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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Frontiers in Education Conference
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T. Prickett
T. Prickett
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T. Crick;J. Davenport;Paulette Hanna;Alastair Irons;T. Prickett

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这篇创新的实践全文通过国家政策的视角,探索了英国高等教育学位课程中与网络安全教学相关的挑战的多样性,以及对教育学和实践的影响。英国和全球对网络安全专家的需求都很大;因此,与专注于网络安全各个方面的专业本科生和研究生课程相关的高等教育供应显著增加。为了使我们的数字系统和产品更安全,所有IT部门都需要了解一些网络安全-因此,既需要深度也需要广度;这不是一个新的问题,但它是一个不断增长的问题。在一般计算机科学课程中有效地提供网络安全带来了与教学、资源、教师和基础设施以及响应行业要求有关的许多挑战。计算机科学和相关工程学科正在发展,以满足这些需求--无论是在学校层面,还是在大学--然而,做到这一点并不是没有挑战。本文在以往网络安全教育和认证工作的基础上,通过突出关键的挑战和机遇,以及确定一些供国际网络安全教育界使用的增强活动,探讨了英国迄今所取得的进展。它通过关注基础教育资源的质量和可用性、教师的能力和技能(特别是关注教育学、进阶和评估),以及阐明与提供一般计算机科学和相关学位的严格网络安全内容相关的必要技术资源和基础设施,来框定这些挑战。尽管对英国网络安全教育的新兴国家案例研究进行了批判性评估,但我们也提出了一些横跨政策和实践的建议-从教学原则和发展有效的网络安全教学实践,教师招聘、留住和专业发展方面的挑战,到支持进入后义务教育网络安全教育的不同途径(因此,不同的职业)-为潜在的可复制性和可移植到其他司法管辖区提供基础,考虑相关的教育和技能改革举措和干预措施。
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.
DOI: 10.1145/3341525.3387426
发表时间: 2020
期刊: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
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作者:
Blair, Jean R.;Chewar, Christa M.;Raj, Rajendra K.;Sobiesk, Edward
通讯作者: Sobiesk, Edward