Cybersecurity Enhancement and Expansion Program for Information Technology Programs at the College of Central Florida

中佛罗里达学院信息技术项目的网络安全增强和扩展计划

• 批准号: 2302242
• 负责人: Amy Osborne
• 金额: $ 30.21万
• 依托单位: College of Central Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302242&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cybersecurity; Enhancement; Expansion; Program; Information

The growing need for cybersecurity professionals is well documented. The Florida state legislature created “The Florida Center for Cybersecurity,” also known as “Cyber Florida,” in 2014 with the “vision of making Florida the most cyber-secure state in the nation.” To support this initiative and to increase the number of cybersecurity professionals in the region, the College of Central Florida (CF) will develop a new College Credit Certificate (CCC) focused on cybersecurity with a pathway into the workforce via industry partnerships and co-ops/internships. The project will implement outreach activities that target high school and community college students, adult students, and the larger community. The goal of the project is to address the increasing demand for a qualified cybersecurity workforce in the region by expanding CF’s capacity to attract, retain and successfully certify an increased number of students. The lessons learned from this project will contribute valuable empirical data on associate-level cybersecurity education and workforce training and will be disseminated to the education community.The proposed project will accomplish the following objectives: (1) Develop a new CCC with a focus on cybersecurity; (2) Increase the number and diversity of students enrolled in cybersecurity and IT programs and certificates; and (3) Increase the number of students who complete Cybersecurity /IT programs, and pass industry certifications. Local employers and the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) will guide the development of the new cybersecurity CCC. The project will examine whether offering a financial aid-eligible 30-credit hour CCC focused specifically on cybersecurity makes a difference in the number and gender of students it attracts. The new course curricula and materials as well as insights generated by the project implementation will be shared with other institutions across the country via CF website, Cyber Florida, and the NCyTE Center. 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.

对网络安全专业人员日益增长的需求是有据可查的。佛罗里达州立法机构于2014年创建了“佛罗里达网络安全中心”，也被称为“网络佛罗里达”，其“愿景是使佛罗里达州成为全国最安全的网络州”。为了支持这一举措并增加该地区网络安全专业人员的数量，中佛罗里达学院（CF）将开发一种新的大学信用证书（CCC），重点关注网络安全，并通过行业合作伙伴关系和合作/实习进入劳动力市场。该项目将针对高中和社区大学学生、成人学生和更大的社区开展外展活动。该项目的目标是通过扩大CF吸引、留住和成功认证更多学生的能力，满足该地区对合格网络安全劳动力日益增长的需求。从该项目中吸取的经验教训将为协理级网络安全教育和劳动力培训提供宝贵的经验数据，并将传播给教育界。拟议的项目将实现以下目标：(1)开发一个以网络安全为重点的新CCC；(2)增加网络安全和IT专业和证书的学生数量和多样性；(3)增加完成网络安全/IT课程并通过行业认证的学生人数。当地雇主和国家网络安全培训教育中心（NCyTE）将指导新的网络安全CCC的发展。该项目将研究提供符合经济援助条件的30学时网络安全课程是否会对吸引的学生数量和性别产生影响。新课程的课程和材料以及项目实施产生的见解将通过CF网站、Cyber Florida和NCyTE中心与全国其他机构共享。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。