CyberTech: Expanding Opportunities in Cybersecurity

美国劳工统计局预计，2019年至2029年，网络安全领域的职位空缺将增加31%。尽管佛罗里达州在全国网络安全领域的就业水平排名第四，但希望为网络安全领域做准备和就业的佛罗里达学生的教育选择是有限的。该项目的目标是增加低收入学生和代表性不足的学生接受网络安全技术人员培训的机会，同时提高整体毕业率。该项目将利用合作教学模式，教师和网络安全研究生共同努力，以确保网络安全课程的相关性。研究生将与教师共同授课，将网络安全威胁和安全漏洞的最新知识带到课堂上。与行业，大学，社区学院和中学的合作伙伴关系将有助于确保项目成功并与行业快速变化的需求保持一致。该项目将通过为当地雇主提供更大规模和更训练有素的网络安全技术人员供应来支持区域劳动力需求。该项目将响应当地行业需求，同时为技术人员入学，保留和认证获取的联合教学模式的有效性提供更广泛的见解。该计划将通过共同教学合作，将网络安全教师与网络安全研究生配对，为学生提供近距离的支持，获得当前的网络安全研究，以及基于能力的框架，并认可先前的学习。项目目标包括：1）增加网络安全课程的入学率; 2）增加网络安全课程的秋季保留率; 3）增加参与该计划的学生获得的证书数量。评估计划将研究该方案对目标受众的影响以及该方案造福他人的潜力。评估设计包括明确而具体的学生表现目标和可衡量的质量;使用多种衡量标准;项目文件、记录、该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于高级技术人员的教育，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的评估来支持。影响审查标准。

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an increase of 31% in job openings in cybersecurity between 2019 and 2029. Even though the state of Florida has the fourth highest employment level in cybersecurity in the Nation, educational options for Florida students who wish to prepare for and pursue employment in the cybersecurity field are limited. The goal of this project is to increase access for low-income students, and underrepresented students to cybersecurity technician training while increasing overall graduation rates. This project will make use of a co-teaching model where faculty and cybersecurity graduate students work together to ensure the relevancy of the curriculum in the cybersecurity program. Graduate students will co-teach classes with faculty bringing the latest knowledge of cybersecurity threats and security breaches to the classroom. Partnerships with industry, universities, community colleges, and secondary schools will help ensure project success and alignment with the rapidly changing needs of the industry. This project will support regional workforce needs by providing local employers with a larger and better trained supply of cybersecurity technicians.This project will respond to local industry needs while supplying broader insight into effectiveness of the co-teaching model on technician enrollment, retention, and certification acquisition. The program will pair cybersecurity instructors with cybersecurity graduate students through a co-teaching collaboration that will offer students near-peer support, access to current cybersecurity research, and a competency-based framework with recognition for prior learning. Project objectives include: 1) Increasing enrollment in cybersecurity courses; 2) Increasing fall-to-fall retention in cybersecurity courses; and 3) Increasing the number of credentials earned by students participating in the program. The evaluation plan will study the impact of the program on the target audience and the program’s potential for benefiting others. The evaluation design includes clear and specific student performance objectives with measurable qualities; use of multiple measures; use of project documents, records, and results for formative evaluation.This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.