EDU: Developing Open Authentic Case Studies for a MS in Cybersecurity Capstone Course

该项目将为南佛罗里达大学(USF)新的网络安全多学科硕士学位课程开发案例方法顶峰课程。它扩展了一个项目，该项目专注于为采用案例教学法的本科生课程开发顶峰课程。该研究证明了完全以讨论当地案例研究为基础开设课程的可行性，并利用各种工具展示了积极的学习成果。新的MS-网络安全计划是由信息系统和决策科学系、信息学院、犯罪学和教育技术系合作设计的多学科课程。将要开发的案例研究都将有一个共同的重点，即与网络安全有关的决策，并将作为开放获取的教科书出版。安全和值得信赖的网络空间(SATC)计划资助从可信计算系统的角度解决网络安全的提案，从社会学、行为学和经济学的角度解决网络安全的提案，以及完全专注于网络安全教育的提案。在商业和教育等领域，案例方法采用的建构主义范式已被证明是发展复杂情况下判断、解决问题和沟通技能的有效工具。正在开发的顶峰课程的重点是提高个人设计和使用信息技术系统的决策技能。此外，先前的研究发现了强有力的证据表明，开发案例的过程可以在加强研究人员、实践和学生之间的关系方面发挥关键作用；这项研究将允许教师在该项目中教学，以加强他们与网络安全专业人员的联系。这一努力将有助于开发一个开放获取案例和教材的储存库，并将为不同的教职员工提供使用案例方法教学和案例开发的培训。具体的项目交付成果包括开发网络安全案例研究；为来自其他机构的教职员工举办讲习班；以及一本开放获取的教科书，其中包括案例和辅助材料，以及一本特别注意有效在线利用案例的受控分发教师手册。

The project will develop a case method capstone course for a new multidisciplinary Master's degree program in Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida (USF). It extends a project that focused on developing a capstone course for an undergraduate program employing the case method pedagogy. That study demonstrated the feasibility of building a course entirely around discussions of local case studies and demonstrated positive learning outcomes using a variety of instruments. The new MS-Cybersecurity program has been designed as a multidisciplinary offering by collaborating departments of Information Systems and Decision Sciences; School of Information; Criminology; and Instructional Technology. The case studies to be developed will all have a common focus, decision making related to cybersecurity, and will be published as an open-access textbook. The Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program funds proposals that address Cybersecurity from a Trustworthy Computing Systems perspective; a Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences perspective; and proposals focusing entirely on Cybersecurity Education.In fields such as business and education, the constructivist paradigm employed by the case method has proven to be an effective tool for developing judgment, problem solving and communication skills for complex situations. The focus of the capstone curriculum being developed is on improving the decision-making skills of individuals designing and using Information Technology systems. Additionally, the prior study found strong evidence that the process of developing cases can play a pivotal role in strengthening relationships between researchers, practice and students; this study will allow faculty teaching in the program to strengthen their ties with Cybersecurity professionals. This effort will contribute to the development of a repository of open access cases and teaching materials, and will provide training to a diverse set of faculty members in the use of case method instruction and case development. Specific project deliverables include development the Cybersecurity case studies; workshops offered to faculty members from other institutions; and an open access textbook that includes the cases and supporting materials along with a controlled-distribution instructor's manual that pays particular attention to the effective online use of the cases.