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

EDU：为网络安全顶点课程 MS 开发开放的真实案例研究

• 批准号: 1418711
• 负责人: T Grandon Gill
• 金额: $ 29.95万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1418711&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EDU; Developing; Open; Authentic; Case

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.

该项目将为南佛罗里达大学（USF）的网络安全新的多学科硕士学位课程开发案例方法顶点课程。它扩展了一个项目，重点是开发一个顶点课程的本科课程采用案例教学法。这项研究表明，完全围绕讨论当地案例研究来开设课程是可行的，并表明使用各种工具取得了积极的学习成果。新的MS网络安全计划被设计为信息系统和决策科学合作部门的多学科产品;信息学院;犯罪学;和教学技术。将要开发的案例研究都将有一个共同的重点，与网络安全相关的决策，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）计划为从值得信赖的计算系统角度解决网络安全问题的提案提供资金;社会，行为和经济科学的角度;以及完全专注于网络安全教育的建议。在商业和教育等领域，案例法所采用的建构主义范式已被证明是培养判断力的有效工具，在复杂情况下解决问题和沟通的能力。正在开发的顶点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，证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;这项研究将使该计划的教师教学能够加强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学材料库，并将为各种教职员工提供使用案例教学法和案例开发的培训。具体的项目成果包括开发网络安全案例研究;为其他机构的教职员工提供的研讨会;以及一本开放获取的教科书，其中包括案例和支持材料，沿着一本受控分发的教师手册，特别关注案例的有效在线使用。