentation of the disability to the Disability Services Coordinator (Mr. Jacob Ratliff, Boswell
Campus Center, Student Services Office Suite, jacob.ratliff@ucumberlands.edu). When all paperwork is on
file, a meeting between the student and the Coordinator will be arranged to discuss possible
accommodations before accommodations are formally approved. Students must then meet with the
Coordinator at the beginning of each semester before any academic accommodations can be certified for
that term. Certifications for other accommodations are normally reviewed annually.

Student
Responsibilities:

• The only authorized electronic means of academic, administrative, and co-curricular communication
between University of the Cumberlands and its students is through the UCumberlands email system (i.e.
Webmail). Each student is responsible for monitoring his/her University email account frequently. This
is the primary email account used to correspond with you directly by the University; imperative program
information is sent to this email account specifically from campus and program office.

• Students should check for e-mail and class announcements using iLearn (primary) and University of the
Cumberlands webmail (secondary).

• Students are expected to find out class assignments for missed classes and make up missed work.

• Students are expected to find out if any changes have been made in the class or assignment schedule.

• Written work must be presented in a professional manner. Work that is not
submitted in a professional manner will not be evaluated and will be returned as unacceptable.

o There is a craft to writing. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and diction (word usage) are all
tools of that craft. Writing at the collegiate level will show careful attention to these
elements of craft. Work that does not exhibit care with regard to these elements will be
considered as inadequate for college writing and graded accordingly.

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• Students are expected to take the examinations on the designated dates. If you are unable to take the
exam on the scheduled date and know in advance, you are to make arrangements with your professor
before the designated date. If you miss the exam, you must have a legitimate reason as determined by
your professor.

Deadlines and Dues
Dates:

Recognizing that a large part of professional life is meeting deadlines, it is necessary to develop time
management and organizational skills. Failure to meet the course deadlines may result in penalties. Keep in
mind that all deadlines are set using Eastern Standard Time (EST). Late assignments will NOT be accepted.

Writing Expectations: Learning outcomes for candidates’ writing competencies include clarity of thought, discernment in planning
and organization, and integration of evidence and criteria.

• The instructor expects that students will have knowledge of appropriate forms of documentation
and use it where appropriate. APA format is required and style of notation to credit all sources
that are not your own.

• There is a craft to writing. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and diction (word usage) are all tools
of that craft. Writing at the collegiate level will show careful attention to these elements of craft.
Work that does not exhibit care with regard to these elements will be considered as inadequate
for college writing and graded accordingly.

• All assignments, unless otherwise instructed, should be submitted in APA format.

Participation Policy: Study after study has linked successful academic performance with good class participation. Those who
assume positions of responsibility must “show up” in order to be effective. Therefore, students are expected
to actively participate in intelligent discussion of assigned topics in all areas (Discussion Board Activities,
Synchronous Sessions, Forums, Shared Papers, etc.) to help process course material and/or to demonstrate
understanding of course content. Point adjustments will be taken for non-participation.

Academic Appeals: Both undergraduate and graduate students have the right to challenge a grade. If discussions with the course
instructor and department chair do not lead to a satisfactory conclusion, students may file a formal written
appeal with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will forward the appeal to the chair of the
Academic Appeals Committee. This formal written appeal must be filed by the end of the 4th week of classes
in the next regular term following the term in which the course in question was taken. The Academic Appeals
Committee then gathers information from the student, the instructor, and any other relevant parties. The
Committee will deliver its recommendation on the complaint to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
After reviewing this recommendation and concurring or amending it, the Vice President for Academic Affairs
will inform the student and instructor of the disposition of the complaint no later than the last day of classes
of the term in which the complaint was filed. Records of all actions regarding academic grade appeals,
including their final disposition, are maintained by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Academic
Appeals Committee. (Undergraduate Catalog/Graduate Catalog)

Links to Support: Orientation to I-Learn: Student training course on I-Learn,
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Book Store:
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Course Assignments and Evaluation

Evaluation Method: Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance. Relative weights assigned to
graded work are as follows:

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Course Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on:
1. Exams – Each exam will consist of multiple choice, multiple answer, matching, and True/False questions.

Exam items derived primarily from lectures and readings. Exams will be available through iLearn and
completed independently.

