Fostering Student Success in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

确保计算机和信息系统的安全是一项重大挑战。企业、工业和政府需要训练有素的技术人员，他们可以预防、检测和调查网络安全漏洞，而网络威胁的增长产生了对更多拥有适当、特定知识和技能的员工的需求。曼哈顿社区学院的计算机信息系统系提供计算机信息系统(CIS)和计算机网络技术(CNT)课程，以获得应用科学(AAS)副学士学位。这些项目招收了数百个专业，其中超过三分之二是黑人或西班牙裔。在这个项目中，教师将在两个AAS学位课程中各设置一个网络安全专业。将根据其他机构的模式开发或改编六门新课程，并对九门现有课程进行修订。该项目团队将招募高中生进入新的网络安全集中地，通过提供实习机会和支持行业认证考试为学生就业做好准备，并帮助希望转到相关四年学位课程的学生。该项目将在为学生准备网络安全职位和扩大该领域中代表性不足的少数族裔的机会方面发挥重要作用。该项目团队将与来自纽约城市理工学院、曼哈顿布里奇斯高中、系统安全和信息保障中心(CSSIA)和国家网络观察中心的代表合作，调整和实施旨在增加学习网络安全和信息保障专业的学生数量的示范性教材和教学战略。该课程将整合移动计算、云计算和物联网(IoT)等新兴技术。为了支持新课程，项目团队将推出全面的教师发展计划、针对高中生的网络安全研讨会、新生暑期桥计划、补充教学和辅导、针对行业网络安全认证的考试准备研讨会、学生的网络安全实习、与纽约理工学院的扩展衔接协议，以及利用虚拟化技术的最先进的网络安全实验室。项目评估将考察学生在学习目标、技能和行业认证方面的成就；留校率和毕业率；副学士学位以上的教育追求和晋升；参与实习；以及在科技公司担任技术人员的就业情况。

Keeping computers and information systems secure is a major challenge. Business, industry, and government need well-prepared technicians who can prevent, detect, and investigate cybersecurity breaches, and the growth of cyber-threats has created a need for many more workers who have appropriate, specific knowledge and skills. Borough of Manhattan Community College's Computer Information Systems Department offers programs in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Computer Network Technology (CNT) leading to an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. These programs enroll hundreds of majors, over two thirds of whom are Black or Hispanic. In this project, faculty will create a concentration in cybersecurity in each of the two AAS degree programs. Six new courses will be developed or adapted from models at other institutions, and nine existing courses will be revised. The project team will recruit high school students into the new cybersecurity concentrations, prepare students for employment by offering internships and support for industry certification exams, and assist students who wish to transfer into related four-year degree programs. The project will play a significant role in preparing students for cybersecurity positions and in expanding opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the field.The project team will work with representatives from the New York City College of Technology, Manhattan Bridges High School, the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), and the National CyberWatch Center to adapt and implement exemplary educational materials and pedagogical strategies aimed at increasing the number of students who pursue studies in cybersecurity and information assurance. The curriculum will integrate new and emerging technologies such as mobile computing, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). To support the new curriculum, the project team will launch a comprehensive faculty development program, cybersecurity workshops for high school students, a pre-freshman summer bridge program, supplemental instruction and tutoring, test preparation workshops targeting industry cybersecurity certifications, cybersecurity internships for students, expanded articulation agreements with the NYC College of Technology, and a state-of-the-art cybersecurity lab utilizing virtualization technology. The project evaluation will look at students' achievement of learning goals, skills, and industry certifications; retention and graduation rates; educational pursuits and advancement beyond the associate degree; participation in internships; and placement as technicians in technology companies.