Collaborative Research: Teaching Computer Security Concepts Through Interactive (Non-Digital) Games

这个项目的目标是设计，创建，评估和传播一个可定制的，非数字纸牌游戏，用于向一年级和二年级的本科生教授计算机安全概念。游戏的创建是出于需要提高对计算机安全和隐私的理解和意识，在不断增长的数字世界中，作为计算机科学未来教育和职业的门户，并普遍促进对科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的兴趣。 该项目探索了新颖和创造性的方式，将网络安全游戏纳入各种学科的现有课程，特别是传统的非STEM和入门课程。该项目设计的游戏具有简单的机制，但教授复杂的思想和实质性的安全原则，这使得基本问题能够传达给不同背景的学生，特别是那些在科学，技术，工程和数学方面代表性不足的学生。特别是，这些游戏旨在吸引计算机知识水平低的学生，消除计算机科学是一种孤独或孤立的追求的神话，并在几乎没有资金或IT资源支持的学校部署。 游戏和课程材料通过印刷样本、项目网站、专业会议上的介绍以及该网站将主办的当地讲习班传播。该项目涉及哈特内尔社区学院的参与。

The objective of this project is the design, creation, evaluation, and dissemination of a customizable, non-digital card game for teaching computer security concepts to first- and second-year undergraduate students. The creation of the game is motivated by a need to heighten the understanding and awareness of computer security and privacy in an ever-increasing digital world, to act as a gateway to future education and careers in computer science, and to generally promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The project explores novel and creative ways to incorporate cyber-security games into existing curricula across a wide variety of disciplines, in particular, traditionally non-STEM and introductory courses. The project designs games with simple mechanics but that teach complex ideas and substantial security principles, which allow essential issues to be communicated to students of diverse backgrounds, especially those students typically under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In particular, the games are designed to engage students with low computer literacy, to dispel the myth that computer science is a solitary or isolating pursuit, and to be deployed at schools with little funding or support for IT resources. Games and course materials are disseminated though printed samples, a project web site, presentations at professional conferences, and at a local workshop the site will host. This project involves the participation of Hartnell Community College.