Fostering Student Success in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

促进学生在网络安全和信息保障方面取得成功

• 批准号: 1601401
• 负责人: Mete Kok
• 金额: $ 77万
• 依托单位: CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1601401&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fostering; Student; Success; Cybersecurity; Information

Keeping computers and information systems secure is a major challenge. Business, industry, and government need well-prepared technicians who can prevent, detect, and investigate cybersecurity breaches, and the growth of cyber-threats has created a need for many more workers who have appropriate, specific knowledge and skills. Borough of Manhattan Community College's Computer Information Systems Department offers programs in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Computer Network Technology (CNT) leading to an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. These programs enroll hundreds of majors, over two thirds of whom are Black or Hispanic. In this project, faculty will create a concentration in cybersecurity in each of the two AAS degree programs. Six new courses will be developed or adapted from models at other institutions, and nine existing courses will be revised. The project team will recruit high school students into the new cybersecurity concentrations, prepare students for employment by offering internships and support for industry certification exams, and assist students who wish to transfer into related four-year degree programs. The project will play a significant role in preparing students for cybersecurity positions and in expanding opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the field.The project team will work with representatives from the New York City College of Technology, Manhattan Bridges High School, the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), and the National CyberWatch Center to adapt and implement exemplary educational materials and pedagogical strategies aimed at increasing the number of students who pursue studies in cybersecurity and information assurance. The curriculum will integrate new and emerging technologies such as mobile computing, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). To support the new curriculum, the project team will launch a comprehensive faculty development program, cybersecurity workshops for high school students, a pre-freshman summer bridge program, supplemental instruction and tutoring, test preparation workshops targeting industry cybersecurity certifications, cybersecurity internships for students, expanded articulation agreements with the NYC College of Technology, and a state-of-the-art cybersecurity lab utilizing virtualization technology. The project evaluation will look at students' achievement of learning goals, skills, and industry certifications; retention and graduation rates; educational pursuits and advancement beyond the associate degree; participation in internships; and placement as technicians in technology companies.

保持计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。企业、工业和政府需要准备充分的技术人员，他们可以预防、检测和调查网络安全漏洞，而网络威胁的增长也需要更多拥有适当、特定知识和技能的工作人员。曼哈顿社区学院的计算机信息系统系提供计算机信息系统（CIS）和计算机网络技术（CNT）课程，可获得应用科学（AAS）学位。这些课程招收数百名专业学生，其中三分之二以上是黑人或西班牙裔。在这个项目中，教师将在两个AAS学位课程中的每一个中创建网络安全集中。将根据其他机构的模式开发或改编六门新课程，并将修订九门现有课程。该项目团队将招募高中生进入新的网络安全专业，通过提供实习和支持行业认证考试为学生就业做好准备，并帮助希望转入相关四年制学位课程的学生。该项目将发挥重要作用，帮助学生为网络安全职位做好准备，并扩大该领域代表性不足的少数民族的机会。项目团队将与来自纽约市理工学院、曼哈顿布里奇斯高中、系统安全和信息保障中心（CSSIA）、与国家网络观察中心合作，调整和实施示范教材和教学战略，以增加学习网络安全和信息保障的学生人数。该课程将整合新的和新兴的技术，如移动的计算，云计算和物联网（IoT）。为了支持新的课程，项目团队将推出一个全面的教师发展计划，高中生网络安全研讨会，新生前夏桥计划，补充教学和辅导，针对行业网络安全认证的考试准备研讨会，学生网络安全实习，与纽约理工学院的扩展衔接协议，以及利用虚拟化技术的最先进的网络安全实验室。项目评估将考察学生的学习目标，技能和行业认证的实现;保留和毕业率;教育追求和超越副学士学位的进步;参与实习;以及在技术公司担任技术人员。