2. Homework Assignments, Discussion, & Quizzes – Assignments, Discussion, & Quizzes will be given
throughout the term. Each quiz will consist of multiple choice/answer, short answer questions,
matching, and True/False questions. Quiz items derived primarily from lectures and readings. Quizzes
will be available through iLearn and completed independently. Assignments and Discussions will come
from the course lectures, materials, and required reading assignments.

3. Practical Connection Assignment – Written Assignment where students will reflect on course concepts
and their practical connection to a working environment.

4. Residency Project – Research project completed during the residency weekend. Students will be
randomly grouped in iLearn. Each group will submit their research project as a group. Students need to
bring their laptops to conduct research, write research paper (SafeAssign reviewed), create PowerPoint
presentation, and present their project orally before the class. Students must attend the residency
weekend to earn a grade, there are no exceptions to this rule. Students not attending will earn zero
points and a 0% as a grade. Please be note that the totality of all residency activities will constitute 60%
of the course grade.

Grading Scale: Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance as given above in evaluation
methods. The overall course grade will be determined according to the following scale:
A= 90 – 100 (90% – 100%)
B= 80 – 89 (80% – 89%)
C = 70 – 79 (70% – 79%)
F < 69 (Below 69%)

Syllabus Disclaimer:
This syllabus is intended as a set of guidelines for this course and the professor reserves the right to make modifications in content, schedule, and
requirements as necessary to promote the best education possible within conditions affecting this course. Any changes to the syllabus will be
discussed with the students.

Tentative Course Expectations (specific due dates are listed in the course module)

Week Topic Assignments

1

Required Readings

▪ Chapter 3, “ERM at Mars, Incorporated:
ERM for Strategy and Operations”
▪ Chapter 5, “ERM in Practice at the
University of California Health System”

Assignment Discussion

*Failing to Participate in Week 1 may
result in being dropped from the course.

Due Date: Week 1 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings
▪ Chapter 6, “Strategic Risk Management at
the LEGO Group: Integrating Strategy and Risk
Management”
▪ Chapter 9, “Lessons from the Academy:
ERM Implementation in the University Setting”

Assignment Discussion

Assignment Research Paper
Resources Wiki entry/comment

Due Date: Week 2 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings
▪ Chapter 12, “Measuring Performance at
Intuit: A Value-Added Component in ERM Programs”
▪ Chapter 15, “Embedding ERM into Strategic
Planning at the City of Edmonton”

Assignment Discussion

Assignment Research Paper
Resources Wiki entry/comment

Due Date: Week 3 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings
▪ Chapter 18, “BlueWood Chocolates”
▪ Chapter 19, “Kilgore Custom Milling”

Assignment Discussion

Research Paper Mid-term research
paper assignment

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Due Date: Week 4 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings
▪ Chapter 22, “JAA Inc.—A Case Study in
Creating Value from Uncertainty: Best Practices in
Managing Risk”
▪ Chapter 25, “Uses of Efficient Frontier
Analysis in Strategic Risk Management: A Technical
Examination”

Assignment Discussion

Due Date: Week 5 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings

▪ Chapter 26, “Bim Consultants Inc.”

▪ Chapter 27, “Nerds Galore”

▪ Chapter 28, “The Reluctant General

Counsel”

▪ Chapter 29, “Transforming Risk

Management at Akawini Copper””

Assignment Discussion

Assignment Research Paper
Resources Wiki entry/comment

Due Date: Week 6 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings

▪ Chapter 30, “Alleged Corruption at

Chessfield: Corporate Governance and the Risk

Oversight Role of the Board of Directors”

▪ Chapter 31, “Operational Risk Management

Case Study: Bon Boulangerie”

▪ Chapter 34, “Turning Crisis into

Opportunity: Building an ERM Program at General

Motors”

Assignment Discussion

Research Paper Final research paper

Due Date: Week 7 Sunday 11:59 PM

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Required Readings
▪ Chapter 35, “ERM at Malaysia’s Media
Company Astro: Quickly Implementing ERM and
Using It to Assess the Risk-Adjusted Performance of
a Portfolio of Acquired Foreign Companies”

Assignment Discussion

Assignment Research Paper
Resources Wiki entry/comment

Due Date: Week 8 Sunday 11:59 PM