IT Security Certificate
We are now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 program that begins Fall 2008.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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Society has become dependent on secure operation of global information systems and communications networks. Increasingly, society has become vulnerable to a broad range of deliberate and unintentional disruptions in the management of these complex infrastructures. Viruses, attacks on Internet service providers, and the theft of code from public and private organizations have demonstrated the vulnerability of these systems. These vulnerabilities come from both inside and outside the corporation. Experts estimate these disruptions cost industry billions of dollars yearly. According to the Computer Security Institute, organizations need comprehensive data and Internet security strategies and more professionals trained to implement and administer enterprise-wide information security programs. This certificate program was developed to prepare professionals to meet these challenges by:

• Utilizing industry experts who share their professional experience and provide hands-on instruction.
• Introducing technologies, policies, practices and government-sponsored initiatives for safeguarding global computer and communication networks.
• Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas with instructors, guest lecturers and other students plus the opportunity to establish new professional relationships within the security industry.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Fundamentals of Information Security
Provides an historical context for the study of data and Internet security and the evolution of security in the age of the Internet. Participants examine different systems vulnerabilities and threats and are introduced to basic data security strategies and practices including administrative, cryptographic and authentication-based techniques.

Reference Text (recommended):
Krutz, Ronald L. & Vines, Russell Dean. The CISSP Prep Guide: Platinum Edition. Wiley Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 0-470-00792-3.

Instructor	Class meets	Location	Fee	Credit/Contact hours
Robert (Bob) Bunge	Saturdays, March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12 9am-3:30pm	WG 210	$795	3 CEUs (30 contact hours)
Course Information	Course Outline

Tools and Techniques of Database and Network Security
Examines data and Internet security strategy in the context of total system architecture. Introduces technologies, tools and techniques designed for specific threat
categories and vulnerabilities at different structural levels of an information system.

Instructor	Class meets	Location	Fee	Credit/Contact hours
Robert (Bob) Bunge	Saturdays, 4/19 & 4/26/2008 9am-3:30pm and Fridays, 5/2, 5/9, & 5/16/2008 6pm - 9pm and Saturdays, 5/3, 5/10, & 5/17/2008 9am - 12pm	WG 210	$795	3 CEUs (30 contact hours)
Course Information	Course Outline

Security Administration and Emerging Security Issues
Provides practical instruction and experience in applying concepts, crisis
management, trends in data and Internet security, tools and techniques for planning, developing and managing secure systems architectures and environments.

Instructor	Class meets	Location	Fee	Credit/Contact hours
Robert (Bob) Bunge	Saturdays, May 30, June 7, 14, 21, 28 9am-3:30pm	WG 210	$795	3 CEUs (30 contact hours)
Course Information

HOW TO APPLY

Admission Requirements
Applicants should have two years of college and two years of experience in the information technology field. Individuals with less than two years of experience may be accepted if they have completed relevant education or training programs. If you are uncertain about whether your meet the admission requirements, please contact Michael McMillan at the Office of Continuing Studies at (253) 692-4682 or mcmilm@u.washington.edu.

Once accepted into a certificate program, you have one year within which to complete it.

Application Process
This program begins in February 2008. Applications are now being accepted; qualified students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the program reaches enrollment.

To apply you must submit one copy of the application form with a $50 non-refundable application fee and application set, to include:

• Your résumé listing education and applicable experience and
• A typed (250-word maximum) letter of application describing (a) your relevant work experience and knowledge in one or more areas related to software development or database development, and (b) how the program will help you meet your professionals goals.

Applications are evaluated by a review committee. Selection of program participants is based on admission requirements. The application fee does not guarantee admission to, or enrollment in, the program.

Applicants will receive written notification of their acceptance, placement on a waiting list, or non-acceptance after review of submitted materials. Accepted applicants will be sent registration information for the first-term courses.

Fees and Tuition
Tuition is payable on a term-by-term basis. Tuition for each entire program is $2385. Tuition does not include nonrefundable certificate program fee ($50), registration ($10/quarter) fees or textbooks. Tuition and fees are due 3 days before the start of each class.

Refunds
Students must make a written request to withdraw. Written requests should be sent to UW Tacomapdctr@u.washington.edu or mailed to the KeyBank Professional Development Center, UW Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402. Students withdrawing by 5 p.m. 3 days BEFORE the program begins, are eligible for a full refund of all fees except the $50 application fee and $10 registration fee. There is no refund for withdrawals after the first day of class.

Earning the Certificate
Participants are evaluated in each course. Because courses are arranged sequentially, participants need to successfully complete classes in the previous term before they advance to the next term. After successful program completion, participants earn a certificate which is presented at an annual UW Tacoma awards ceremony.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Robert (Bob) Bunge
M.S., Computing and Software Systems, UW Tacoma; A.M., Stanford University; B.A. University of Washington

Bunge currently serves as an Instructor in Network Communication Management for DeVry University. He was District Technology Coordinator for Fife School District for 7 years. He has also taught classes at Green River and Tacoma Community Colleges. In addition to his degrees listed above, he is a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor and is pursuing a certificate in Information Security from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He is an affiliate with the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity and is involved in the National Collegiate Cyberdefense Challenge, as well as a volunteer with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the South Sound.

Instructors and courses are subject to change.

INFORMATION MEETINGS

For information about our meetings please click here. Information about our IT Security Certificate Program and all other programs will be available at these meetings; staff and instructors will be available to answer your questions. Contact Michael McMillan at the Office of Continuing Studies at UW Tacoma for details (253 692-4682, mcmilm@u.washington.edu).