Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The master’s thesis can be conducted as a long master’s thesis. If choosing to do a long master’s thesis, it has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS-credits.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Must have:

• knowledge, at the highest international level of research, of at least one of the core fields of the education.
• Must have comprehension of implications of research (research ethics).

Skills

Must be able to:

• reflect on a scientific basis on their knowledge,
• argue for the relevance of the chosen problem to the education including specifically account for the core of the problem and the technical connections in which it appears
• account for possible methods to solve the problem statements of the project, describe and assess the applicability of the chosen method including account for the chosen delimitation and the way these will influence the results of the product
• analyse and describe the chosen problem applying relevant theories, methods and experimental data
• describe the relevant theories and methods in a way that highlights the characteristics and hereby document knowledge of the applied theories, methods, possibilities and delimitations within the relevant problem area
• analyse and/or implement solutions to problems related to one or more of the core fields of the education.

Competences

Must have competencies:

• in one or more areas of cyber security
• to identify and delimit relevant problems within cyber security with an engineering approach and apply relevant theories, methods and experimental data
• to contribute to the secure use of technologies to resolve user needs and improve organizational processes.

Type of instruction

Project work. The project is carried out individually or in a small group of maximum three members. At least one internal supervisor is assigned, who works with the primary subject within his/her research. Moreover, additional supervisors e.g. from industry can be involved in the project.

Exam

Exams