Overcoming the Challenges of Teaching Cybersecurity in UK Computer Science Degree Programmes
Overcoming the Challenges of Teaching Cybersecurity in UK Computer Science Degree Programmes
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克服英国计算机科学学位课程中网络安全教学的挑战
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2020
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通讯作者:
T. Prickett
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作者:
T. Crick;J. Davenport;Paulette Hanna;Alastair Irons;T. Prickett
This Innovative Practice Full Paper explores the diversity of challenges relating to the teaching of cybersecurity in UK higher education degree programmes, through the lens of national policy, to the impact on pedagogy and practice.There is a serious demand for cybersecurity specialists, both in the UK and globally; there is thus significant and growing higher education provision related to specialist undergraduate and postgraduate courses focusing on varying aspects of cybersecurity. To make our digital systems and products more secure, all in IT need to know some cybersecurity – thus, there is a case for depth as well as breadth; this is not a new concern, but it is a growing one. Delivering cybersecurity effectively across general computer science programmes presents a number of challenges related to pedagogy, resources, faculty and infrastructure, as well as responding to industry requirements.Computer science and cognate engineering disciplines are evolving to meet these demands – both at school-level, as well as at university – however, doing so is not without challenges. This paper explores the progress made to date in the UK, building on previous work in cybersecurity education and accreditation by highlighting key challenges and opportunities, as well as identifying a number of enhancement activities for use by the international cybersecurity education community. It frames these challenges through concerns with the quality and availability of underpinning educational resources, the competencies and skills of faculty (especially focusing on pedagogy, progression and assessment), and articulating the necessary technical resources and infrastructure related to delivering rigorous cybersecurity content in general computer science and cognate degrees.Though this critical evaluation of an emerging national case study of cybersecurity education in the UK, we also present a number of recommendations across policy and practice – from pedagogic principles and developing effective cybersecurity teaching practice, challenges in the recruitment, retention and professional development of faculty, to supporting diverse routes into post-compulsory cybersecurity education (and thus, diverse careers) – to provide the foundation for potential replicability and portability to other jurisdictions contemplating related education and skills reform initiatives and interventions.
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10.1145/3341525.3387426
发表时间:
2020
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Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
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Blair, Jean R.;Chewar, Christa M.;Raj, Rajendra K.;Sobiesk, Edward
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Sobiesk, Edward