SEG Awards
Level 5
QN: 610/4137/3
Curriculum Active
SEG Awards Level 5 Diploma in Software Engineering with Cyber Security
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SEG Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 480 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
SEG Awards
Syllabus Units
6 Units
Guided Hours
480 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Ethical Hacking
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the phases in ethical hacking and the approaches available to a cyber security professional
- Know how to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks and web applications
- Be able to test and find solutions to vulnerabilities in computing systems, networks and web applications
- Be able to analyse legal, social, ethical and professional issues in ethical hacking
2
Incident Response and Intrusion Detection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts and features of intrusion detection, prevention and response
- Understand what constitutes evidence of malicious behaviour when examining net
- work traffic, both in real-time or captured format
- Be able to collect
- analyse (including through the use of appropriate mathematical and statistical concepts) and evaluate digital evidence
- Be able to apply the concepts and features of intrusion detection, prevention and incident response
3
Object-Oriented Design and Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the fundamental Object-Orientated (OO) principles (such as encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism) and concepts (such as classes, objects and message passing) and describe their importance in software re
- use, and maintenance
- Be able to use a suitable programming language to develop an efficient and reusable OO software application
- Be able to identify
- implement and use appropriate underlying data structures to store and manipulate data in an OO program
- Understand the benefits of software re
- use and the limitations of using objects software applications
4
Software Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to analyse an outline of a problem brief and determine a specification
- plan, processes, resources and tools to undertake a programme of work for the project
- Be able to apply professional, social, legal, and ethical codes of conduct, practices and responsibilities and safety/security related issues related to your project work
- Understand the key concepts of data confidentiality, integrity and availability
- Be able to deploy appropriate theory, practices, and tools to analyse, specify, test
- implement and evaluate systems, using appropriate development approaches to scope, time-manage and organise a project
5
Software Project Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors contributing to the success (or failure) of IT ventures at both the project and organisational level
- Be able to identify and reflect on the actions or measures that may be taken to minimise the failure of a computing project
- Understand the software life cycle, its processes, and application
6
Web Application Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the components, processes and technologies behind an interactive web application
- Develop an interactive web application using modern tools and techniques
- Understand what responsive applications are and assess the quality of the interface of a web based interactive application
- Understand the importance of security and demonstrate how security techniques can be applied to an interactive web-based application
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4137/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- SEG Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2024