Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Science

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• Unit Title

  Surveillance Systems

• Unit Code

  SCY2109

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

In this unit of study, students will develop an understanding of surveillance as a means to monitor and control environments. Students will examine the concept and nature of surveillance, the human and ethical aspect of surveillance, and the pervasive and exploitative nature of surveillance in the modern world. The broad spectrum of surveillance technologies will be examined, in particular, the use of CCTV as a surveillance system, resulting in the student designing a surveillance system for a real world facility.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SCY3214

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of CCTV surveillance systems in achieving security objectives.
2. Design a surveillance system for a hypothetical security scenario.
3. Explain the theories, concepts and nature of surveillance.
4. Outline the elements that form a surveillance system to meet security objectives.

Unit Content

1. Designing surveillance.
2. Human factors: the observer and the observed.
3. Issues of surveillance, past, present and future.
4. Managing surveillance.
5. Roles and functions of surveillance and the settings in which it occurs.
6. Surveillance technologies.
7. Surveillance, ethics and law.
8. The science of surveillance.
9. The surveillance society.
10. The surveillance system.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, and syndicate activity work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Standards Australia AS 4806.4-2006 Closed circuit television (CCTV)-Remote Video
• ^ Standards Australia AS 4806.1-2006 Closed circuit television (CCTV)-Management and operation
• ^ Standards Australia AS 4806.2-2006 Closed circuit television (CCTV)-Application guidelines
• ^ Standards Australia AS 4806.3-2006 Closed circuit television (CCTV)-PAL signal timings and levels
• ^ Cieszynski J. (2007). Closed circuit television (3rd ed.). Burlington, NJ: Newnes.
• Brooks, D.J. (2001). Closed circuit television: Legal considerations for the security industry regarding digital processed video images. In H.Armstrong (Ed). Proceedings of the 5th Australian Security Research Symposium. (pp.29-42). Edith Cowan University, Perth. Note: (All Australian Standards Available Electronically Through ECU Library)
• Brooks, D.J., & Smith, C.L. (2002). Public street surveillance: A psychometric study on the perceived social risk. In W.Hutchinson. (Ed). 3rd Australian information warfare and security conference 2002 proceedings. (pp.28-37). Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
• Garcia, M.L. (2008). The design and evaluation of physical protection systems. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
• Kruegle. H. (2007). CCTV Surveillance: Video practices and technology (2nd.ed.). Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.

^ Mandatory reference

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