Carolina Cyber-defender Scholarship

该计划将在四年内毕业30名专门从事信息保障（IA）的研究生。该计划将通过北卡罗来纳州大学夏洛特分校（北夏洛特）和北卡罗来纳州A T州立大学的密切合作来完成。夏洛特夏洛特将通过北卡罗来纳州教育和研究网络（NCREN）提供NSA认可的IA课程，NCREN是一个为北卡罗来纳州远程教育设计的实时双向视频系统。IA课程强调批判性思维，团队合作和有效沟通技巧的发展。学生的研究和报告是每门课程的组成部分。强烈鼓励学生参与正在进行的研究项目。该计划通过与行业的密切合作关系，计划的多样性，杰出的教师，最先进的实验室设施，以及将IA职业机会扩展到我们社会中代表性不足的群体来区分。每个学生都需要完成合格的行业赞助的实习。每个实习项目必须来自一个专注于现实世界IA问题的公司或组织;需要适合硕士水平学生的创造性设计和/或研究;并具有明确定义的可交付成果，通常包括文档和/或原型软件。

This program will graduate 30 graduate students specializing in InformationAssurance (IA) over a period of four years. The program will be accomplished through the closecollaboration of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) and NorthCarolina A&T State University. UNC Charlotte will offer an NSA-recognized IA curriculum overthe North Carolina Education and Research Network (NCREN), a real-time two-way videosystem designed for distance education in North Carolina. The IA curriculum emphasizes criticalthinking, development of teamwork and effective communication skills. Student research andpresentation are integral parts of every course. Students are strongly encouraged to participate inon-going research projects. The program is distinguished through its close partnership withindustry, program diversity, distinguished faculties, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, andexpanding IA career opportunities to under represented groups in our society.Each student is required to complete a qualified industry-sponsored internship. Each internshipproject must originate from a company or organization focusing on a real-world IA problem;require creative design and/or research that are appropriate for a Master's level student; and hasclearly defined deliverables, which typically would include documents and/or prototype software.