Richland College Digital Forensics Program: Program Development and Improvement

里奇兰学院是得克萨斯州唯一的信息保障2年制教育和培训(CAE/2Y)学术卓越中心，该学院正在扩大其应用科学(AAS)副学士学位数字取证和信息保障(DF/IA)计划，以满足全国对多达65,000名新的网络安全专家的迫切需求。需要更多的专家来预防和调查对国家网络基础设施的威胁，如数据被盗、网络瘫痪和通信中断。该项目的目标是：开发一个实地和在线课程模式；实施一项可复制的战略，在中小学教师、指导顾问、学生和家长中培养对网络安全职业的认识；形成与大学(特别是CAE/IAE机构)的衔接协议和其他转学模式；以及创建一种学习模式，帮助退伍军人获得DF/IA专业的AAS学位，并进入技术员级别的职业生涯和/或大学继续教育。

Richland College, the only Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance 2-Year Education and Training (CAE/2Y) in Texas, is expanding its Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree Digital Forensics and Information Assurance (DF/IA) program to address a critical nationwide need for as many as 65,000 new specialists in cybersecurity. More specialists are needed to prevent and investigate threats to the national cyber infrastructure such as theft of data, disabling of networks, and communications disruptions. The project objectives are: to develop a model on ground and online curriculum; to implement a replicable strategy to create awareness of cybersecurity careers among elementary and secondary school teachers, guidance counselors, students, and parents; to shape articulation agreements and other transfer models with universities (especially CAE/IAE institutions); and to create a learning model that helps military veterans earn AAS degrees in DF/IA and advance into technician-level careers and/or further education at universities.