Collaborative Research: Teaching Computer Security Concepts Through Interactive (Non-Digital) Games

该项目的目标是设计、创作、评估和传播一个可定制的非数字纸牌游戏，用于向一年级和二年级的本科生教授计算机安全概念。创造这个游戏的动机是为了在一个不断增长的数字世界中提高对计算机安全和隐私的理解和意识，作为未来计算机科学教育和职业的门户，并普遍促进对科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的兴趣。该项目探索新颖和创造性的方法，将网络安全游戏纳入各种学科的现有课程，特别是传统的非stem和入门课程。该项目设计的游戏具有简单的机制，但却教授复杂的理念和实质性的安全原则，这使得基本问题能够传达给不同背景的学生，特别是那些在科学、技术、工程和数学领域代表性不足的学生。特别是，这些游戏的设计是为了吸引计算机知识水平较低的学生，消除计算机科学是一门孤独或孤立的学科的神话，并在缺乏资金或IT资源支持的学校进行部署。游戏和课程材料通过印刷样本、项目网站、专业会议上的报告和该网站将主办的当地讲习班来传播。这个项目需要哈特内尔社区学院的参与。

The objective of this project is the design, creation, evaluation, and dissemination of a customizable, non-digital card game for teaching computer security concepts to first- and second-year undergraduate students. The creation of the game is motivated by a need to heighten the understanding and awareness of computer security and privacy in an ever-increasing digital world, to act as a gateway to future education and careers in computer science, and to generally promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The project explores novel and creative ways to incorporate cyber-security games into existing curricula across a wide variety of disciplines, in particular, traditionally non-STEM and introductory courses. The project designs games with simple mechanics but that teach complex ideas and substantial security principles, which allow essential issues to be communicated to students of diverse backgrounds, especially those students typically under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In particular, the games are designed to engage students with low computer literacy, to dispel the myth that computer science is a solitary or isolating pursuit, and to be deployed at schools with little funding or support for IT resources. Games and course materials are disseminated though printed samples, a project web site, presentations at professional conferences, and at a local workshop the site will host. This project involves the participation of Hartnell Community College.