Fostering Student Success in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

保持计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。商业、工业和政府都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创造了对更多拥有适当、特定知识和技能的工人的需求。曼哈顿社区学院的计算机信息系提供计算机信息系统（CIS）和计算机网络技术（CNT）课程，可获得应用科学副学士学位（AAS）。这些项目招收了数百个专业，其中超过三分之二的学生是黑人或西班牙裔。在这个项目中，教师们将在两个AAS学位课程中分别集中研究网络安全。六门新课程将开发或改编自其他机构的模式，九门现有课程将进行修订。项目团队将招募高中生进入新的网络安全专业，通过提供实习和行业认证考试支持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。该项目将在培养学生从事网络安全工作方面发挥重要作用，并为该领域未被充分代表的少数群体扩大机会。该项目团队将与来自纽约市技术学院、曼哈顿桥高中、系统安全和信息保障中心（CSSIA）和国家网络观察中心的代表合作，调整和实施示范性教育材料和教学策略，旨在增加攻读网络安全和信息保障专业的学生人数。该课程将整合新兴技术，如移动计算、云计算和物联网（IoT）。为了支持新课程，项目团队将启动一个全面的教师发展计划、面向高中生的网络安全研讨会、大一新生暑期桥梁项目、补充指导和辅导、针对行业网络安全认证的考试准备研讨会、面向学生的网络安全实习、与纽约理工学院（NYC College of Technology）扩大的衔接协议，以及一个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在学习目标、技能和行业认证方面的成就；留校率和毕业率；副学士学位以外的教育追求和晋升；参加实习；在科技公司担任技术人员。

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.